Do you know what is wrong with him? PLEASE ANSWER

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Okay so my horse is stabled on straw and is in on a night and stays in for 4 days too. (YO choice).
and over the last couple of days I have noticed that everytime I take his rug off he has been very itchy and is biting himself (to stop the itching i presume).
He has got a small bald patch on the inside of his leg, on his chest and on the bottom of his flank.
there also seems to be a couple of scabs.
They are not bleeding or oozing, but its obviously uncomfortable for him.
I am going to bath him this weekend (despite the cold weather) and use some antibacterial shampoo as I think it could be a yeast infection, but for now I have covered him in sudocrem.
What do you think could be the problem?
sorry if this sounds a little 'thick'!
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straw is not dusty and no other horses seem to have the problem, I've had him since september and its only just occured or I have been blind, although as he is in quite a bit he could be slightly allergic and it hasnt affected him before?
 
is he too hot ? my horse does not like to be too hot and if she has the wrong rug on she will get irritable and bite and scratch herself raw.
 
that actually could be it, as he is not clipped and quite hairy.
and has a medium-heavy rug outdoor rug sometimes overnight (whilst in stable) as others turn him out in the morning so easier for them.
i will switch to a lighter rug when i go up tomorrow
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Sorry I did read your thread but couldn't honestly say what was causing it
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I would suggest mites, overheating or an allergy to something... just guessing though!
 
My Mum's horse once had the same problem, we had the vet check her and he was sure it was mites in the straw. We bedded her on shavings after that. She too had very thick feathers.
 
whatever the original problem it may be that now he has bacterial (or fungal infection) on the skin - this can easily spread around esp with a rug on it - clip those areas if the hair is really long and bathe with hibiscrub and if not improving get the vet out
could well be has been to hot and sweated a little
 
A friend of mine had problems with lice or mites in her rug so everytime she put the rug on her horse it was driving him crazy (until she realised of course), or as said before it could be mites in the straw. Can you see any eggs in his coat? They're quite often easier to spot at the base of the mane i've found. Hope you find the problem/solution soon x
 
I agree with other posters, mites, they are so tiny to be unseen by us, but they will drive equines mad, did your yard owner change suppliers......I am sure this is going to annoy other posters but if you could spray bales with a very very weak solution of Jeyes fluid, before bedding horse, you might find problem disappears, good luck.
 
I would maybe go with him being too hot - my horse gets too hot and he is fully clipped out but I have to watch him for overheating - he normally lets me know by standing there twitching and looking miserable but he also can be very itchy and i have seen a small rash on him before.
 
Lice, mites, overheating for starters. I'd guess at lice.

Please though DON'T SHOUT DEMANDING ANSWERS!!!!
 
lice- we have lice at work at the moment, get some lice powder and sprinkle on him, the lice cause bald patches then move on to more hair once that area has lost hair! its spreads well, you need to treat you rugs, bedding, brushes and buckets etc!
 
He may even be allergic to mites. I took a horse to horsepital for a friend.Horse had colic,but while it was there they tested for allergies because she had an identical problem . Allergic to mites.Came back a new horse.
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It'll be lice hun. Whatever product you use to tackle it (and most over the counter products don't work lol) remember to repeat in 10 days to zap newly hatched eggs and also treat rugs, numnahs, woodwork, stable doors and possibly yourself!
 
My girlie has similar a couple of weeks back - didnt get better with hibiscrub - vet came out said it was a bacterial infection and gave me a stronger scrub to clean, leave on for 10 mins and rinse, worked a treat and she is all better now! Good Luck!
 
We had a similar issue a couple of months ago and it was a bacterial skin infection. Had to get vet out to rule out ringworm as we are on a busy yard. It spread very quickly...he had a few scabs between his front legs, and me thinking they were because he was hot, didn't think anything of clipping him. The clippers then spread it like wildfire and he was covered and very uncomfortable. Treatment was pick off scaps and then wash the area vigorously with malaseb/hibiscrub dilute. Pain the backside, esp at this time of year washing them but it got it under control.
 
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