hdonna
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Post by hdonna on May 27, 2009 19:58:31 GMT 1
Peaches has yellow like dandruff in her mane which seems to be growing really thin at the wither end. Not sure if she is rubbign as i have not seen her dooing so. We have had her since xmas and she had a hogged mane we are growing it out and it is very fine at the wither end or is she rubbing it out. I am wondering thin mane yellow dandrurr is it sweet itch if so what is the best treatment.
thanks guys.
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allyce
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Post by allyce on May 27, 2009 20:02:52 GMT 1
Do you have a pic?
i have a mare who suffers , best stuff is sudocream i found
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hdonna
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Post by hdonna on May 27, 2009 20:05:50 GMT 1
No picture just it looks yellow when you seperate the mane. I have a big tub of sudocream up the yard (great stuff)
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calekio
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Post by calekio on May 27, 2009 20:12:10 GMT 1
Sounds like my boys mane... like a scabby, scurfy, crusty stuff at the roots of the mane...
He has sweet itch, i found his rug helps a lot... as well as keeping him as calm as possible (as his was brought on by stress, last year he was on high doses of steriods to control the itching and we hogged him to treat his self inflected wounds)
At the moment he is rubbing a bit and we are using sudocream on the patches he does rub to sooth it, as well as feeding him Globel Herbs 'Skratch Plus'.... which seems to work.... if only i could get him to eat it!!!!
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hdonna
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Post by hdonna on May 27, 2009 20:15:59 GMT 1
Couple of questions then as it seems it may be the case.
Should i hog again? (dont want to as not a great fan)
Do i need to go down the rug route?
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maislow
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Post by maislow on May 27, 2009 20:43:03 GMT 1
I'd give it a really good wash & scrub & when dry apply some sudocreme
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Post by gordo on May 27, 2009 20:44:49 GMT 1
Up for sudocrem as it really soothes the sore parts and gets the hair re-growing. I am a no for rugging as it seems to make Rob worse and we are in the worse place for midges but, if it became hideous, I would try his rug again. Am awaiting a delivery of Aromesse stuff to spray him with.
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Post by KoLaTo on May 27, 2009 22:00:59 GMT 1
Don't hog her, it will make it worse as she will have no protection at all. Give her a really good bath with a mild hypoallergenic shampoo then get some tea tree conditioner (tesco do a good one) and really massage it deep into the roots all down the mane. You need to remove all the kack properly as that will be quite sore for her and make her itch more, use a nit comb if you need to remove all the flakes.
Once it has cleared then keep her mane properly moisturised all the time (i mix water and the tea tree conditioner and use that in a spray bottle) and daily brushing to stimulate the hair follicles.
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hdonna
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Post by hdonna on May 28, 2009 9:34:55 GMT 1
thanks guys off to buy the tea tree oil conditioner
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Post by maggie555 on May 28, 2009 12:24:40 GMT 1
I'm not sure it's sweet itch.
My horse had scurfy patches on his mane too, but my sweet-itch experienced friends told me it wasn't SI. Some indications that it wasn't SI were: he rubbed only one spot, half-way up the mane, and rubbed more the side of the mane (where normal coat meets mane) than the mane itself. He didn't rub anywhere else (typical other places are tail, forelock) and didn't seem to be very itchy in other places (ears, willy). SI is an allergy, so even if the horse is only bitten in one place, it will typically itch and rub in many places.
I ended up washing his mane with medicated shampoo twice, about 10 days apart, and treated with lice powder in between.
I'm still not sure what it is/was, he still has some dandruff but doesn't itch anymore. I initially treated with oil on the scurfy patches (SI oil that works very well on his ears to keep the flies out), but that seemed to make it worse. Maybe too much gunk?
I think sometimes they just itch because they are shedding, or maybe their skin is stressed because the horse has to grow a whole new coat and is running out of proper nutrients. Or it's some sort of critters.
Sudocrem is great in many cases, but sometimes I think the mixture of cream and dead skin cells can also lead to itching, and a good wash can help.
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Post by graymare on May 28, 2009 19:28:05 GMT 1
Same as ponypit! I used baby oil on the dry scurfy skin for a week just to soften the crusts, then wash through with a well-diluted tea tree shampoo. Comb out the mane whilst you rinse, gets all the shampoo out and lifts the dead skin easily.
Repeat every two weeks or so, I found bathing my mare in the summer at least twice a month has been effective in controlling her itching, together with flyspray.
eta I rub baby oil at the base of her mane and tail after each bath - flys can't bite through it, keeps the skin nicely moisturised. Don't need much, just a small palm full and once all under control just after each bath has been sufficient.
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