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Member:
Cindylou

Posted on Thursday, Aug 19, 2004 - 11:26 am:

I have a friend whose mare's mane is falling out in handfulls- looked around for info- but not finding any- anyone have advice or can point me to where to look? Thank you.
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Galatea

Posted on Thursday, Aug 19, 2004 - 7:55 pm:

Does your friend live in a high selenium area or feed multiple supplements with lots of selenium? I believe Selenium toxicity can cause mane and tail to fall out. Just a guess though, better wait for DrO's opinion! ;)
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DrO

Posted on Friday, Aug 20, 2004 - 6:31 am:

Hello Cindy,
Try, » Equine Diseases » Skin Diseases » Overview of Hair Loss & Irritated Skin.
DrO
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