Sheath Cleaning and How much Sedalin?

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Tomorrow I am going to have to clean my geldings sheath :o :D I was always told to leave well alone until there was a problem so I have never tackled it before! I don't think there is a problem as such but after reading on here about 'beans' I had a look and he definitley has stuff up there that needs cleaning out! :o

The problem is he is rather sensitive in that area and the last few attempts at cleaning his manhood have ended soon after I started due to him waving his back legs around :rolleyes:

I have some Sedalin which I can give him tomorrow but I'm not sure how much to give him (he's never had it before). He's a 16.2 TB. How many 'clicks' do you think he'll need to keep him quiet while I get on with the job in hand?

Also what is the best way to go about the cleaning task?

Thanks in advance :)
 
We used 2ml on one of our box rested horses who started walking inhand work and he was quite dopey and uncoordinated on that he was Tb 15.3 ish.
It depends on how the horse reacts to it, they are all different.
Give it a good hour to take effect.
Personally I have never/ will never clean my geldings sheaths...just a squirt of baby oil if needed which is so far never.
I'm always think that its one of those things that if you start doing it your going to have to always do it.
 
In my experience it varies greatly from horse to horse. I've used sedalin for 2 ponies, probably no more than 50kg difference in bodyweight at the most, 1 conks out on 1ml, the other had 5ml (on vets advice) and was still well and truly firing on all cylinders :o Either ask the vet or just give the recommended dosage for your horse's bodyweight and wait and see what happens :o :)
 
Hey - i would still go with leave it alone. If its not causing him any bother then why get in there? I was having the same discussion at our yard (all geldings) and the general consensus was they don;t get cleaned in the wild (all but not usually gelded. I have always left alone unless problems arose.
Just my thoughts - good luck if you go for it!
 
I don't generally bother with ours, but one pony is always rubbing his back legs together like something is really irritating him that he can't scratch, and he falls asleep if you clean it for him! :o

I cleaned it last weekend, just using a sheath cleaner, and going in up to my elbow :eek: Then later on after he'd just had a wee, I managed to grab it as I had heard about the 'bean' but didn't know what everyone was talking about. Sure enough, a bit of a squeeze and something bigger than a malteser popped out :eek:

Just hope he's more comfortable now, and that I might have solved his problems for a while :)
 
I'd give the vet a ring and ask how much to give.

An itchy dock can also be a sign that they need cleaning. It isn't a nice job but I do think that most of them need doing at some point. One gelding I worked with stank if he didn't get his sheath cleaned at least every few months. Nothing wrong with him- he was just a mucky boy.
 
Stencilface said:
I don't generally bother with ours, but one pony is always rubbing his back legs together like something is really irritating him that he can't scratch, and he falls asleep if you clean it for him! :o

I cleaned it last weekend, just using a sheath cleaner, and going in up to my elbow :eek: Then later on after he'd just had a wee, I managed to grab it as I had heard about the 'bean' but didn't know what everyone was talking about. Sure enough, a bit of a squeeze and something bigger than a malteser popped out :eek:

Just hope he's more comfortable now, and that I might have solved his problems for a while :)
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awwww poor little mite i defo think you did him a good turn in the wild stallions are using there "doo darrs" and so there prob isnt as much build up. i bet he is much more comphy =)
 
I think I do really need to do it, I have had him for over 8 years and not done it during that time so I think it is long overdue! I know he definitely has a bean but I don't think I'll be able to get it out without him having some Sedalin first :eek:
 
well mine loves it the flies attack him in summer but he actually cocks his leg so i can clean it easier use no soap or cleaner just warm water
 
my 16.2hh TB needed a full tube of sedalin just to clean an abcess up on her hind leg and even then she was fully awake and kicking.
i gave my 17.2hh IDx 3ml (?) and it wiped him out for a day.

it will depend on how chilled your horse is at the best of times as to whether it will actually affect them, best to ask your vet for a dosage amount though.
 
Is the sedalin for you or the horse!!!??

I am lucky, have 2 gelding and they enjoy having their sheath cleaned a little too much at times for my liking................
 
No, you won't be able to see the bean normally. The dirty pony always gets a bid wad of stuff just inside his sheath which is black, but the bean was kind of yellow/green - I certainly have never got one out before :eek: :o

All of ours love have their bits done - mine will half dangle when I clip around there - he must enjoy the vibrations :o :eek: :D

Ditto sundance - its a little disturbing!
 
urgh, you have my deepest sympathies :(

My "cleaning" routine has come down to this (to avoid the sideways cowkick expertly aimed :eek:). I squirt up baby oil as quickly as I can, as in before he clocks on, cobs can be easily lulled with a bucket of healthy hooves......and then a dose of baby shampoo around his gunky legs and tum. A quick scrub of the latter two.

Then the finale - the hose dance.... a good squirt up the nether regions, down the legs and on the tummy. He dances, I dodge. Then it's all over for a while - and if I wanted to check for Mr Bean, I'd have to sedalin for a 485 kilo pony.
 
Just a thought re baby oil. I squirted baby oil "up into the offending area" last year and the midges loved it!! it resulted in a "kangaroo pouch odema" due to all the midge bites
 
I wouldn't use baby oil- it can attract more muck. KY jelly or a water based lube is a better choice. Also, wear gloves if you have them, or the smell will linger on your hands...
 
I never clean sheaths and haven't ever had a problem in 30 years. My advice is leave well alone unless there's an infection. Once you start, you need to continue. Baby oil would be the last thing I would put up there though if I had to clean one. It is not something that should be put in orifices.
 
Well I managed to do it and lived to tell the tale :D

I gave him 3 'clicks' of Sedalin, not sure what that is in mls though! He was pretty sleepy but still managed to kick out a few times.

I finally got to remove the bean which was MASSIVE (I knew he had one but I couldn't remove it with him un-doped), it took a few attempts to get it but I'm pretty sure it all came out in the end, once it was out he seemed much happier about me being handling that area so the poor lad must have been un-comfortable.

Thanks for all your help :)
 
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