So today as I was grooming Rocky and I discovered a nasty looking scab that looked quite tender. Crusty and a little bit fleshy/weepy(Sorry not the best description)
I first noticed on Wednesday that there was a random patch of hair on his hind that was noticeably fluffier then the rest of his coat, it just kinda puffed out. Thought it was strange and squirted it with some avc just for the hell of it since I had some on me. On Thursday the patch had gone down and was barely noticeable. Sweet its sorted.. Friday I didn't see him and then today, Saturday, Bam! what the hell is that?!
Is this just a random patch of rain rot/scald? Or something else? Hes uncovered most of the time and we have been having some quite wet humid weather, however all of this week has been fine. Ive had come across rain rot before but not as random as this.
Ive washed it with a iodine wash and sprayed it with some iodine spray afterwards. After I came back from my ride it looked a bit better. It probably is just rain scald but not 100% sure so any knowledge on the matter would be much appreciated:lol:
Oh and I also found a little version of it just above his coronet, above his heel bulbs.
I would hope not! The idea of someone throwing acid on my horse is a bit outrageous though considering he lives on my property lol. But isn't rain scald a fungus?
O! Dang I can not say I have seen anything like that before.
Try rinsing it with mouth wash, just the original listerine.
If it does not clear up in a few days or if it starts to spread I would call out my vet.
Of course if he starts to act funny in anyway then call out your vet, so long as he is eating and drinking and acting like himself then I would give it a few days if you did not want to fall out a vet now.
Whats good about Listerine? Wouldn't Iodine do a better job? Sorry don't mean to sound rude but I have never heard of anyone putting mouth wash on a horse before! =D Yeh i will if it does atm its in the 2 spots. He didn't seem to mind me squirting it before. I'm just curious to what exactly it is and why it has popped out of the blue. I was always told that rain scald is only commonly seen on horses with poor health and that healthy horses shouldn't really get it but hey there's always one exception!
LOL I didn't mean someone threw it on him. I had a pooch who brushed up against the frame of a car that the BF and son were stripping with an acid. He lost almost a 1/4 of his tail because of it. Accidents happen.
And there is some debate still over rain rot being fungal or bacterial. I personally do feel it is fungal. Healthier animals make it harder for the condition to exist yes, but I'd still say it's possible. I second the vet opinion if it doesn't clear up soon! Hope the poneh clears up soon!
Its hard to tell your pictures look blue to me as well, but you say it's black and from the top picture it looks like maybe ringworm. Depending where you are from it could be that time of year. Is your horse with others? Have you already ruled ringworm out?
if it is ringworm iodine is what you use but make sure scabs are removed then use iodine, another thing to use could be 50/50 mix of household bleach and water, dab on with a cloth.
Mouth wash is a antiseptic.
I can not go into details here, but it works with almost every skin bacteria or fungus I have ever run into.
maybe someone else can explain why it works, it was recommended to me a while back.
:?:I can't be certain but the place looks sort of like a sarcoid -- my gelding has a facial sarcoid - Occult Sarcoid - it's on the side of his face near his eye. I've had to treat it before. A sarcoid is a benign fibroblastic tumor but they usually occur on a horse's head, legs, shoulders and ventral midline. My vet said a sarcoid can be associated with some previous injury. A sarcoid is tricky to treat - I thought in the beginning my gelding had some sort of fungus - ringworm - I did try and treat the area at first but I had my Vet here for something else and asked her about the place and that's when she said it was an Occult Sarcoid. I remember his sarcoid had black around the area - my Vet said the sarcoid had become 'active' and there was drainage. Maybe just ask your Vet to be certain. You should be careful with a sarcoid. Hope that isn't what you are dealing with! Good luck....
Looks like it may be rain rot/scald. The black color is probably just the skin where the hair has fallen out.
I use a scrub of 1/3 mouthwash, 1/3 white vinegar, 1/3 dish soap. I scrub and then rinse off. It has always worked for me.
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