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Re: scratches - bad stuff!

Bonnie Snodgrass (snodgrab@ncr.disa.mil)
Tue, 24 Jun 97 06:51:33 EST

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Our vet make a mixture that seems to work well for clearing up
scratches. Zinc Oxide, Nolvasan, Aloe Vera (gel or lotion????) and one
more ingredient that escapes me at the moment. Personally I've used
zinc oxide and furacin and zinc oxide and nolvasan to good effect. A
friend bought a chestnut horse with really bad scratches on a white
leg, to the point of lameness. We sweated it with a furacin sweat for
about 3 days running to soften the scabs so they can be removed and to
take the filling out of the leg. She then treated with zinc oxide and
furacin. It cleared well.

I've had great preventive success with Gold Bond medicated powder or a
cheaper copy. Its has powdered zinc oxide, salicylic acid, menthol and
a fungicide in it. I simply dust legs after riding and rub it into the
skin. I had a pinto mare with all white legs so I know all about that
@#(*$@%#$ dew poisoning (scratches). It'll knock out a case of
scratches if caught early. You can even make a paste from the powder
if you want.

Desitan is another commonly used treatment here in hot, humid, buggy,
southern Md.

Bonnie Snodgrass

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Subject: scratches - bad stuff!
Author: ridecamp@endurance.net at smtp
Date: 6/24/97 12:34 AM

Ok, I did the baby oil and vinegar thing... didn't seem to work
for my horse. By day 5, he had scratches on both back (white) pasterns.
Didn't affect the black front legs too much. I have him wrapped
now with a mix of Furazone, DMSO, Dexamethazone and
betadyne solution. Will leave him wrapped for a day at least.
He was really sore - one pastern was pink, hot and swollen,
very tender. I know of one horse that had to pull on day 5 because
he was so sore.

I'd love to hear your ideas on preventions and cures...

nasty stuff!

Steph Teeter
http://www.endurance.net
http://www.horse-shop.com

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