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Debbie Green
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Username: Green007
Post Number: 151
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, Oct 13, 2005 - 9:24 am: |   |
We just had (and are continuing to have) a huge rainy streak after a month of no rain. I noticed after a few days of rain that every single horse in the field (25 horses) has bumpy, scabby skin on their noses between the nostrils. All horses live outside 24/7.
Could the rainy spell be causing a localized "rain rot" on just the noses? I have never seen such a localized skin problem in so many horses at once! |
zane gorove
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Username: Zane
Post Number: 88
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, Oct 13, 2005 - 10:29 pm: | |
We pasture board and deal with the rot allot. The nose thing is very common and we are in the same boat,no rain for 6 weeks then a week of rain. We are in Md.. All three broke out bad and as you described they got it on their noses first. I also have seen this from dew on the ground as well as their legs from dew in the grass.
If you can soften it and get the scabs off it is easy to treat before it gets going. I swear by M-T-G by shapley's. It is a yellow oily stuff in a bottle. Put it on overnight and all the scabs will come off easily and fairly painlessly. Then follow up with pretty much any of the rain rot sprays and that are discussed on this site. For a minor case this should take care of it.
What is a bummer is as you read this you know they are out there scratching their rotty little noses on the butt of the guy next to them and spreading it. It can be a feat to stay on top of 3 with rotty noses. 25!!! I hope you have help |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: Dro
Post Number: 13899
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Friday, Oct 14, 2005 - 6:05 am: | |
This is a common event but most often I find the causative organism not dermatophilus but resembling the lesions caused by staph on the pasterns, making it a bit more like "grease heel of the nose" and some might call this a form of dew poisoning.
As zane says dermatophilus treatment is likely to be effective but if you have trouble clearing it quickly check out the article Equine Diseases » Skin Diseases » Hair and Coat Problems / Itching / Irritated Skin » Scratches, Grease Heel, Dew Poisoning, & Mud Fever
for more ideas.
DrO |
