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Rain rot help!

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oija
Reg. Feb 2012
Posted 2016-03-21 8:25 AM
Subject: RE: Rain rot help!



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Location: Gainesville, TX		There are two different conditions that can appear as rain rot. One is, as reported, a fungus. If your antifungal treatments are not working, then you have the bacteria. It is anaerobic which means it MUST be exposed to air to fully die. You can't just wash the horse; you have to pick off every scab and get underneath to kill it in that area. An antibiotic is also effective. I recommend a low maintenance feed through from your vet like tucoprim or uniprim first. Betadine is an excellent shampoo for this stuff. If you are still having trouble, there is a grey paste treatment from Britain that works wonders but it is expensive. Of course I cannot remember the exact name. :( Stuff is like $100 for a small bottle though. It will clear them up when nothing else will.

http://www.equusite.com/articles/health/healthRainRot.shtml

http://www.ed.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.18055!/fileManager/dveprainscald....
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gunner07
Reg. Jun 2011
Posted 2016-03-21 9:45 AM
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I just wanted to add be careful turning out after you apply the MTG if you end up going that route, they can sun burn bad and you will end up with a balder horse. Yes I was the idiot that did not read the fine print about sun exposure and my small blanket rubs turned into dinnerplate size bald spots after his sunburn peeled!
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babbsywabbsy
Reg. Feb 2016
Posted 2016-03-22 9:10 AM
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I'd make sure it is rain rot before you go treating it.

A number of things could be the problem, and if you don't know what you are treating, you may make it worse before it gets better.

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