Ringworm - anyone help?

[flower]

Hi

Just wondering if anyone can help me.

Horse on our yard has what appears to be ringworm. By working back where she has been, the owner thinks it may have picked it up about 5/6 weeks ago but only noticed the patches 3 weeks ago.

It has been treated for those 3 weeks with Imaverol, the patches don't seem to be spreading any more and have gone black and scaley round the edges but still look a little sore in the middle - horse is washed in Hibiscrub on vet's instructions and after washing the middle of the patches appear to have pinpricks of blood in them.

Is this a normal timescale? Will the horse be past the infectious stage? As most of the patches are in the saddle/girth area does the fur have to be completely regrown before the horse can be ridden again?

Thanks for any help.

 

[kick_On]

Ringworm - what a pain - it's really infectious you got to really clean everything that horse has touch or even been in stable or you'll keep infection going.... round
You can still keep riding if area is NOT effected buy saddle but if is you do have to wait until you have new skin and not scabs if you know what i mean and that depends on how health horse is etc....
My friend who has yard closed down for 2months to get rid of it.........

 

[lillie]

am i right in saying that it is dangerous to pregnant women?

i believe thats what we were told when a pony i worked with had it a few years back

 

[kick_On]

i'm under the impression that it can be transfered to humans
(but i'm not sure), i but i know she was wearing rubber gloves all the time and it's was not a fetish ...... of her's , only when dealing with said horses

 

[k9h]

Yes people can get it too. Dont think dangerous to pregnat women but dont quote me on it (Sheep are though). Will be contageious till scab areas fully healed. Also can live in wood for around 12 years. One of best things I found was to put Apple Cider Vinegar mixed with blue stone on to the areas, cleared it up within a week.
"They" also say that if you hang male holly in build it is a good preventative to. Not so sure on this though but alot of people have said it!!

 

[henkvr]

Ringworm is very contagious for animals (not only horses) and owner (it's zoonotic)! The fungi can persist in the environment for up to one year and therefore are an important source for reinfection.
Read here more about ringworm.

 

[Jemayni]

I wouldnt be terrified about it being contagious, my horse is on a dealers yard and theres always something with ringworm, I have never had it, and neither has my horse, (apart from when he arrived,)

My one caution would be is if you ride him, be sure to use a girth you would be willing to dispose, as the ringworm gets on your girth and can reinfect your horse, or any other horse who uses that girth.

 

[Taboo1968]

When the fur starts to regrow you can be assured that its dead! But as others have said - you need to throw away (burn) rugs, girths etc and also purchase some Virkon disinfectant as this is the only one that kills this! (I know having just bought a horse with ringworm or what we thought was ringworm and having gone through the isolation, rubber glove, burning and disinfecting stage!!! Has a vet actually diagnosed it? Btter to be safe than sorry and treat it as a ringworm case though!
Good luck!

 

[Oaksflight]

Not sure about burning them, mine had ringworm this year and vet said washing rugs at high temp and with certain wash and getting them prof. cleaned is enough to kill it off. Agree with the Virkon though, any wood the animal could have touched needs spraying.

It's a bugger getting it at this time of year as the sunlight helps to kill it.

 

[flower]

Thanks everyone. Stables are concrete - only bit of wood I can think of in there is the door.

Re girths etc - apparently she's only been ridden in a leather Stubben one so the owner would rather not chuck it away - what should it be cleaned with?

Personally I don't get too het up about it either - I am friends with a dealer and a lot of his get it and in the past most of mine have had it - just not as bad as this horse on the yard has got it. I've never caught it and neither have any of the horses at the yard caught it off mine when they've had it.

I was just curious as to whether it was past the infectious stage if the skin was black and scaley but no fur regrowth yet.

 

[Taboo1968]

There is something that Hypersrug sell which can be used on tack..... thanks for that ST88, hadn;t been informed about that bit! Oh well rug well nad truly cremated now!

 

[RobinHood]

Ringworm is really not a huge problem, wash your hands regularly and don't share grooming kits/rugs etc but I really wouln't worry too much about it. Closing a yard for 2 months sounds a bit excessive to me.

 

[kick_On]

not really as it's dealer/breeding yard with a very good name

 

[cazcrazyjonty]

Layla ringworm has just gone and as soon as hair starts to grow back its gone,,,, you need to powerwash or steam to stable to get rid ad it can be on te wals ect.........

you dnt need to burn the rugs ect... girths just wash them in the washing machine as they mkes the fnus die but u must take all the bedding out and burn it cos the fungus lives for 12 years.....