Skin problem?

[JBM]

Is Barry allergic to something?
Anyone seen this before

 

[Leandy]

Rain scald. Give it a good thorough wash with medicated shampoo and it should resolve itself.

 

[JBM]

Rain scald. Give it a good thorough wash with medicated shampoo and it should resolve itself.

How do they get that? By being in the rain ? maybe a stupid question

 

[Leandy]

How do they get that? By being in the rain ? maybe a stupid question

Yes essentially, especially if they get damp under a warm rug. If they regularly get too warm and sweaty under a rug they can get it too. It is a bacterial infection they can get when the skin gets too damp and warm for too long. So the solution is to use a medicated shampoo to help kill the bacteria and allow air and sun to the skin to keep it dry. If the shampoo and letting it dry out doesn't clear it up in a week or so and it continues to spread, I would get the vet out to look at it. There is an outside chance it could be ringworm (which is very contagious including to people) or some other type of infection that needs veterinary treatment.

 

[JBM]

Yes essentially, especially if they get damp under a warm rug. If they regularly get too warm and sweaty under a rug they can get it too. It is a bacterial infection they can get when the skin gets too damp and warm for too long. So the solution is to use a medicated shampoo to help kill the bacteria and allow air and sun to the skin to keep it dry. If the shampoo and letting it dry out doesn't clear it up in a week or so and it continues to spread, I would get the vet out to look at it. There is an outside chance it could be ringworm (which is very contagious including to people) or some other type of infection that needs veterinary treatment.

If Judy gets it I’ll know it’s ring worm but she seems completely fine
He wore a rug for an hour one day ??‍ Been living out 24/7 naked otherwise
wash him every day for a week or just one good wash and reassess after a week?
Thank you so much for your help ??

 

[Fieldlife]

If doesnt clear up in a few days, Vet would probably advise shampooing with malaseb shampoor or similar which is POV.

 

[Leandy]

If Judy gets it I’ll know it’s ring worm but she seems completely fine
He wore a rug for an hour one day ??‍ Been living out 24/7 naked otherwise
wash him every day for a week or just one good wash and reassess after a week?
Thank you so much for your help ??

Get some anti-bacterial shampoo and follow the instructions. When my pony got this, it only took one good wash of the relevant bits - and scrub gently with a soft brush to lift as many scabs as you can - and it all cleared up and grew out very . I wouldn't do it every day though as the aim is to get the skin to dry out so the bacteria can't get into it - its easier for them when the skin is damp and soft (like when we have had a bath our skin gets soft and wrinkly). So I would wash and then leave for at least 3 or 4 days to see how it goes. If there are more scabs then to wash off I'd do another wash or two 3 or 4 days apart and that should do it. Most of it seems to be in the saddle area so make sure any saddle cloths used are clean and dry too, to avoid re-infecting. That is what I would do.

 

[JBM]

Thank you! Will get him bathed tomorrow