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RE: [RC] [RC] skin problem - Chris PausI just went through a horrible case of rainrot with two of my horses. finally had to holler for help from the vet. The critter that causes it is called Dermatophilus congolensis It is susceptible to antibiotics. In severe cases it can be treated systemically with penicillin or gentomycin. My vet sent me home with a bottle of nolvasan scrub. It has done the trick. I clipped the hair short in the affected area. dermatophilus congolensis needs an anerobic condition to flourish, so adding light and air will discourage it! Then I picked off all the scabs. That's a painstaking job, and the horses wince, but it speeds healing. I scrubbed with the nolvasan and let it sit on the skin for about 10 minutes before rinsing off. I did this three days in a row and we seem to have turned the corner and are healing now! Of course, my boys look a bit moth eaten after my bad scissors job, but as they say, the only difference between a bad haircut and a good one is about two weeks, LOL. chris --- Faustina Duffy <kellswaterfarm@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Sounds like rain rot. It's a fungal dermatitis. You can try several things-Shapley's MTG, Aloe Vera Juice, Listerine, Desitin...My personal preference is a capful (about a tablespoon) of Captan powder (an antifungal you buy at the hardware store-usually for tomatoes) to a gallon of warm water, spray often. Seems to work fastest (but if someone else knowws something better-I'm all ears!) Faustina and her many white butted Appys (who seem particularly prone to rain rot!)From: Diane Conklin <conklinapps@xxxxxxxxx> To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,AppDistRiders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxSubject: [RC] skin problem Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 06:48:25 -0800 (PST) I have a skin problem with my little 6 yr. oldmare. It started with just afew hard bumps about the size of a pencileraser....now it has spread tothe top of her entire hind quarters and some evenover on her back. Anyonehave an idea what this might be? thanks, Diane in MO __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spamprotection aroundhttp://mail.yahoo.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ===== "A good horse makes short miles," George Eliot Chris and Star BayRab Acres http://pages.prodigy.net/paus =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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