Re: RC:Feed-Thru Iodine/Hoof Question

[SANDYSROB@aol.com]

In a message dated 8/26/99 8:54:10 PM EST, luv2ride@peop.tds.net writes:

<< 
    I'm curious about what kind of fungus you are having a problem with. 
 I've never heard of feed through iodine.  Where did you get it and how
 is it supposed to work? >>

Deb,

All I know so far (from the farrier) is what causes it, to much dew keeping 
the feet wet all night and until 10am, the only way to find out what strain 
of fungus it is is to have a scraping done by the Vet. and my farrier says he 
sees this every year with lots of horses that are out all night, its so hot 
here they eat most of the night and rest more during the day, thus keeping 
feet wet (I have lots of grass).  I also have 4 other horses here and none of 
them have it, 3 with shoes, 1 without like the filly.  It is some kind of 
deficiency because he said hers was a pretty bad case, her outer hoof walls 
were gone half way up the foot, I had never seen anything like this before 
either or heard of the medication, you have to get it from a Vet. or I think 
theres a catolog called Omaha Vet Supplies, don't know if you need 
prescription for that.  Its a deficiency problem and thats why I went to you 
guys to see if you could shed any light on it, by the way of experiance.  Oh 
the filly is not tender footed at all, isn't that weird.

Sandy


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