Kezzabell2
Well-Known Member
What would you do, if anything....
if a horse that shared a field with yours, was rubbing patches of hair away? mainly on its face but earlier in the year it was all over his body! most of it grew back but now its started to rub its face badly again.
I'm pretty sure its nothing contagious as the other horses are fine but there is clearly something not right with this horse.
He is about 21/22 years old, and prone to laminitis, not in an real work, maybe a 30 min hack once a month.
I've suggested to his owner that she gets him tested for cushings as in later stages of the disease its not uncommon to get fungal and skin infections, as well as mites etc . The owner had asked me for my opinion on what it could be but my suggestion of cushings was not taken very well. He was tested for cushings 2 years before, which was the reason for not testing again!
She was going to get the vet out last time but the vet that did a free zone day wasn't available that week. So she just gave him anti histamines for a week and the hair started growing back!
she did also try anti fungal shampoo and lice powder last time too.
I'm afraid to mention anything else about the way his face is looking again, as I know it won't be taken well!!
So, I'm not sure what to do, but it really upsets me having to look at the poor horse in that state!! there is clearly something going on, horses don't rub themselves like that for the fun of it! Advice?
if a horse that shared a field with yours, was rubbing patches of hair away? mainly on its face but earlier in the year it was all over his body! most of it grew back but now its started to rub its face badly again.
I'm pretty sure its nothing contagious as the other horses are fine but there is clearly something not right with this horse.
He is about 21/22 years old, and prone to laminitis, not in an real work, maybe a 30 min hack once a month.
I've suggested to his owner that she gets him tested for cushings as in later stages of the disease its not uncommon to get fungal and skin infections, as well as mites etc . The owner had asked me for my opinion on what it could be but my suggestion of cushings was not taken very well. He was tested for cushings 2 years before, which was the reason for not testing again!
She was going to get the vet out last time but the vet that did a free zone day wasn't available that week. So she just gave him anti histamines for a week and the hair started growing back!
she did also try anti fungal shampoo and lice powder last time too.
I'm afraid to mention anything else about the way his face is looking again, as I know it won't be taken well!!
So, I'm not sure what to do, but it really upsets me having to look at the poor horse in that state!! there is clearly something going on, horses don't rub themselves like that for the fun of it! Advice?