Liver Damage and Photosensitivity

[Buttercupp]

Can any of you guys give me some information on Liver Damage and Photosensitivity linked to liver damage?

Apart from the usual sun cream, sudocrem, nose nets etc is there anything else that can be done to help ease the photosensitivity?

 

[grandmaweloveyou]

god im really worried about this too. my pink nosed boy is getting serious damage to his nose, see new lounge prevoious post yesterday "muzzle" can it be linked to his liver? i was told NOT to use sudocream which i have been doing. good luck ill be keeping my eye on this post. oh and zinc oxide ive been told.

 

[Buttercupp]

it depends. The reason I know that mine is down to liver damage is because the amount of danilon my horse is getting. She is on anything upto 4 sachets daily. Ive found a bit on the internet but most of what is discussed is due to ragowrt poisoning.

 

[LeneHorse]

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i was told NOT to use sudocream which i have been doing. .. oh and zinc oxide ive been told.

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Why have you not to use sudocream? I'm now worried as i've been using it on my pink nosed girl every summer.

 

[Daffers]

Hi, friends mare has got the same problem, just before the last 3 aug bank holidays the mare would come up in black scabby lumps on her legs. i think she had a few blood tests done, but the eventually thing she ended up doing was to bring her in from the sunlight everyday. Luckily the yard is of reasonable size where she can walk between 2 stables, but she actually stays in the shade anyway!!!! (Friend is more interested in the UV levels than what the actually weather is doing these days)!!!
If u want more info on how she coped, PM me and i'll get rest of details from her.

 

[fuzzyp]

Hi, we have 6 horses at work who all ave liver damage and are therefore more prone to photosensitivity. We make aure that they are brought in out of the sun as and when necessary and their white bots on the face and body (such as freezemarks) are coverde up with a high factor sunblock (the ones used by skiers are great). We then out the UV equi chaps on their legs and apply, Flamizine, Dermisol, Zinc and Castor or Sudo cream to any affected areas. If any ares become infected (hopefully we prevent this) they go on a course of antibiotics. We also use uv masks and a fabulous little nose cover that contains a UV safe material in it (mady by CLYST RUGS) that can be worn alone int he field over the head. (It is field safe). We also take regular blood samples to make sure that the liver damage is not getting any worse. Hope that helps!

 

[Ashy]

Apparently mud fever, photosensitivity and liver problems are all really closely interlinked!!......

I wonder if there's any correlation with horse colouring too?... I have a chestnut mare with a white blaze and two white socks and she suffers really badly with mud fever in summer and winter unless I keep her legs covered and a full face and nose fly mask on. She also gets weepy eyes in the summer even if shes protected from the flies with her mask.

 

[Lulah]

Hi,

I have found a course of "Restore" which can be found here http://www.indianherbsequine.co.uk/section2.htm to be a great support to horses who are on regular Bute/ Danilon and/or when the liver has been overburdened - e.g double dose worming and also for horses who are prone to laminitis. If you give them a call they are very helpful and are happy to advise you on what may work for your horse.

 

[darksecret99]

Liver damage will make the horse more susceptible to toxins in plants such as cow parsley, which then cause extreme photosensitivity, so make sure there are no toxic plants they can eat in your paddocks!

You can get UV reflecting rugs with neck covers now too... so if the horse isnt too sore to be rugged, that might help?