Black horse's wound healing and growing back with white hair! help?

[rolsterlady]

This may be a silly question but thought i'd ask just in case.

My black horse has recently had two nasty fly bites on her shoulder which turned into scabs. I was putting sudocrem on daily so that they dried up, and now they are.

Today i noticed the hair is growing back but it's white which is what i expected, but it's annoying as she will have two white splodges on her all black body! Anything i can put on to encourage black hair growth? I feel very daft asking this so please tell me i'm being silly if i am!

 

[Devonshire dumpling]

This may be a silly question but thought i'd ask just in case.

My black horse has recently had two nasty fly bites on her shoulder which turned into scabs. I was putting sudocrem on daily so that they dried up, and now they are.

Today i noticed the hair is growing back but it's white which is what i expected, but it's annoying as she will have two white splodges on her all black body! Anything i can put on to encourage black hair growth? I feel very daft asking this so please tell me i'm being silly if i am!

Its like the old taletell signs of saddle sores isn't it! Nothing I can think other other than a vet cutting the damaged skin/follicles away and stitching up.. but of course this is totally drastic and know u wouldn't consider that... boot polish?? lol

 

[rolsterlady]

Its like the old taletell signs of saddle sores isn't it! Nothing I can think other other than a vet cutting the damaged skin/follicles away and stitching up.. but of course this is totally drastic and know u wouldn't consider that... boot polish?? lol

Boot polish... good idea! Or mascara.... lol.

 

[GingerCat]

Nothing that can be done about it unfortunately

There are lots of great 'cover up' products out to use when showing, The Supreme ones are good

 

[rolsterlady]

Nothing that can be done about it unfortunately

There are lots of great 'cover up' products out to use when showing, The Supreme ones are good

Thank you I've got some black supreme make up stuff, so i'll try that when its grown back properly!

 

[madmav]

It's to do with the hair follicles and pigmentation from them being damaged and then lost. It's a bugger, especially when you have to get your hair dyed every four weeks - at least your horse doesn't mind - unlike me!!

 

[Tnavas]

Leather dye is good for covering up white scarring - talk to the saddler he may be able to sell you some.

I use the black n my horses legs to highlite the blackness

 

[rolsterlady]

Leather dye is good for covering up white scarring - talk to the saddler he may be able to sell you some.

I use the black n my horses legs to highlite the blackness

Thank you I'll look into that!

 

[SpottyTB]

Honey is good... My pony reared up and landed on a gate - slashing his chest. Once it had closed up and started healing we put honey on the area and the hair grew back black