Rain Scald and Rain Rot

[kymw90]

Hello All

Have gone on hols and come back to see one of my girls have a bit of rain rot. What home remedy recommendations can you give me?

Creams to apply that are cheap alternitives and home sprays to leave on?

A big home remedy I have heard is 50/50 water and mouthwash!!

Help!!

 

[Miss L Toe]

http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=540222&highlight=rain+scald

 

[Waltzing Matilda]

Asda antisceptic spray, and if really bad neosporin antibiotic cream off eBay!!
Also Sudocream is fab if u can't keep wounds dry for any reason. X

 

[LynH]

Friend has used mouthwash and then coconut oil but I've yet to try it. I use a silver wash as it has antibacterial properties but it was quite expensive. I have thought of looking for a human version to see if it's cheaper.

 

[Tnavas]

Quickest, easiest and hazzle free way to get rid of it is to bath horse with Nizoral shampoo - buy from a chemist

Dilute with hand hot water and rub well into coat. You can leave it to dry, no need to rinse off. I mix mine up in a pump spray bottle and spray it on, working into the caot with my fingers or a plastic curry comb.

You won't need to pick off the scabs or put any other cream/ointment on it.

Feeding Copper and zinc as a supplement works really well to prevent it from even happening. I have a mineral block permenantly in the paddock - it has both Copper and Zinc in it as well as many other minerals.

 

[PandorasJar]

We use pink lotion from the vets. Treated exactly the same as mud fever. Don't use creams that aren't anti bac as all they will do is give a good environment for it to thrive in. We sudocremed for months but couldn't shift the last little bit which pink lotion did in days. Pan