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Discussion on What exactly is ichthammol?
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New Member:
Wce159
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Posted on Tuesday, Jul 11, 2006 - 10:02 am:
To quote my old vet, the antiseptic effect is because "no self-respecting bug would live in it".
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Palmare
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Posted on Thursday, Jul 13, 2006 - 12:00 am:
I like Animal Lintex lots better as a drawing agent, ie for absess (sp) in the hoof--it comes in a cotton looking fabric--you stick it in warm water and bandage it to the hoof --no smell no mess
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DrO
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Posted on Friday, Jul 14, 2006 - 7:41 am:
Since the above posting I have found a use for this that seems to be hard to replicate with any other product and that is the initial treatment of a bad case of grease heel, see the article on grease heel for more on this.
DrO
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aannk
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Posted on Thursday, Feb 1, 2007 - 10:11 pm:
Anyone,
what is the best way to get it off skin? I use it to soften scabs on my mare's scratches, but I always have a very hard time getting it off.
Alicia
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DrO
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Posted on Friday, Feb 2, 2007 - 6:56 am:
Dry paper towels followed by soap and warm water. If you do some mechanic-ing you might have some GoJo hand cleaner which I bet would cut it.
DrO
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dres
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Posted on Friday, Feb 2, 2007 - 10:16 am:
hehehe and always wear rubber gloves when using it.. it gets into the pours i swear of your hands.. and will not come out.. I had treated a young horse with it, came in washed up and went to the mall.. As luck will have it , ran into a old friend.. she hugged me and pulled back and said.. WHAT IS THAT SMELL.. hehehe.. its strong stuff..
On the first day God created horses, on the second day he painted them with spots..
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jmarie
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Posted on Friday, Feb 2, 2007 - 10:29 am:
I LOVE Ichthammol! Yes, it smells bad. I think that's part of its charm.  When it stops smelling, it's time for another treatment. Gobbed on a hunk of sterile cotton, sprinkled with a good dose of livestock-grade powdered tetracyline, and packed into a hoof, it will resolve abscesses in a foundered hoof that have defied all other treatment. Overkill, perhaps, but I'm for whatever works.
DrO's Orange Go-Jo advice is good to remember. They also make wipes in a plastic dispenser tub for those of us (me) who tend to make even more of a mess with the gel than we are trying to clean up.
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corinne
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Posted on Saturday, Feb 3, 2007 - 10:27 am:
That GoJo always got the greece off of my Dad's hands (he was a mechanic) although didn't work so hotly under his always stained fingernails. So protect them.
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aannk
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Posted on Monday, Feb 5, 2007 - 9:27 am:
All,
I used Dawn dishwashing detergent, and it worked like a charm. I did use gloves, I am familiar with the stench and how long it lasts on your hands! Dawn was suggested to me because it is used to clean oil off animals in oil spills. It worked quite well 
Thanks all!
Alicia
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