Ringworm- am I doing the right things?

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Hi all,

Just looking for a bit of comfort or assistance.....

Horse opposite mine has ringworm, and then the lady's other horse caught it, and now mine has it.....

First appeared on Sunday, so I immediately washed entire horse in Imaverol, and treated areas of particular scabbiness with Malaseb shampoo as well, as that can be applied neat. Then used Imaverol Monday and Tuesday over affected areas and a surrounding area as a wash/rinse before bed. Canesten cream on the actual rings several times a day. Due a complete Imaverol/Malaseb wash tommorrow, then will do again Tuesday.....ie every 4 days :)

Mare is on box rest as wooden fencing, and also have a bucket of Jeyes fluid outside stable.....headcollar and rope get soaked in after every time they are put on, I'm leaving her grooming kit immersed in it after use as well, and I'm rinsing down stable walls each evening.

Only thing I can't do is rugs- I can't wash every day as they won't dry....is this going to be a problem? I will wash tomorrow as can dry them in drying room as not at work....and then isit ok to just wash again when she's clear?

Haynets and feedbuckets....could I use Milton on these? And then rinse with boiling water? Or is this not necessary till we are clear?

Thanks all.
 
I've no experience of ringworm in horses but plenty in cattle! Now that your mare has picked it up I don't think you need to worry too much about her rugs until she is clear of it. Ringworm has its own cycle & will clear in time. Its important that when its gone you clean everything that could have come in contact with the fungus. Keeping her in ( if your doing this to protect your mare from the fencing) wont make much difference, if you're protecting other uninfected horses, good for you! could you run an electric tape around the inside of the field to keep off all wooden rails & gate? Its likely that despite all your best efforts it will work its way round the yard. Keeping a set of overalls just for your girl would also be a good idea to prevent you passing it on inadvertantly.
Hope its not with you too long
 
Thanks Carlosmum! That's reassuring.

I am doing it to prevent others catching it- she has neighbours which she nuzzles over the fencing, so that's my primary reason. She is out today as nobody else is.....she does have electric run around the fences, and doesn't generally lean or touch them anyway.
She's also quite content being in munching hayledge to be honest!!

I haven't got overalls for her, as I don't touch anyone else's horse anyway- very DIY this yard!- but it might be an idea, so thanks :)
 
I had same problem new horse had it when I got him. I used the athletes foot spray on rugs and headcollars etc never came back so must have worked
 
There's an outbreak at my yard. Jeyes fluid spray your stable and all ther wood once ringworm has clears. I wouldn't other with soaking the head collar etc, it may just irritate the horse's skin.

Only wash affected areas. You can just put Daktarin cream (over counter at chemist) on the rings. Tie her in sunlight as this is best cure. 10 days after you start treatment, you can turn out.
 
Our yard had an outbreak of ringworm in the young horses who are kept out with cattle, imaverol cleared it up on most apart from 1 mare. We got a supplement, can't remember what it was called, for her food once a day, and it cleared it up well. So maybe ask in your local feed store?
 
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