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Re: [RC] Pathophysiology of Scratches - rides2farReally? Are you sure? How do you know it was the silicone? What "chemical"?> I have used that stuff forever, got it all over me, my horses feet and> everything else. Heck, I don't know they why, just the what. The first time it happened it was Kathy Moyer's horse Merlin. The farrier squirted a bunch of silicone up under the pad and duct taped the back to keep it in. A bubble squirted out the top of it into the cleft of his heel. After it dried we peeled the bubble off, then a day or so later he had what looked like scratches there. Being the genius I am, I decided that the silicone had created an anaerobic environment which had caused the problem. So, when I decided to pad Kaboot for Dawson Forest the next year, as soon as the silicone squirted up the back I wiped it off. He got a much larger case a few days later. I still thought I'd just sealed in bacteria but mentioned it to my next farrier and he said it was chemical burn. Whatever happened, it happened. I now avoid getting silicone on their skin. That said, Karen, I do remember Nina Warren saying she put bathroom calking under splint boots to prevent rubs. I'm betting she used latex. I know it was white because she said everyone just thought it was desitin. Angie =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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