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Wee S has developed this :(

She had what I thought was a small wound on the top of her head, so treated with usual clean with antiseptic and topical treatment and this is what has developed over the course of a couple of days. I thought it was the cream that had gunked up her head obviously not :confused:

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So hibiscrubbed and I have purple sprayed it this time instead of putting anything else on it as the other stuff isnt working, might even have been suffocating it. It wasnt this bald looking until after I washed it, alot of har fell out the more I scrubbed unti i was left with the above.

She wasnt happy getting it washed and a fair bit of gunk came away, yellow/orange ried sebum-y stuff :o

Going to keep an eye on it and see what its like, if not better with antiseptic then I have fuciderm cream and similar I can treat it with. Shes only showing discomfort when you poke about with it, even then she wasnt throwing paddy's just ears back and lipping my jacket, her headcollar etc isnt annoying it.
 
Hmm I would actually be inclined to use something topical targeted for the treatment of eczema... odd may be worth getting vet to do a skin scrape
 
My gelding got this we had moved them onto new land, all the horses had ticks too but he had this all over his face, didnt cause him any discomfort and disappeared in a few days , theyd moved back to another field. 6 weeks later id moved them back to here and one of my little mares got it! Its not rain scald and is only on her face too. It seems like a mite, reaction to a plant maybe? Again it disappeared in a few days x
 
Rather messing about putting on stuff that you have no idea is suitable, why not ring the vet for diagnosis and advice?
 
amymay said:
Rather messing about putting on stuff that you have no idea is suitable, why not ring the vet for diagnosis and advice?
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My horsey vets isnt open for phone consults on a saturday AM only emergencies.

Also I have my own thoughts as to what it is but due to the collection of experience and knowledgable people I thought I would run it by folk to see :) Im not one of those owners who calls my vet out for everything under the sun either. If its not falling off or in serious pain/infection then I treat topically/at home, if you saw my horsey medical kit you'd think I stole a vets car and raided the boot ;) :D.
 
I dont run for the vet either but check horse isnt running a temperature(worth checking). That is quite a patch. Got to say if its not good in a few days and increased I would have the vet out(and I can assure you pretty much have treated lots of bits and bobs myself).

I wouldnt be happy as you say its a bit uncomfortableish?? Good luck hope it clears up.
 
Thanks Indie, didnt think to check temp as when checked under her elbows and ears and between back legs (she gets that done daily as she lives out to make sure not too warm or too cold :) ) she was a nice temp, So Ill pop my digital thermometer in her tomorrow and see how shes doing, perfectly perky, scoffng everything in sight and hooning around the field with her pals so not particularly worried about her overall health :)

If it doesnt clear up then yes vet will be called, that goes without saying but as no other outward signs of illness then I think shes not at deaths door quite yet :D
 
Black Beastie said:
Thanks Indie, didnt think to check temp as when checked under her elbows and ears and between back legs (she gets that done daily as she lives out to make sure not too warm or too cold :) ) she was a nice temp, So Ill pop my digital thermometer in her tomorrow and see how shes doing, perfectly perky, scoffng everything in sight and hooning around the field with her pals so not particularly worried about her overall health :)

If it doesnt clear up then yes vet will be called, that goes without saying but as no other outward signs of illness then I think shes not at deaths door quite yet :D
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If you can get your hands on some benzylbenzoate (its for mites you can get it in chemists). It does make skin quite soft as well. They havent caught it or anything ie scratched? You could dab a bit on the area, as long as its not sunny just stick a blob of sudocreme on afterwards, smothering with cream will deprive of oxygen if there are any little blighters around. Good luck always worth doing a temp as if anything is spreading then at least if its localised it should make it easier to sort out.
 
indie999 said:
If you can get your hands on some benzylbenzoate (its for mites you can get it in chemists). It does make skin quite soft as well. They havent caught it or anything ie scratched? You could dab a bit on the area, as long as its not sunny just stick a blob of sudocreme on afterwards, smothering with cream will deprive of oxygen if there are any little blighters around. Good luck always worth doing a temp as if anything is spreading then at least if its localised it should make it easier to sort out.
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I have a nice big bottle of that sitting ready for the midge season :D I treat my guys' manes and tails with that every year midges up here are voracious little blighters.

Dont currently have any (midges and snow/freezing temps dont mix lol) but might just treat her just now and them all shortly incase, cheers :)
 
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