aimeecurtis
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this is the first time ive ever posted anything - your help would be greatly appreciated.
my mare keeps getting a very swollen vulva and very very itchy back end.
It all started in September last year (2014) she was very itchy and had sores in her tail, I few broken tail hairs bit was very sore on the underside of her dock. I noticed a pinworm and so immediately treated her for pinworms. I hibiscrubed her twice a day and applied aloe vera to her sores. after about 2 weeks it cleared up fine. then around Christmas it all came back. same again I was cleaning her and it went away.
then.. in late January she started scratching again. This time it was nothing like pinworms. when I looked this time her bum and underside was very sore and weeping(!) it was a clear yellow fluid. I hibbiscrubbed. I could literally watch the fluid come out of her skin. the sides of her bum next to her vulva was very swollen and itchy. then her hair on her hindquarters began to fall out. after cleaning and purple spray and aloe vera after a few days it cleared. now this time, her hair is starting to fall out a bit (nowhere near as much as last time) she is very itchy and her vulva area is swollen again. her hindquarters is also very swollen, I think its from itching.
I cant figure out if she is itching because of the swelling or swelling because of the itching!!
she is all up to date with worming, vacs, nothing changed in field/stable. feed is the same. no new rugs or bedding.
please help!
my mare keeps getting a very swollen vulva and very very itchy back end.
It all started in September last year (2014) she was very itchy and had sores in her tail, I few broken tail hairs bit was very sore on the underside of her dock. I noticed a pinworm and so immediately treated her for pinworms. I hibiscrubed her twice a day and applied aloe vera to her sores. after about 2 weeks it cleared up fine. then around Christmas it all came back. same again I was cleaning her and it went away.
then.. in late January she started scratching again. This time it was nothing like pinworms. when I looked this time her bum and underside was very sore and weeping(!) it was a clear yellow fluid. I hibbiscrubbed. I could literally watch the fluid come out of her skin. the sides of her bum next to her vulva was very swollen and itchy. then her hair on her hindquarters began to fall out. after cleaning and purple spray and aloe vera after a few days it cleared. now this time, her hair is starting to fall out a bit (nowhere near as much as last time) she is very itchy and her vulva area is swollen again. her hindquarters is also very swollen, I think its from itching.
I cant figure out if she is itching because of the swelling or swelling because of the itching!!
she is all up to date with worming, vacs, nothing changed in field/stable. feed is the same. no new rugs or bedding.
please help!
