Virkon S

[Dalia M]

hi yall! my horse has recently been losing hair around her eyes, mouth, and over all, her cheek area. she is dewormed so its not that. I was told by someone to treat it with Virkon S. my only problem - i have read that is unsafe to use (physically) on her as it is more of a stable cleaner however I was actually told to take a small amount and basically bathe her in it with a towel. any tips or ideas ??

 

[madamebonnie]

I wouldn't use a laboratory grade disinfectant on my horses face! Speak to your vets who will have an equine appropriate solution.

You will also struggle to order virkon at the moment. It's in high demand due to coivd-19

 

[Shay]

Virkon is not designed for use on any animal directly - you are also supposed to wear gloves and take approproate protective measures when using it. (Although I confess I only usually bother with marigolds - we use it to swab down event stabling before we use it)

Whilst it may well be effective as a very broad spectrum bug killer - I would not have it anywhere near anything's eyes! Let alone on skin presumably made sensitive by whatever is cuasing the hairloss. Perhaps better to try a phone call with your vet!

 

[ester]

Good grief no, absolutely no, it eats stuff (I use it daily in a laboratory environment).

 

[Love]

I work in a lab and we use it to disinfect glassware - I wouldn't want it anywhere near mine or my horses face! Even a reasonably diluted solution is an irritant to the skin. As a rule we wear gloves when washing up in it but on the odd occasion I have quickly grabbed something I need out of it without gloves on I have known about it afterwards...

 

[Goldenstar]

No no no don’t do that .
its very very good at what it does but it eats things and it’s not for use on live animals .
you ought to ring the vet .
you really need to know why it is happening so you use the right thing .

 

[fusspot]

Definetly wouldn’t use that.In present time,a very will probably speak to you and send you some Malaseb which is a skin wash for things like mites.