tye_bo
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Does this only occur on the nose or can they get it wherever they come into contact with buttercups ie on their feet?
Buttercup Rash
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Cop-Pop
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I think it's the pollen that irritates their airways bit I could be totally wrong
tye_bo
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Ah, I'd never heard of it before today until I was viewing another thread. It's just that my friends pony has got a rash just above her coronery band and she has white legs. I just wondered if it could be buttercups?
KrujaaLass
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I think,not certain, that they can get it on white legs
lozxox
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does this help....
Buttercup (Ranunculaceae family) Frequently found in horse grazed pasture. Buttercups are potentially poisonous because they contain a compound called protoanemonin, which is a powerful irritant, causing inflammation or ulceration of the mouth, often with sorenes, increased salivation and sometimes colic. However this usually causes the horse to stop eating which makes this condition self-limiting, although it is always advisable to contact your vet if you are concerned.
Buttercup (Ranunculaceae family) Frequently found in horse grazed pasture. Buttercups are potentially poisonous because they contain a compound called protoanemonin, which is a powerful irritant, causing inflammation or ulceration of the mouth, often with sorenes, increased salivation and sometimes colic. However this usually causes the horse to stop eating which makes this condition self-limiting, although it is always advisable to contact your vet if you are concerned.
soph21
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My friends Palimino used to suffer with it on his heels.
He had 4 white socks.
He had 4 white socks.
piebaldsparkle
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When I was a kid the little grey pony I used to ride would get scabs/rash on his fetlocks in the summer. It was always referred to as Buttercup fever (i.e. Mud fever, but caused by pollen). A good covering of Protocon Cream used to clear it up.
soph21
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My sec A gets it on his nose, sudo crem is brill too.
tye_bo
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Thanks everyone - you learn something every day on here!!
Mooch
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Yeap, my old lad Jerry reacts to them.
He gets terrible scabs and sores on his nose and heels on his white legs.
It is where his skin is pink under the white hair and no where else on his body (the rest of him is bright bay)
It soon cleared up with Sudocreme.
I only have the odd buttercup here and there now, as I have got rid of most of them with Grazon 90.
He gets terrible scabs and sores on his nose and heels on his white legs.
It is where his skin is pink under the white hair and no where else on his body (the rest of him is bright bay)
It soon cleared up with Sudocreme.
I only have the odd buttercup here and there now, as I have got rid of most of them with Grazon 90.
Faro
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My TBX gets ulcers on the lips every year about this time, coinciding with buttercups coming out. We don't have that many buttercups either! The ulcers heal nicely on their own after a couple of weeks, (used to use Dermobion on them until we ran out of it and obviously now its no longer available) but we do avoid putting a bit in his mouth while the ulcers are present (I think he enjoys his annual holiday). I have noticed, however, that each year the ulcers seem to be slightly less bad than the previous year, so I've been wondering if he's over time building up a bit of resistance. My other 4 horses have always remained completely unaffected, yet are all turned out on the exact same pasture.
amandaco2
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they can get in on the nose and legs but some horses with pink skin on the body can get the rash there if they roll/lay down alot