CassTheCob
Well-Known Member
Hi all, might be a bit of a long one I’m afraid.
*I’ll preface this with saying I’ll be contacting the vet tomorrow morning*
I’ve got a wee almost 15 year old, partbred welsh gelding that over the past week or two has developed lots of dandruff along the top of his back and rump, and around the top of the bottom half of his neck. Like, lots of dandruff with some sort of scaly areas (but not like scabs, more like oily dandruff layers) and his hair has just been dropping off in patches in the same areas. It doesn’t seem painful for him and his skin doesn’t seem irritated by it. I’ve had him since November 2018 and before I got him he lived at the yard where he was bred, 4 miles away from where he is now, his whole life. He lives with my other 3 horses (13 year old cob, 10 year old thoroughbred and rising 3 cob X) 24/7, who are all 100% fine. They are always in overnight at the mo and get outside to graze for between 1 and 9 hours weather dependent. When they’re in they have a constant supply of free choice hay (was hay cut from the same land they graze up until 2 weeks ago when ours ran out), as well as their own ration of balancer each. None of them have been anywhere else for the past year and no other horses have been here. All were wormed around 2 months ago and all treated with lice pour on around 2 weeks (I spotted one on my cob X by chance and dosed all of them just to be sure!) He has a rug on at least when he’s out in wind and rain as he never really grows much of a winter coat at all so gets chilly easily. Rug comes off whenever it’s warm enough, and when it goes back on I always make sure he’s 100% dry and given a good brush. Only other skin issue is a couple of sarcoids he’s had since I got him that are under control and nowhere near the ‘problem’ areas. Other than the dandruff and hair loss his coat is smooth and shiny, so the whole thing has been extremely confusing
Just wondered if anyone else has experienced anything similar? Been googling endlessly and can’t find anything that sounds exactly right. Thank you if you’ve read this far and any advice appreciated!
*I’ll preface this with saying I’ll be contacting the vet tomorrow morning*
I’ve got a wee almost 15 year old, partbred welsh gelding that over the past week or two has developed lots of dandruff along the top of his back and rump, and around the top of the bottom half of his neck. Like, lots of dandruff with some sort of scaly areas (but not like scabs, more like oily dandruff layers) and his hair has just been dropping off in patches in the same areas. It doesn’t seem painful for him and his skin doesn’t seem irritated by it. I’ve had him since November 2018 and before I got him he lived at the yard where he was bred, 4 miles away from where he is now, his whole life. He lives with my other 3 horses (13 year old cob, 10 year old thoroughbred and rising 3 cob X) 24/7, who are all 100% fine. They are always in overnight at the mo and get outside to graze for between 1 and 9 hours weather dependent. When they’re in they have a constant supply of free choice hay (was hay cut from the same land they graze up until 2 weeks ago when ours ran out), as well as their own ration of balancer each. None of them have been anywhere else for the past year and no other horses have been here. All were wormed around 2 months ago and all treated with lice pour on around 2 weeks (I spotted one on my cob X by chance and dosed all of them just to be sure!) He has a rug on at least when he’s out in wind and rain as he never really grows much of a winter coat at all so gets chilly easily. Rug comes off whenever it’s warm enough, and when it goes back on I always make sure he’s 100% dry and given a good brush. Only other skin issue is a couple of sarcoids he’s had since I got him that are under control and nowhere near the ‘problem’ areas. Other than the dandruff and hair loss his coat is smooth and shiny, so the whole thing has been extremely confusing
Just wondered if anyone else has experienced anything similar? Been googling endlessly and can’t find anything that sounds exactly right. Thank you if you’ve read this far and any advice appreciated!
