Best way to sort dry dock?

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heebiejeebies

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Pony has a very scabby dock, really thick clumps of dry skin all over it.
She was treated for lice around 6 months ago and I would have thought by now the skin would have sorted itself out.

I soaked her tail in a bucket of warm water, rubbed conditioner in and combed out the dry skin with a fine comb, this shifted it but it's back again! She's a shetland, lives out on grass and fresh air and is perfectly healthy otherwise.

Any ideas?
 
Leovet have a product specifically for this called no rub it's for horse dandruff lol one application cleared my girls tail or the scabby/scurvy itchiness no problem. You just squeeze it on and rub it in.
 
Aqueous cream is good, I use this for my pony who gets sweet itch. Its extremely cheap too!
 
Hate to be a scaremonger but my mare had the same symptoms i.e. very dry skin, flaky scabs, hair falling out. We had no idea what caused it but the infection got so bad she had to have 5 inches of her dock bone amputated as the vet was so worried about septicaemia. Had the infection got into the spinal cord it would have almost certainly been fatal. The vet really couldn't say what caused it.

If it doesn't start to clear up in the next couple of days I would have the vet come and check it out, just for peace of mind.
 
WelshD said:
Aqueous cream is good, I use this for my pony who gets sweet itch. Its extremely cheap too!
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I use this for my sons eczema and it's fab, never thought of using it on the horses!

NellRosk said:
Try feeding micronised linseed, my scurfy scabby mare now has a gleaming soft coat. :)
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I've been pondering for a while whether I should add this magic potion to my horses feeds, I hear so many good things about it, think I'll give it a go :)

Juni141 said:
Hate to be a scaremonger but my mare had the same symptoms i.e. very dry skin, flaky scabs, hair falling out. We had no idea what caused it but the infection got so bad she had to have 5 inches of her dock bone amputated as the vet was so worried about septicaemia. Had the infection got into the spinal cord it would have almost certainly been fatal. The vet really couldn't say what caused it.

If it doesn't start to clear up in the next couple of days I would have the vet come and check it out, just for peace of mind.
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That sounds awful, your poor horse. There is no hair coming out, just lots of flaky clumps of skin. Vet has had a look and wasn't worried :)
 
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