Ok so yesterday I noticed my horses legs were pretty pink just above the hoof on the back so I was worried. Well today I get to her and all four legs have spots of blood some runny all over about half way up. Two legs also have a lot of black spots stuff on her legs too.
What is this?!? And how do I fix it? I can't post pictures until tomorrow morning. Also when I washed her legs with aloedine shampoo it appears she has socks and the blood seems to only be on the pink skin. Also flies have just hatched if that makes a difference.
Please any ideas and specific products I can get tomorrow would be great. Thank you. Posted via Mobile Device
Without photo's we can't tell for sure, but it could be either insect/fly bites - the nasty ******s can bite and draw blood and the legs seem to be a commonly targetted area. Otherwise, it may be greasy heel or another fungal condition.
Try spraying his legs with fly spray each morning and see if that helps.
Is it safe to apply fly spray after I put something on in case it is greasy heel? I really want it to go away as fast as possible. I was looking at pictures and it looks like a mild case of greasy heel but also I noticed after a fly would leave it left a bloody spot. Posted via Mobile Device
Fly spray won't due any harm, I like to use the 'natural' fly sprays myself, I find them more effective than the commercially produced, chemical sprays.
It could possibly be a combination of the two. If the skin is softened with mild greasy heal, a fly bite will easily draw blood. Either pop a photo up here, or send one to your vet to have a look at.
Thank you, I will get pictures up in morning I don't have a computer at home. But I will be going to the feed store tomorrow and stocking up for both issues. It's just so frustrating she seems to always have something wrong since I got her. Posted via Mobile Device
Ok here are the pictures I got yesterday. The first one was what it looked like on Tuesday and the other three are from Wednesday (I took them after rinsing off).
I think I will have to try those leg wraps for flies but since the skin was so irritated on Tuesday I think it's more than just bug bites.
Also I should mention that I was told she had a skin condition in the fall when she was brought into foster. She is still at the same barn so I used the same aloedine wash that was used then, yesterday. She was recently moved from a muddyish paddock and the one she is in now is sorta muddy at the bottom of the hill but only because we have had a few days of rain. She would be moved to a completely dry paddock but the owners of the two horses in it had a problem with sharing.
That's the thing the flies aren't that bad at all. She doesn't even have flies around her face so I haven't put the fly mask on yet. They did just recently hatch but they don't seem to be bad at all yet. It's almost like her skin is super sensitive. But I am getting fly spray this afternoon. Any brand that works well and is as waterproof as possible?
Thank you, I'm writing these down as I am not sure what the feed store all carries. And they don't always have horsey people working and it would be my luck today would be one of those days.
Nature's Defense is an awesome fly spray thats all organic no chemicals and works so well
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