Rainrot
and other general bacteriial/fungal like problems that horses do get from time to time.Rainrot and other fugal like skin problems:
You don't always have "big scabs" with rainrot.
Sometimes you'll see the "bumps" and patches of bumps with little tuff's of raised hair.
When you brush them or rub on them it's appears real flaky, the hair actually falls out leaving them hairless in that area and they usually are sensitive in that area.
Fungal and bacterial:
You may just see the hair thining in several areas on their body and keeps getting worse. this is actually pretty common in the spring in our area and we call it GVEC "crud's" (I live in the Genesee Valley area in New York) and abacterial/fungal skin things seems to be pretty common.Rainrot:
You have to try to get as much of it off as possible and then get your bentadine on it,
let the air at it and good old sunshine as much as possible. Sometimes it hurts to remove this stuff.
If that's the case and they are very sensitive
when your getting it off......
I do this:1. Use baby oil with bentadine in it and put it on and let it set for a day.
It really softens it up and comes out much easiler and less painful.
2. Then, I'll give a nice betadine bath
( regular horse shampoo with a generous amount bentadine in the water).
3.Let the soap/bentadine set on the horse for about 20 minutes)
then rinse well.
4.Once dry I will spot treat the bald area's again
with just plain bentadine.
This usually clears it up pretty well. If you need to, you can repeat this a few times until it's gone.
Bentidine scrub is also very good or whatever ever else your vet may recommend.
The point is to get it all off and let the air get at it.
Also remember NOT to use any of your grooming tools you have used on the horse on another horse until the tools are cleaned in a little bleach water or something else ( ask your vet) that kills this bacterial/fungal (I do this each and every time I groom the horse... so I'm not risking infecting another).
A 1/4 cup of bleach in a couple of gallons of water will work fine and let them set for a few minutes and rinse.Bacterial/fungal
Same as above but there is no need to use No.1 first as the area usually isn't as sensitive and more bald then anything else!
Good luck!
Always remember:
Talk to your vet for the best advise! This is only one way that has worked well for me and by no means meant to replace or go against what your vet has advised you!Barn Mom