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Sounds like your definition of fungus scabs and my idea of scratches or greasy heel are the same. Desitin doesn't do much if the infection is there, but it keeps moisture away from the skin so it can't start.
One of our horses (all black, no marking) got it horribly when we lived in a very wet coastal area. We kept baby diaper ointment on him constantly to prevent the start of it. He usually swelled within 6-10 hours in his rear legs and needed oral antibiotics to help with the secondary infection that he got through the open skin. (In other words, it spread from the skin to the rest of his sytem.)
It's rough to get rid of. I think persistence is as important as the substance you use to clean the problem up.
Linda
-----Original Message-----
From: Farafix@aol.com [mailto:Farafix@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 1999 12:18 PM
To: grs@theneteffect.com
Cc: ridecamp@endurance.net
Subject: RC: Re: Preventing scratches
Glenda makes a good point about the source of the wetness that contributes to
the scratches. Kadance has 3 white legs which are very prone to getting
fungus type scabs. One winter I did clip some of the hair below the back of
her fetlock, which helped. She would seem to get the fungus the worst in the
winter, probably because winters are muddy here.
A local trail organization newsletter had a great trick several yrs ago that
I found worked the best on Kadance's fungus (not sure if it's the same thing
as scratches). It recommended putting Betadine on the fungus scabs. I found
that putting the Betadine in a little spray bottle worked great; would just
spray the Betadine on every 2-3 days on the scabs, and within a week they
would dry up and fall off.
I would occasionally try Desitin as I always heard it was supposed to work,
but it just made the fungus scabs mushy & bigger.
Maybe the vets can answer --- are there different causes for the scabs and
irritations that the horses get on their lower legs that would require
different treatments? What I call a fungus on Kadance would only occur on
the white legs. The one solid leg would not get it, and Tempo, who has 4
solid legs, does not get what I've been calling fungus scabs (the vet did
diagnose it as a fungus on Kadance yrs ago). It's a sort of white/yellow
scab, not like a darker scab that covers a healing wound. (Hope no one is
munching their lunch, reading this appetizing post!)
Nancy
Md (past lunchtime)
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