Sheath Cleaning Exprience - :P and a question

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Well... like i said... what an experience! :S haha.

TBH, like im sure alot of you are guilty of, i may have put the job off longer than i should have... but having never had to do it before in my life i was a bit overwelmed with the whole idea.

But! (as much as it can do, considering what i was actually doing :P) it went amazingly well! Catchie - renowned for freaking at the silliest things was a star. just stood there and let me get on with it!

However - i only used warm water this time as i didnt have any proper sheath cleaner product and there were so many websites reccomending one household product to use then another saying you shouldnt use it at all that i decided to play safe.

Can anyone reccomend products to use for next time? either household or proper jobbies?

Love xx
 
Many people say that baby oil works really well, but then some say it does more harm than good, so I'm not really sure! :o D's willy is quite clean so I dont need to worry about it for now! :D x x x
 
I'll probably be shot down in flames for this but I use Fairy AntiBacterial Washing Up Liquid!!!

Jasper doesn't seem to mind, it really shifts the gunk too!
 
I'll probably get yelled at for this comment, but I can't see the point in it, no one cleans wild horse or pony sheaths, so why mess about with our domesticated horses??!
 
I wouldn't use anything antibacterial as it can affect things "up there" and kill of the good bacteria protecting the sheath, which in turn can lead to inflammation and infections etc.

I use warm water and a small amount of baby oil.



Edited to say; in the wild you have no geldings so the stallions clean their sheaths when covering the mares :)
 
proctor said:
I'll probably get yelled at for this comment, but I can't see the point in it, no one cleans wild horse or pony sheaths, so why mess about with our domesticated horses??!
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Originaly i thought this too, until someone made a very good point. Wild horses aren't gelded are they? so when their stallion instincts take over and they mount it gets cleaned in a way this way. i was intending to leave Catchie's manly parts alone but he suddenyl started rubbing his tail quite badly which can be a sign his sheath area is getting uncomfortable and it did look awfully like it needed doing.
 
Ohhhh you have me started now! I actually love cleaining sheaths once you get past the funky cheese smell. I am actually sad that my lad doesnt like his done so it has to be little and often with him, but I do other peoples horses too! I just lather my hands in lubricant/ky jelly (yes the same stuff used in the bedroom ;P) and up my hand goes..woohoo!! gently massage the sheath walls and goodbye grot. Dont forget the bean on the willy pee pee hole!!!
 
proctor said:
I'll probably get yelled at for this comment, but I can't see the point in it, no one cleans wild horse or pony sheaths, so why mess about with our domesticated horses??!
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Because wild horse aren't kept in stables or on small dusty/muddy fields!

And because no-one cares if a wild horse dies - let alone if it's uncomfortable and has trouble weeing properly because the urethra is blocked by a large bean!

AND because there are no geldings in the wild! Stallions have more opportunity to 'clean' their bits 'naturally'!

AND - My vet - just ONE out of thousands in the country - sees at least 10 cases a year of horses with MAGGOTS in their sheaths! :eek:

As for product, the proprietary sheath cleaners are fine - as is VERY dilute Hibiscrub, or a GOOD baby oil, or plain warm water!
 
proctor said:
I'll probably get yelled at for this comment, but I can't see the point in it, no one cleans wild horse or pony sheaths, so why mess about with our domesticated horses??!
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Wild horses don't have their teeth rasped, don't have their hooves trimmed or shod, aren't vaccinated against Tetanus etc, so why bother with all this either?

The reply regarding geldings probably has the best factual base. :)
 
Toby_Zaphod said:
Wild horses don't have their teeth rasped, don't have their hooves trimmed or shod, aren't vaccinated against Tetanus etc, so why bother with all this either?

The reply regarding geldings probably has the best factual base. :)
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true, but our edt went on a safari and had a good look at all the (many) zebra skulls he found. About 80% were around 2yrs old - hardly time for teeth (or willies) to need attention!

btw, i had to get the vet to sort my boy's willy. (2 ACP jabs later and he STILL wouldn't let it go) - but she used very dilute hibiscrub
 
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