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| kastell |
Posted - 30 Mar 2011 : 7:58:41 PM
Hi all, my old mare got rain scald this Winter, completely my fault as took her rug off when we had a very mild spell for over a week (sweating in her rug!), then the heavens opened & I wasn't quick enough to put it back on, the result was rain scald! It did not brush out & stated to go nasty, so started washing it with dilute Hibiscrub a couple times per week which made no difference & to cut a long story short I am now washing her every day alternating between Hibiscrub & Activ Wash (vet recommended) but the scabs still come back (I remove them everyday) & it's still spreading, even though she has some hair re-growth. My poor mare is pickled in rain scald with several large patches on her rump, which are sore for her. My vet has said we could try Penicillin injections but they sometimes do not cure it, it can come back, also the dose is quite large & my mare hates needles! I am also giving her a homeopathic treatment Dulcamara 2 pills per day, she is unrugged & brought in when we have rain forecast.
Can anyone recommend any other treatments, I feel like I'm loosing this battle, I've never had or seen a case of rain scald like this before! |
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| vanishtrik |
Posted - 29 Apr 2011 : 1:56:54 PM
try 50/50 baby oil and vinegar it works! |
| karen s |
Posted - 15 Apr 2011 : 8:25:24 PM
yes i will try them managed to get some from hyperdrug but i will try tesco
thanks |
| alex_22 |
Posted - 15 Apr 2011 : 3:42:08 PM
How strange I originally used the chemist next to my doctors but now just use the pharmacy in tesco as it was the same price and that's where I do the weekly food shop! Is there a Tesco near you? |
| karen s |
Posted - 15 Apr 2011 : 10:44:31 AM
no luck in my chemist |
| alex_22 |
Posted - 14 Apr 2011 : 3:31:09 PM
I buy Proflavine from the my local chemist. I use to get it from the vet to treat Doodles mud rash, but then they stopped selling it so after trying several different creams ( none worked as well!!) a friend told me you can get it from any chemist!! I just wrote it down so I had the correct spelling and they looked it up and ordered me some ( the one I get is the hemi-sulphate salt form which is bright yellow and stains everything!!!), but neither of mine seem to care if they have yellow legs!!!! |
| karen s |
Posted - 14 Apr 2011 : 1:25:30 PM
i cant find proflavine any where any one no where i can get some
thanks |
| karen s |
Posted - 14 Apr 2011 : 11:44:59 AM
Hi thanks for that will get some and keep in my vet box
thxs |
| Kharidian |
Posted - 14 Apr 2011 : 07:16:26 AM
Karen S,
"Proflavine emulsion" is a human cream (I've seen it used occasionally in Obs & Gynae situations - I'll leave it to your imagination). However I find it fantastic on deepish wounds that you want to stay moist and heal from the inside out; seems IMO to reduce the risk of proud flesh too. I've bought it from any local Chemist; at the last purchase it was less than £10 for 500ml and it lasts for ages! What we tend to do on the yard is one person buy a bottle, then decant into smnaller containers (liquid soap dispensers are ideal) for any owner that wants some.
Caryn
NB Wear gloves - it really stains your nails yellow! |
| karen s |
Posted - 13 Apr 2011 : 9:08:49 PM
where do you get proflavine cream
thanks karen |
| Kharidian |
Posted - 13 Apr 2011 : 8:28:23 PM
There you go - ringworm = "purple spray"!
I have to say, I can cure most things with purple spray, sudocrem or Proflavine. If it's beyond the powers of these three....then it's a case for a Vet!
Caryn |
| kastell |
Posted - 13 Apr 2011 : 12:05:07 PM
Thought I'd update after the vet came to take samples, she has both rainscald & Ringworm, hence why it hasn't cleared with all the treatments I did! Apparently ringworm can occur when there has been trauma to the skin (like rainscald), I had asked the vet before if it could be ringworm but she said it's highly infectious & as I'd been treating her I'd of caught it, or her field companion but neither of us have so far (touch wood!). Apparently the rainscald is pretty much gone, so now have to treat the ringworm, disinfect everything etc, etc! I have no idea where it came from, as we have no cattle etc, must be wildlife!
Fingers crossed it'll be gone soon!!! |
| clio |
Posted - 04 Apr 2011 : 10:08:19 PM
Old remedy but works for ours when they get bits over the winter ... Liquid Parafin messy but works real good.
Pour it on , work it in then leave it to do its work in the fresh air, soothes, removes the loose hair and waterproofs the area as well as encourages hair growth.
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| Goldenmane |
Posted - 04 Apr 2011 : 3:57:08 PM
Just a thought as it happened to me with an old mare, sweating in the rug can cause rain scald, fresh air helped clear it. |
| kastell |
Posted - 03 Apr 2011 : 5:00:02 PM
Thanks for you replies, the vet is due out this week so will ask for to swab for pseudomonas, as still not much improvement. Also ask about the Malaseb shampoo, will let you know the outcome! |
| Mrs Vlacq |
Posted - 31 Mar 2011 : 12:41:14 PM
haha! traditional purple spray (gentian violet) probably would as it's antmicrobial. aerosol types from the vet are generally antibacterial, and RS and AF are fungal, usually with bacterial problem setting in opportunistically.
Love the image of your purple feet though!! |
| Kharidian |
Posted - 30 Mar 2011 : 11:18:16 PM
Mrs Vlacq, could Purple Spray be used instead of athletes foot powder? I only ask as that's what I use if I get athletes foot  (it's ok, I don't wear sandals so no-one sees my purple feet)!
Caryn |
| Mrs Vlacq |
Posted - 30 Mar 2011 : 9:44:53 PM
good call Carla - definitely worth doing the swab
Assuming it is rain scald,
Can you clip the areas? Get it as bare as possible, wash with Malaseb shampoo from the vet (wet, lather, leave for half hr and rinse out)... Allow to dry fully (dab with paper towel, air dry)
Then dust with athlete's foot powder - loads of it - keep topping it up - and don't wash again for 5days, just keep powdering.
Daylight will help dry it up, and boost her immune system a bit so get the rugs off it it stays warm, rug with a clean rug if you need to.
Good luck - this approach has worked for us when an oldie has had the odd random patch of stubborn RS |
| Tahir |
Posted - 30 Mar 2011 : 9:20:23 PM
Any chance you could ask your vet to swab for Pseudomonas. The treatment for this is totally different from rain scald but it may be worth a try if the rain scald is resisting the suggested treatment. |
