Excellent
Question -- I too would love to know if there is any preventative measure to
avoid this nasty stuff. I have to chuckle because most of what I've read
indicates dirty stalls, wet pastures etc.
Last year in
August my pasture definitely was not wet - if anything it looked burnt to a
crisp. The horse was brought in every night to a dry-clean stall and he
still got it. Is it possible that it's contagious? This particular
horse is 8 yrs. old and never had it until last year. He was at a
trainer's facility for a month (June) and then brought home. Did not have
scratches from what I could see - in August he developed it.
Thanks,
Wendy
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Does anyone out there have a wonder cure for Scratches. I am
using Shapleys MTG from Jeffers. Seems to be helping but would like a
faster = cure for this nasty stuff. I have tried Micro Tek and
Destin before and it = does not seem to help any better.
Help!
All of my riding horses have been prone to
scratches unfortunately , probably because they are kept in an irrigated
pasture that also contains clover :-) Every one of my horses responds
differently , what works like a miracle on one won't begin to heal the other .
One horse Trail Rites magical cream worked great , another was a 50/50
solution of penicillin and DMSO , my current horse Micro Tek is the cure . All
I know for sure are that they are a huge pain to treat no matter what . What I
would like to hear from you guys is what do you put on your horse at a ride or
at home to prevent getting them ? It seems like destin would tend to keep the
dirt and sand on the area instead of protecting it or am I wrong about that
?
Drin Becker
Mtn Region
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