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Discussion on Rain Scald - contageous?
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jchadola
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Posted on Sunday, Apr 1, 2007 - 12:59 am:
My horse got rain scald at his previously boarding place - I don't believe anyone else had it. That was months ago. He is at a new boarding place since December and his rain scald is at the stage where there are little scabs that come out with a piece of hair - so he is definitely recovering. However, a few other horses in the new barn now have rain scald. Could my horse have given it to them or is it only contageous for a certain period of time?
Thanks for all responses.
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DrO
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Posted on Sunday, Apr 1, 2007 - 8:58 am:
Hello Janice, we discuss where dermatophilus comes from in the article at Diseases of Horses » Skin Diseases, Wounds, and Swellings » Hair and Coat Problems / Itching / Irritated Skin » Rain Rot and Rain Scald: Dermatophilus.
DrO
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jchadola
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Posted on Sunday, Apr 1, 2007 - 8:39 pm:
Thanks Dr. O - I read your article - I think you got something mixed up in the article - it says "Betadine (povidone) and Nolvasan (chlorhexidine)" Isn't Betadine chlorhexidine and Nolvasan povidone? At the beginning Titan was treated more aggressively and slowly improved. One thing I used were the things like baby wipes with triclosan in them. He is definitely on the road to recovery. But now these other horses at the barn I am at have it. Is there a time limit during which rain scald is contageous? Right now Titan mostly has small scabs that easily come off. I should say there has been a lot of rain here and the horses could have become wet. It is interesting that my almost 25-year-old thoroughbred has never had rain scald - no matter how wet his neck got.
One other question is whether the creme betadine works.
But I am also interested in whether there is a contageous period that stops when a horse is recovering. Can you let me know?
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jchadola
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Posted on Sunday, Apr 1, 2007 - 9:09 pm:
Oops I was wrong - Betadine is povidone - for some reason I thought it was chlorhexidine.
But I still need to know if there is a period where rain scald stops being contageous.
Thanks.
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DrO
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Posted on Monday, Apr 2, 2007 - 8:13 am:
The article explains this Janice: it is the scabs that are how the organism is spread. If there are no scabs the horse is not contagious.
I think the Betadine cream could be effective for small focal lesions but would be difficult to apply over large areas.
DrO
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jchadola
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Posted on Monday, Apr 2, 2007 - 3:19 pm:
Thanks Dr. O. I've just ordered 6 bottles of CHLORHEXIDERM FLUSH 4OZ BOTTLE from the U.S. as it appears it does not have to be washed off. I feel bad it he has given it to the other horses. Interesting that my 25-year-old thoroughbred who is in the stall next to him doesn't have it and never has had it.
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