Recent content by OhPurplishOne

Thank you, I'll definitely give it a try. The rashes are right next to his bumhole, and were quite red even after the wash. The bit at the top of his dock sounds like yours too, the skin underneath the grime looks healthy and unaffected. Thanks everyone for the help!

I can't give him a full bath yet, but he gets groomed regularly and I washed his feathers and tail last week with medicated anti itch shampoo but the sprinkle of blood is back. May be getting the vet out for his field buddy, so I'll get her to take a look when/if she comes.

So it could be because of the sweat? That's what I thought when I first saw it, but that was with no experience in the matter. Would plaiting his tail when I ride stop him sweating there as much? He's very pink on his butt and mostly black on his nose. My friend suggested the sudocreme...

Murphy's the same, his mane and tail are very long and really thick! The field he's in has 2 acres of woodland. I've known him for 3 or 4 years and worked with him in the summer. Since I washed his dock and rashy bits with some anti itch shampoo he doesn't seem to be scratching as much and I...

I've had him since October and he goes back at the end of this month. He hasn't been itching excessively and not the entire time he's been here. There is a collection of dried blood at the top of his dock but the rashes don't look bloody or sore. I'll try hibiscrub today, hopefully it will...

Hello, new here and desperately looking for advice. My loan pony had been itching his bum, so I gave his tail a wash and discovered two small (size of fingertip) rashes on both sides of his bum, with slight blood coverage (so slight I thought it was just the rash). I cleaned the area, but now...