Re: RC: rain scald/rain rot

[Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>]

Thanks, Jackie
Bette 

EquesB@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 1/3/00 12:03:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, woa@stormnet.com
> writes:
> 
> << We need to hear from a vet
>  about that because if it is OK, boy, it would sure be a lot less bother. >>
> 
> I, too, have used 50/50 (or just pour some in water, guesstimating) bleach
> formula many times for rainrot.  My VET is the one who told me, if you want
> his phone number e-mail me privately!  My actual preferred treatment for
> rainrot is:  wash horse with antibacterial soap, let soap soak on horse for
> 15 minutes, rinse off soap, thoroughly, rinse with bleach solution, DO NOT
> rinse bleach off, let horse dry in the shade before turning out.  If it is
> really bad as in all over the hind qrtrs, repeat 2 days later.  Been using
> same thing on about 40 different horse for 13 years now.  Try a small weaker
> solution at first if you are worried, just to make sure horse is not
> sensitive.  Hope this helps.
> 
> Jackie Baker

-- 
Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians, Home of TLA Halynov
Central Coast California
http://www.stormnet.com/~woa


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