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weechatterbox · Joined: 03 Feb 2007 Posts: 883 Location: Scotland

hi
this is one for the horsey girls on the forum....
my poor boy freddie has two bald patches on his hind legs where he's rubbed them together. they're all cut and raw...
:-(
he's stamping and generally irritated by them. came on literally overnight.
the vet was up yesterday and took a look. thinks it's mites and gave him a jab.
just wondered....i was told i don't need to hibiscrub the area or use any kind of barrier cream now. is that right? i would have thought it would have helped to treat the area too?!?!
any advice would be greatly appreciated.
cheers
gxx

Tapir · Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Posts: 224 Location: Devon

Hi Gail,

A few of the horses on our yard have mites and have had the vet up - vet has prescribed frontline, not sure whether they have had jabs too. One of the horses had it pretty bad - she had cut herself scratching but it didn't show as she had a lot of feather (we have pruned it all off now - she looks rather strange as she isn't clipped anywhere else!). The owner is keeping the wounds clean I think with warm salty water if they get at all gungy or get bedding stuck in the scabs. I guess that the suggestion to not use barrier cream is to allow the area to dry out? I'm afraid I'm far from an expert on this as luckily my boy doesn't seem to be affected (now that would be a nightmare if I had to try to clip his legs... he doesn't like clippers!)

Hope he's looking better today

Lins xx

weechatterbox · Joined: 03 Feb 2007 Posts: 883 Location: Scotland

Thanks Lins
He's baldier than ever, I'm afraid
:-(
But not particularly bothered by it now so the jab must be helping.
Someone else mentioned Frontline to me .... might give that a try.
It would be a nightmare if he needed clipped cos he has tickly legs. He doesn't bother about the clippers buzzing around his ears or anything....but go near the legs and he's all over the place. Lol.
He seems to have done an adequate job by himself, rubbing away all the hair!!!
Bless him.....
How's your boy?
You got any pictures? Would love to see him.
Gxx

Tapir · Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Posts: 224 Location: Devon

Hmm he might have caused damage to the skin when he was scratching before and it's taken a little while for the hair to fall out? Glad he's better though. Wish mine didn't mind clippers round his ears!

My boy is good, I'm a complete numpty and can't figure out how to post pix on here - I have some on my facebook, are you on there?

Lins xx[/img]

weechatterbox · Joined: 03 Feb 2007 Posts: 883 Location: Scotland

well i AM on facebook.....but i rarely use it.
i'm a total technophobe and have never sat down and figured out how it all works.
so i have an empty profile.
lol
but would be great to see your pix, if you could give me the idiots guide (hee hee) on how to find them.
gxx

Tapir · Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Posts: 224 Location: Devon

Sent you a pm :)

Marie · Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Posts: 90 Location: Wiltshire

Anyone wanna see my naughty boy on Sunday? He had a great big spook in the middle of my dressage test!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJzdOyQJcw8

weechatterbox · Joined: 03 Feb 2007 Posts: 883 Location: Scotland

omg marie...
even tho i knew that was coming - i STILL jumped!! lol
what spooked him?
he was going beautifully too.
how did you get on in the end?
gx

Marie · Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Posts: 90 Location: Wiltshire

It was a car and trailer coming down the road by the arena - he hates things like that.

We only got 56.90 for that test, shame, but these things happen! :lol:

Tapir · Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Posts: 224 Location: Devon

Well sat! I had one of those today due to a plastic bag blowing towards him. 56.9 - shame he looks lovely to me!. Wish I could do sitting trot as well as you do!