Does this look like what I think it does....?

[Cedars]

 

[Jesstickle]

Do you think it looks like ring worm?

I do

 

[Cedars]

I do....

 

[soulfull]

yep

 

[Twinkle Twinkle]

l would have it tested.

 

[Jesstickle]

Do not touch it and then touch your face. I speak from experience, people will think you're a right weirdo if you turn up to a new job and have to keep rubbing caneston onto the sores on your chin!!

 

[Cedars]

Oh dear! Bugger. What do I do with that then?!?!

 

[Puppy]

Do not touch it and then touch your face. I speak from experience, people will think you're a right weirdo if you turn up to a new job and have to keep rubbing caneston onto the sores on your chin!!

Get the vet out, Cedar, to have it tested. *fingers crossed*

 

[Cedars]

Oh *******s. Shes in a field with our other two.... But that is the one and only spot on her??? Going to get the scab off tomorrow and hibiscrub

 

[Chestnutmare]

mmm it does appear to look like ringworm yes, would call vet in am ask them to pay a visit etc... and yes must wash hands afterwards...!

 

[trojanpony]

If you're fairly sure it's ringworm and not worried it's something more sinister, you don't need the vet, you can order the stuff without prescript off the internet
http://www.vetpharmacy.co.uk/equine-first-aid/janssen-animal-health/imaverol-100ml-pd-835.html

older horses will v/likely have immunity so don't worry too much about the others if they are older/have been on other yards etc. My horse got it last year off another youngster - only him (6) and the other one (3) got it - four or five others in field completely unaffected. Treated for a couple of weeks and no problem since.

 

[Jesstickle]

washing with malaseb is also very handy if you happen to have any left from a dog

 

[Tinseltoes]

Yes looks like ringworm to me.

 

[Pampered Ponies]

Yep - looks like ringworm to me too. Trojanpony has posted a link to the stuff the vet gave me when mine had it a few years ago. Use it in a patch that is a good big wider then the part you can see, that was the advise I was given.

 

[stressedmum]

Caneston AF has the same ingredients in as the anti fungal the vet prescribes, costs a few quid from the chemist and it worked on my boys ringworm x oh and manor do their own version which is the same but about a £1 cheaper x

 

[Jesstickle]

caneston does definitely work. It's what went on my face. That and a quick wash with malaseb of a morning!

I am so classy!

 

[JessandCharlie]

...do you really phone a vet for ringwork I just iodine daily and wait until it's cleared

I'm a bad person

J&C

 

[Jesstickle]

I don't no. That's why my malaseb was left over from the dog and not freshly prescribed! hehe.

 

[hayinamanger]

I got ringworm on my arm once, tried lots of things to get rid of it, but it got bigger and bigger. I started using surgical spirit, dabbed it on as many times a day i could, it was gone in a week.

 

[irish_only]

...do you really phone a vet for ringwork I just iodine daily and wait until it's cleared

I'm a bad person

J&C

Me too. Worked a treat.

 

[Tnavas]

Definately looks like it could be ringworm!

Don't panic - go to the chemist and buy a large bottle of 2% Nizerol and give your horse a thorough bath with it. Use hand hot water and work well into the coat. Leave 20 mins, scrape off excess water and then leave to dry - don't rinse.

Repeat in a couple of days.

Wash all your grooming kit, towels anything you use on your horse in the Nizerol.

Wash over tack, girths etc with it and also wash all rugs.

Big word of warning - YOU can catch it too fromyour horse. Use the same shampoo on yourself, wash hair in it and also use it like a shower gel and wash all over with it.

Nizerol is a human antidandruff shampoo that contains Ketaconisol which is anti fungal. Brillient stuff!

 

[hunting mad]

Ringworm isnt that bad a deal!
Just apply canesten cream,or athletes foot cream,it will soon go.
We are farmers and regulary get it from cattle(which we dont treat,just clears up with sunlight)

 

[YasandCrystal]

Don't panic - I think it's quite straightforward to clear up. You MUST warn your farrier and anyone else travelling to other yards though as it is very contagious. You will need to be their last stop before home!

 

[Gilbey]

Yes ringworm. You must get a vet out and possibly isolate your horse in a stable, but the vet will know best. This is not something to 'do yourself treatment'.

 

[Tnavas]

Yes ringworm. You must get a vet out and possibly isolate your horse in a stable, but the vet will know best. This is not something to 'do yourself treatment'.

Gilbey - its not the drama that it used to be in years gone by. We now have such good anti fungal shampoos that work extremely well and quickly it's not necessary to call in the vet.

It is important to advise people who have contact with the horse that it has ring worm but TBH once the horse has been well washed in Nizerol or similar all the fungal spores will be dead.

I remember that we used to isolate and treat horse internally with Fulcin as there was nothing strong enought to kill it externally.