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I think rain rot is another term for mud fever.

Barbara

----- Original Message -----
From: "Laurie Durgin" <ladurgin@xxxxxxx>
To: <walkergirl@xxxxxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 12:31 PM
Subject: RE: [RC] [RC] speaking of scratches... what else could it be?


> Rain rot? If it is fungual , those  treatments may not help. try betadine
> scrub, wash every day and scrape off the scabs gently after you have
soaked
> them. I've had rainrot on my colts upper legs from him  lying in the
> muddiest, poopiest spot in the  paddock. Or  dilute bleach 1-10 and spray
> that on for a week. Both will work on rain rot well and aren't expensive.
>
>
> > From: "A. Perez" <walkergirl@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Reply-To: <walkergirl@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [RC]   speaking of scratches... what else could it be?
> > Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 14:57:12 -0500
> >
> > ... are there other similar disorders that are NOT scratches?
> > My filly had areas on the FRONT of 3 out of 4 pasterns, just
> > above the coronet band, where the fur stands on end and there is
> > granulation on the skin.  Does not look like other cases of
> > scratches I've seen (front instead of rear, no pain, not
> > cracking, no scabs, no hair loss).  I treated it with a
> > concoction of Desinex, triple-action-antibiotic ointment and
> > zinc-oxide, but it did not respond.  Since it is not causing her
> > pain, and it's not spreading, I've been ignoring it for now.
> >
> >
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