White spots in ears?

[Seahorse]

Only just noticed them yesterday but Axel has a few white spots in his ears, could they be aural plaques, and what do I have to do to get rid of them?

 

[Madcow]

Yes I think you are correct and they are aural plaques. Years ago my first pony had them and I spent ages trying to "clean them out" (well I was a small child!) the vet got most uppity and gave my mum a massive lecture on how they should be left alone! Since then several of my horses have had them and I have left well alone.

 

[Seahorse]

Cool, so I don't do anything then?

sounds like a good plan to me !!

 

[Tia]

Ah now, a couple of years ago here on HHO, we all had an aural plaque experiment take place. Lots of us had horses with aural plaques and we all decided to use different products to try to clear them. Many worked well - actually thinking offhand, PF had great success but I don't recall what she used.

I used MTG and my horse's aural plaques disappeared. You mustn't pick at them though, just gently rub some soothing cream/ointment on them.

 

[Seahorse]

I think PF used canestan didn't she?

Just been looking at her post about juvenile warts..

 

[Madam_max]

Pants!!!! Corroy has them in one ear only

I gave my MTG away

 

[Tia]

You can make it up yourself; MTG is just mineral oil and sulphur.

Yes I think you're right Seahorse, PF did use Canesten.

 

[Madam_max]

Really

I didn't make her mane grow.

 

[Seahorse]

Oh no I'm going to have to go to the chemist now and get some, I bet they all think I have thrush!!

 

[flowerlady]

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Oh no I'm going to have to go to the chemist now and get some, I bet they all think I have thrush!!

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lol

 

[kildalton]

Not only that, it's £9 a tube! (no, I haven't got thrush, I was looking at it for Corroy's ears)

 

[Seahorse]

Bloody hell, is it?!!

I might go with the do nothing approach then......

 

[PapaFrita]

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I think PF used canestan didn't she?


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Yes, I did

It didn't seem to work for ages, and then one day they were gone! PF used to be very fussy about her ears, and getting rid of the plaque has improved them no end.

 

[PapaFrita]

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Oh no I'm going to have to go to the chemist now and get some, I bet they all think I have thrush!!

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Not necessarily; the same product (same co, same ingredients, different name) is marketed here for athlete's foot!
Ask for something with Clotrimazole in it

Actually, embarrassing story ("Surely not!" I hear you cry... "Nothing embarrassing EVER happens to PF!"); I had a really bad bout of thrush the other week (haven't had it so bad for AGES) and I needed something a bit stronger than just the cream, but don't know what it's called in Spanish and I had to explain to the chemist what it was and it's sooooo much worse having to say you have a fungal infection in your hoohaa than to say 'thrush' ...

 

[AnnaandStella]

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it's sooooo much worse having to say you have a fungal infection in your hoohaa than to say 'thrush' ...

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*giggles* poor you! This board is very good for lulz tonight

 

[the watcher]

I found that Camrosa is quite effective at reducing them, I would have left well alone but the old boy was getting quite touchy about his ears and they were getting quite stiff, less so after the Camrosa and the lumps reduced significantly.

To stop them getting any worse an ear net when turned out seemed to help too - kept the little flies off them