Pus under the scabs now..

[Skhosu]

If anyone recalls me posting about the lumps/sore back of my lad, there are less scabs now, but now they have got pus under them, any suggestions what it is? They aren't all that painful when pressed and pull off easily with cold water.

 

[debradley]

Oh sounds like you might have a bit of an infection in there. Any chance you can get the scabs off and bath with a bit of hibiscrub and then salted water after that. Keep an eye on how your chaps feeling in himself.

 

[_Libby_]

you dont have a link to the original post do you?

 

[_Libby_]

how is your horse doing?

 

[nuffield]

sounds like rainscald.
wash with hibiscrub solution every 3rd day until its gone.
Dry well.

 

[goeslikestink]

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sounds like rainscald.
wash with hibiscrub solution every 3rd day until its gone.
Dry well.

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echo then shove nappy rash cream like zinc and caster oil on the whole area
be aware rainscold / rainrot will lift the whole of the area and not just the crusty bits so if you have it all over his back you might lose all the hair off his back so need to treat it well and keep it clean do not shove on a rug as it will irated it and keep the horse in from any rain or bad weather until hair has regrown

 

[Skhosu]

Still not sure how he got it but, he has to have a rug on as otherwise he will be cold, so that's a bit of a no win situation I think! I think that is is getting treatment as described above, going to see him tomorrow so will see how he is then. Typical of him, at least it isn't too sore.
Thanks for the thoughts.

 

[elsielouise]

My mare has had something like this on and off since august. Vet said he'd seen quite a few cases and wet and warm weather causing it. Then thought sweating from saddle cloth adding to problem. The most recent treatment 'seems' X fingers to have worked:

5 days of anti-biotics twice a day.
Clip out all of area.
Clean daily with hibiscrum and dry thoroughly - clean towel daily.
Add v expensive (£40 per tub) cream from vet (flumocin or something like that..?)
When rugging change rug daily and disinfect everything.
Numnahs also washed daily.

I couldn't put brand new rug on every day and tried under rugs, which rubbed, attaching a numnah under the part of rug affected - which fell off.
Ended up swapping rugs every day with another then spraying lightly with disinfectant (human grade suitable for skin) under rug and letting dry.
Just bought a horseware rug with detachable liners so in theory can wash one every day or so.

When ridden wash thoroughly as above.


Seems to have cleared up. She was quite sore but then is a wuss.

 

[henryhorn]

If the hairs clump together when removed like a paint brush it's rain rash.
Find an old washable rug, cover the area thickly with cream (any will do)sudocrem/drapolene/protocon and put the rug on. After 24 hours the entire lot of scabs should have come off on the rug.
Clean gently with hibiscrub and water, pat dry with a clean towel. Apply anti fungal cream, the one for athletes foot works well. Repeat until disappeared. If the area looks very red and sore you will need anti-biotics from your vet.
Don't forget to use a clean dry rug each time if scabs get on it.
Once the area is dry and healing, keratex powder keeps it from reappearing.

 

[Skhosu]

Sounds like rain rash, went to see it today, they kind of explode when pressure is put on them and there is quite a lot of pus in them. He is being treated similar to described above, (I feel awful as he is there as a favour type thing, and now they can't ride him at all!) and going to see the vet on tuesday.
Glad someone elses got it from the saddlecloth/sweat, we're assuming now that is what it is since he hasn't been unrugged and in the rain for months and months!

 

[henryhorn]

It's nothing to do with rain at all, it's a fungal thing that thrives in warm damp conditions, most horses carry the source on their skin all the time, it's just when conditions are right it takes over.
As they fight it off their immune system seems to recognise it next time and they rarely get it as bad if at all.
It's early this year, most cases appear after Christmas I find.
If it's as bad as you say it really will need anti-biotics to shift it..

 

[Skhosu]

oh goody, more money. Nah, If he needs them he'll get it. I did get shown whats going on it but cant remember, dermi something? Wash and cream, its not very nice looking, but not sore at all oddly enough.
Interesting, so the name is just that a name? Makes sense as to how he got it.
Off to google it I think!

 

[Skhosu]

Well he's been to the vet for his jabs, amazingly vet got them in, and vet looked at his back, agrees rainscald, and with the current treatment so relief it isn't something totally awful, not nice but he's not sore at all really so not too bad.
Thanks for all the advice