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Post by sophoclees on Jul 29, 2014 17:41:36 GMT
My pony came back from a producer 4 weeks ago with small bald patches where her browband would sit. I assumed that she had been sweaty and it had rubbed it. It has however developed to pictures shown. The vet is treating it with fuciderm and I am cleaning it daily. I think it looks mange like. Gutted as all hoys quAls out of the window now. Has anyone seen anything like it before???
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Post by sophoclees on Jul 29, 2014 17:49:07 GMT
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Post by sophoclees on Jul 29, 2014 17:49:47 GMT
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Post by honeypot on Jul 29, 2014 17:52:46 GMT
Can not see the pictures but for the cost of a skin scrap I would check its not scabies/mange which can be catching. Keep all your tack, grooming kit etc separate and buy some vinyl plastic gloves until you find out. A friend bought a pony from a good producer/home and it had awful scabies. www.ehow.co.uk/facts_6021499_equine-scabies.html
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Post by sjw87 on Jul 29, 2014 19:36:53 GMT
Looks like it could be that she's caught something from another horse by them sharing tack if it started round the browband area.
Def get a skin scrape done - I had one once with similar and as it was fungal, needed to be treated differently to if it had been bacterial.
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Post by Philippa on Jul 29, 2014 19:58:14 GMT
Echo the skin scrape. I had one done on my pony and it turned out that there was nothing untoward other than the 2 fungi that ordinarily live on the skin but they kept flaring up due to her immune levels being low.
Is this the same pony/producer you had issues with before out of interest???
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Post by sophoclees on Jul 29, 2014 20:22:59 GMT
Thank you guys very helpful. I'm sure it's fungal. So not convinced that the vets treatment is going to crack it and it doesn't seem to be working. Feel awful for cos she is finding it so so itchy Phillipa - yes. xx
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Post by sjw87 on Jul 29, 2014 20:35:01 GMT
What are you cleaning it with? I was given malaseb to wash it with but the water actually tracked the infection down his face. Ended up using equine america fungatrol cream as that didn't spread it x
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Post by sophoclees on Jul 29, 2014 20:36:37 GMT
They said to clean with hibiscrub x
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Post by robrocks on Jul 29, 2014 20:49:19 GMT
How disappointing for you! Gold label wonder gel is anti fungal and treats a wealth of skin conditions. I've had fab success with if on various ponies(over 15yrs) and its a staple in my tack room.
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Post by ikklecob on Jul 29, 2014 21:23:30 GMT
If it is fungal then try washing with sterilising fluid like Milton . My old pony had ringworm around her girly bits and we washed it daily using a nylon bath body scrubber and put canestan cream on it as its tang when she peed. It cleared and we were back in the ring in no time.
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Post by gilbertgrape on Jul 29, 2014 22:06:18 GMT
Looks like ringworm which is fungal and malaseb is used to clear it. I had the same scenario when a young pony came back from a producer with similar scabs on the face.It got worse before it got better. very contagious and picked up from shared buckets/poor hygiene. It is easy to treat but my pony looked just like yours. I'd never seen it before and was shocked because the producer was well known and charging high prices. if it is ringworm it will take a while to clear but keep at it.
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Post by flo1 on Jul 29, 2014 22:44:24 GMT
If it's a fungal infection you could try something such as Clotrimazole - which is an anti-fungal cream that you can buy at the chemist, without prescription. It costs about £1.50 a tube. it's certainly worth a try.
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Post by gilbertgrape on Jul 30, 2014 17:17:44 GMT
Re the ringworm suggestion. Google ringworm/horses and there is a youtube "talk" by a vet with film of horses with ringworm. Worth a look!!Maybe it will answer your questions.
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