madmare1
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Post by madmare1 on Dec 20, 2006 20:08:45 GMT 1
Also used the clingfilm method on Crystal last year on vets advice, worked a treat!
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Post by Louise C on Dec 21, 2006 13:13:36 GMT 1
You get Aromaheel from Aromesse.com - prices are online. You don't have to put huge amounts on though so it is quite economical.
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Post by marianne on Dec 27, 2006 10:49:18 GMT 1
Many thanks to everyone for the various pieces of advice for my sensitive TB. A combination of vaseline (I've bought a 1kg tub!), clingfilm and bandages is working wonders and most of the scabs have now come off. I'm doing a repeat treatment 3 days after the original "wrap" and leaving the bandages on a bit longer for the more stubborn scabs, but keeping my fingers crossed.
This is definitely MUCH better than trying to pick the scabs off :-(
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kofihorse
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Post by kofihorse on Dec 27, 2006 12:03:47 GMT 1
So glad it's working, Marianne! Let's spread the word that there IS a method of removing scabs without upsetting the horse. Vaseline is a good idea, nice and cheap and fairly unlikely to cause allergies - Khan is allergic to teatree
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Post by barbararob on Dec 28, 2006 20:37:24 GMT 1
Hair and skin repair by stablemate.co.uk is good
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Post by sarak on Dec 29, 2006 9:06:22 GMT 1
Izzy had a very extreme reaction to fly bites on her belly earlier this year - area was swollen, weeping serum and then scabbing over. Vet prescribed a medicated shampoo to remove scabs, and then Fuciderm, which was great. However, when I tried to use Sudocrem first, and then Aromaheel to soften the few remaining scabs, her belly flared up again each time, so she is obviously allergic to something contained in both those creams.
I am now very nervous of using anything on her skin which could make this condition flare up again, so just wondered if anyone else's horse had been sensitive to either Sudocrem or Aromaheel?
Funnily enough I did buy some Equimins biting midge cream (formerly known as sweet itch cream I think) and she didn't flare up from applying this.
(Sorry to hijack thread, but there have been discussions around Sudocrem and Aromaheel on here hence thinking about these questions! And although vet compared her belly to a really bad case of sweet itch, it sounded a similar thing to really bad mud fever to me! )
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Post by spanner on Dec 29, 2006 14:44:50 GMT 1
Try some udder cream. I've heard it works well for mud fever. Acts as a barrier from the wet.
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kofihorse
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Post by kofihorse on Dec 29, 2006 18:03:58 GMT 1
sara K - it might be the teatree oil in Aromaheel. Or it could be lanolin, in both of those. You could try vaseline or you could get Dermisol from the vet. I discovered Khan was allergic to teatree after using Heel to Hoof
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Post by sarak on Dec 29, 2006 18:16:07 GMT 1
Thanks Kofihorse. I am now frightened to use anything else on her skin in case she reacts. I will have to see what is in the Equimins cream - as obviously that doesn't seem to cause any problems.
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xxx
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Post by xxx on Dec 29, 2006 19:05:30 GMT 1
udder crream is wonderful, but be careful! CErtain brands truely are waterproof, and getting them off takes weeks! We've spent the past two weeks trying to get the udder cream OFF their legs!
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Post by coathambeauty on Jan 1, 2007 20:33:13 GMT 1
Sara K. One of mine is allergic to some product that goes into zinc and castor oil, sudocream etc. I now only use 100% alo vera from Holland and Barrett. I only found this out when I was treating her Lymphagitus/celulitius and was making it worse. She kept telling me but I did'nt listen to her. Horses are always right.
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Post by sarak on Jan 1, 2007 23:50:06 GMT 1
Thanks coathambeauty. I will have a look at both products and see if there is a common ingredient.
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