Re: RC: rain scald/rain rot

[Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>]

Hi Jenny
I just treated the infected area. Now the vet told me the ivermectin was
to make sure there were absolutely no little worms hiding in the horse
who escaped normal worming (and I worm every other month) which could
weaken the immune system. It seemed to work because I had tried just
using the fungicide and it was still hanging on in a few places . Now
someone just posted to ridecamp that they use a 50/50 bleach/water
formula which gets rid of it in one dose. That would be great, but as
Pat Super just posted, is that too drying? We need to hear from a vet
about that because if it is OK, boy, it would sure be a lot less bother.
Good luck!
Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians, Home of TLA Halynov
http://www.stormnet.com/~woa

JENNY DAVIES wrote:
> 
> Thank you - I've be off to the feed store tomorrow to buy some ivermectic
> and fungicide.  Tell me, with the fungicide, did you just treat the areas
> that were obviously affected, or the whole body?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>
> To: JENNY DAVIES <jennyd1@TPG.COM.AU>; ridecamp@endurance.net
> <ridecamp@endurance.net>
> Date: Monday, January 03, 2000 9:28 AM
> Subject: Re: RC: rain scald/rain rot
> 
> >Hi Jenny
> >I had rain scald for the first time this year and was advised to use
> >ivermectin-- worm full dose and then worm again in 2 weeks and then use
> >Microtek or some other fungicide topically two or three times/day until
> >the condition is gone. It cleared it up really fast. Good luck!
> >Bette Lamore
> >Whispering Oaks Arabians
> >
> >JENNY DAVIES wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi all - discovered this morning that a little tiny rash thing has turned
> >> out to be yukky rain scald.  Any hints for dealing with this in a
> paddocked
> >> horse?
> >>
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