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| Does anyone's horse shed out with bald patches? There are some parts that are bald all the way down to the skin. Vet thinks they are rubbing but some of the bald spots are located where it would be pretty impossible to rub. Thanks. |
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| May have found my answer. Equine seasonal Alopecia. It's a condition which takes place in mild winters where the horse grows a ton of hair in preparation for a cold winter. And when that does not happen they shed extremely fast and not enough time for an undercoat to grow. Usually grows back in about 30 days. |
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Location: Bandera, TX | I bought a horse in early November, a week before Christmas she started shedding. About 4 days later the entire horse went bald. Skin only!!! I was beside myself. Vets really had no answer, other than that she was wormy (she didn't look wormy, she actually looked like super model when I got her).
Long story short, she started regrowing her hair back pretty quickly. Within about three weeks she looked presentable again. She is gorgeous now.
I feed her Healthy Coat oil and Platinum Skin and Allergy. |
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Location: Arkansas | FLITASTIC - 2017-02-23 6:54 PM
May have found my answer. Equine seasonal Alopecia. It's a condition which takes place in mild winters where the horse grows a ton of hair in preparation for a cold winter. And when that does not happen they shed extremely fast and not enough time for an undercoat to grow. Usually grows back in about 30 days.
Where is the shedding? Two sheds around her eyes and looks like she has the mange almost--just no hair at all!! |
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| Since I made the post I spoke to my vet and she totally agrees with the alopecia diagnosis. It has to do with his thyroid having to adjust so quickly. He is on the platinum wellness CJ. Mine is bald between his front legs and some patches on his sides and hips. I'm sure it's going to get bad but vet said same thing 3 weeks to a month and he will be good to go. |
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Location: Arkansas | FLITASTIC - 2017-02-23 10:12 PM
Since I made the post I spoke to my vet and she totally agrees with the alopecia diagnosis. It has to do with his thyroid having to adjust so quickly. He is on the platinum wellness CJ. Mine is bald between his front legs and some patches on his sides and hips. I'm sure it's going to get bad but vet said same thing 3 weeks to a month and he will be good to go.
I'm betting I have the same issue; she does this almost every winter. My herd is on CJ, too. I hope you love it as much as we do! |
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| Beware, it's likely to get worse every year. At least in my experience. |
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| wickedstepmother - 2017-02-23 9:14 PM
Beware, it's likely to get worse every year. At least in my experience.
Lol well if he goes completely bald down to the skin, I can't see how it could get any worse. Lol ?? but atleast I know it's not something parasite related. The skin that's bald already is so so soft. Not irritated just baby soft. Lol |
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| I had a mare that would get this. 4 years it happened. Last year she shed off and never went bald. This poor mare looked like she had mange for about a month. Was bald on her neck, back and shoulders. She was pitiful looking. So far she isnt shedding, but one of my others is losing hair by the handful.... |
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| FLITASTIC - 2017-02-23 6:54 PM
May have found my answer. Equine seasonal Alopecia. It's a condition which takes place in mild winters where the horse grows a ton of hair in preparation for a cold winter. And when that does not happen they shed extremely fast and not enough time for an undercoat to grow. Usually grows back in about 30 days.
This is true ... especially if the horse you bought is from a northern
state and moved to a southern state ...
They will slough off their heavy coats ...
For about 3 winters they will grow the heavy coats but no sloughing
of hair ... and then they will start looking like your others that
are southern horses ...
In the dark ... take a small flashlight and shine it at an angle on a
bald patch and you will see tiny little hairs starting to grow ..
I use a spray bottle with one ounce of strong iodine and filled
with plain old corn oil for things like this and normal scruffs
you find on your horse ... softens and heals if spot is tender
No supplements needed ... Mother Nature will do her job..
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Location: Lost in the corn of Iowa. | I had this happen to my horses a few years ago, we had a very mild winter and when they shed out it was fast and down to the skin. I treated with an anti bacterial wash just to be sure it wasn't bacterial or that they didn't develop anything. But it was a one time thing and yes the vet said that it was due to the mild winter, they just dropped their winter coats before the summer coat had time to fully come in. |
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| Thanks all!!! I bought one of those shedding tools and went to work.. lol I get him all cleaned up and he is rubbing in about 2 hours so I catch him and take more hair off. LOL I did order 1 jar of platinum skin and allergy that will last 30 days or so just to help with the itch until all of this passes. I do plan to do a dandruff bath this week supposed to get to 80 degrees. He has a lot of dry skin under the hair. It was sunny just to cold this weekend. |
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Location: Bandera, TX | FLITASTIC - 2017-02-24 10:37 PM
Thanks all!!! I bought one of those shedding tools and went to work.. lol I get him all cleaned up and he is rubbing in about 2 hours so I catch him and take more hair off. LOL I did order 1 jar of platinum skin and allergy that will last 30 days or so just to help with the itch until all of this passes. I do plan to do a dandruff bath this week supposed to get to 80 degrees. He has a lot of dry skin under the hair. It was sunny just to cold this weekend.
The filly I mentioned above also had some dandruff issues despite the high fat and omegas I was feeding. I used the Shapley's MTG stuff on those spots and that helped. Cheap too... (just wear gloves when using...) |
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| happened to mine 2 years ago when I moved and changed climates, I panicked as well! |
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| All of the horses I've bought have come from the midwest or northern states and all have had this happen in their first couple years. Virginia is much milder overall than anywhere in the midwest except parts of Texas. I've had a couple broodies be almost bald their first two spring sheds. I'll run the shedding blade over them and it'll be bare skin in one swipe! Within a few days hair will become visible. I've had all parts of the horses anatomy do the crazy shed. |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | FLITASTIC - 2017-02-23 6:54 PM May have found my answer. Equine seasonal Alopecia. It's a condition which takes place in mild winters where the horse grows a ton of hair in preparation for a cold winter. And when that does not happen they shed extremely fast and not enough time for an undercoat to grow. Usually grows back in about 30 days.
When we moved to South Texas on Thanksgiving day from Illinois, my horse did the same thing. |
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