Re: scratches

2010-08-10 Thread Kay Barnhart

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Hi Bonnie, MTG works both well on scratches and rain rot. I have fjords and 
one gyspy so I really have to watch him for scratches. Happy Trails

Jim  Kay Barnhart
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Subject: scratches



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Hello:

  I just learned something that was probably too obvious, but  never
dawned on me before today.
  I  body-clipped my two boys a couple of days  ago..still very hot
and humid here in Florida. I must have been daydreaming  and zipped up 
Thor's

leg with the clippers...ok, one leg clean of hair  and so the other three
had to be fully clipped. He looked beautiful!
   They were out in the rain this morning and when I  brought them in, I
noticed Thor's pasterns had a bit of crudmild scratches  for he first
time in his life. When the farrier showed up to trim them this  afternoon, 
he

explained how the rain runs off the feathers behind the
fetlockpreventing water from reaching the heels and sensitive skin 
behind  the pasterns.

  In my days as a working student in England, we always left the  hair on
the legs for protectionmakes too much sense! I will never clip legs
ever again! Thank you, Clint, as I spent the morning wondering what I did 
to

cause my beloved horse's problem. I did use Desitin and I'm thankful that
Fjord  hair grows back so quickly! Isn't nature perfect?

  Has anyone ever dealt with scratches on a clipped or  hairy-fetlocked
Fjord? Any ideas for prevention until the hair grows back?

Kind regards:

Bonnie in Florida

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Re: scratches

2010-08-10 Thread Robin Churchill
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I never had any problems but try not to clip their legs close and except for 
the very old mare I have now, did not clip my other two fjords in the summer. 
In my experience, it seems that compared to other horses, fjords are less 
likely to get skin problems with their legs I assumed because of the thickness 
of the hair and skin. I don't know if anyone else has noticed but their skin is 
thicker than other horses which you can tell when you try to give them an 
injection. You really have to be committed to get the needle quickly through 
the skin of a fjord.

Robin in very rainy SW florida

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    Has anyone ever dealt with scratches on a
 clipped or  hairy-fetlocked 
 Fjord? Any ideas for prevention until the hair grows back?
  
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Re: scratches

2004-07-05 Thread jgayle
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So what is pigeon fever?   Jean Gayle








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Re: scratches , what NOT to do and some what to dos

2004-07-04 Thread Joanna Crell
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I almost fell out of my chair when someone mentioned their friends promoting
used motor oil on scratches.  Used motor oil is a petroleum, read gasoline
cousin, and is poisonous. I well remember when folks would use oil and or
axle grease on hooves as a treatment, not so smart. Not only did it dry the
hooves out to the cracking stage but was also causing who knows what kind of
problems elsewhere. When we painted that gunk on stall boards to preserve
them,  fence post, ground ends maybe but the rails our horses chewed? yuck.
Back then, stuff happened and we knew lots les!. Used motor oil is a
Hazardous Material, and even the disposal of if it is a big deal,  for all
of of us who have had to burn brush and have the dubious distinction of
having  had a tire at the center, the world needs our awareness that we
can't do toxic things. Everyone knows that 'sploded tires make excellent
planters any way.
 Now for the good ideas on scratches, mud fever,scurf, or grease heel (I
wonder now about that name!) Desitan is great.This is true. Especially looks
good on grey or white horses, almost restoring their looks immediately !Not
so gorgeous on darker horses but worth the healing power.  We found it to be
amazing on the hip of a vaulting horse that had gotten really banged up in
the trailer. It is the most soothing substance, and a fantastic overnight
helper on acne !   Maybe the zinc, maybe the cod-liver oil  but definitely
helps. there is a lot of softening and serum ooze though, still be careful
with anything that is taking days to treat. nothing is as bad as the blood
poisoning  or Lyphangitis that can happen when simple leg stuff goes wrong.
 Melalucca the element in tea tree oil is a very preferred washing treatment
for many folks. Scrubbing the scabs and sebacious tissue away gently is
recommended.  I personally have gone after body scurf, leg crud and mane and
tail problems with Betadine and  Dr Bronners Hemp Tea tree castile
shampoo.and a comb, following up with a good animal shampoo with some
pyretherin to prevent the bugs.  My friends who are more cavalier than I use
Listerine on tails with sweet itch to great results but after a mouthful of
that I can't imagine how hard the kick would be from a horse with a stinging
butt.   Clydesdales are the most susceptible horses I know to horrible leg
skin problems, under those feathers, we gave our good friend our Grooma rake
to help keep things maged on her big boy, she had had huge vet work done on
the cysts and  lumps that had developed on him while he was neglected prior
to her ownership.  It took over a year to get his legs healthy, wow.
MY favorite dark coloured healing goop in the world is Icthamol. it is
inexpensive and while it too is messy , it draws and heals what ails . I am
not above slathering it on a hoof with thrush or an abcess and making a
poultice.  ( after an epsom salt soak)  stay on a problem and you can
usually fix it, let it go and The sugar pack of a wound has worked for
us but thank god we haven't had to do that often. My horses seem to thrive
and we make sure to touch each one daily.  My neighbors and friends aren't
always so lucky so we are always available to help. Its good to have a forum
online to share our questions and experiences, I have learned a lot here on
this list even when I am tired of the internet I check in on this!  It
always picks up my spirits hearing good news and friendly communication.
Thanks,
 Joanna, after a  sad week in Maine where two lovely human spirits have
passed, both horse lovers 



RE: scratches

2003-02-07 Thread The Mercers
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When my son's quarter horse gelding came home from training he had
scratches (good old white socks!) and after trying a number of things
the combination of Novalsan and Desitin mixed together into a paste and
applied daily worked.

Taffy Mercer



Re: scratches

2000-08-11 Thread Jean Gayle
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Thanks DeeAnna for the idea.  If you are right then the furason is not good.
However it does not seem to be working anyway so I am going to try the wait
and see route as it does not seem to bother him.  I will wash it and dry
well if he will allow!!  I stand him with his rump to the barn wall so when
he kicks back he hits the wall and he then stands more obediently.  Our
confusion over this situation is the same as the Vets so maybe letting
things resolve themselves is the best way.  If it worsens then I will use
some of the suggested ointments.



Jean Gayle
Aberdeen, WA
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Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ]
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Re: scratches

2000-08-11 Thread coyote
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Jean,

Have you considered that the problem with your horse's foot is (to quote
someone else's words) a phyto-photo-dermatitis? (In normal words, a
non-allergic chemical burn that occurs when sunlight reacts with certain
plant juices after they get on the skin). 

Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) is one (midwestern?) plant that can
cause such burns, which are most severe in humans when the juice gets on
areas of lightly pigmented skin that have little hair. 

It took several weeks for my arms to recover from ugly wild parsnip
burns I received last summer when working out in bright sunlight in an
overgrown field filled with the stuff. (I didn't know what I was getting
into at the time or I would have worn long sleeves and avoided the stuff
like the plague!)

Result of wild parsnip exposure in humans: day after exposure to plant
juice: exposed area will be sore as if scalded, later: blisters, red
weals that look like infected scratches, long healing time. 

Treatment in humans: Wash thoroughly after exposure to remove juice from
skin. Don't break blisters to prevent secondary infection. Keep broken
blisters dry and protected to minimize possibility of secondary
infection. Use cortisone based ointment or systemic cortisone medication
if necessary.

Your comment that it's only on that one white foot joggled my memory
about this.

DeeAnna



Re: Scratches

2000-08-11 Thread Karen McCarthy

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Jean,
I have had scratches flare-ups in the driest part of summer - I really think 
it has something to do w/ dew on the grass, not just moisture in the soil.


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Re: Scratches

2000-08-11 Thread Jean Ernest
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Jean, If it only occurs on his white pastern maybe it is a reaction to
sun...You have had some sunny days lately, havn't you?  Has he been out in
clover, with the dew on it? Just some thoughts. 

Jean in still rainy Fairbanks, Alaska, (the Fair is still going on) but I
much prefer rain to SMOKE!

Betsy thanks for the encouragement.  Now I wonder if this is scratches as
you and Karen are talking wet and mud and we are dry and clay.  I use rubber
mats in the stalls on top of screenings, crushed rock residue.  The other
horses have never had this and it always occurs on his white pastern only.


Jean Ernest
Fairbanks, Alaska
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Re: Scratches

2000-08-10 Thread Jean Gayle
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Betsy thanks for the encouragement.  Now I wonder if this is scratches as
you and Karen are talking wet and mud and we are dry and clay.  I use rubber
mats in the stalls on top of screenings, crushed rock residue.  The other
horses have never had this and it always occurs on his white pastern only.
I am going to try the Prep H if I can get near him.  The Furason is not
doing much.  Happen to have a can of sauerkraut and just might try that but
from a distance.  He is getting hoof shy.





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Aberdeen, WA
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Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ]
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Re: Scratches

2000-08-10 Thread Jean Gayle
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Karen, maybe this is not scratches?  Here it is dry and sometimes sunny.
No mud, altho that is how he first got the fungal mess years ago.  They left
him standing in pastern deep slime.  This has the appearance of gravel and
is weepy.  Vet said it might be auto-immune thing or fungal.  He really
hates the DMSO I put on the swollen front injury.  I would guess I will not
get near him tomorrow.





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Aberdeen, WA
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Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ]
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Re: Scratches

2000-08-10 Thread Karen McCarthy

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From: Patryjak [EMAIL PROTECTED]


freeze and thaw, freeze and thaw, constant mud. Old barn, new   stalls, 
old clay stall floors. In January both horses developed terrible 
scratches on all four (8) pasterns.Awfull to treat when it was so 
cold and impossible to keep clean. ...I hope I never have to treat 
scratches again...have also been told by numerous horse folks that 
sauerkraut juice works too...I would think it would sting, but some 
swear by it!


Betsy in stormy, buggy, muggy Michigan where we are cleaning up downed 
trees from yesterdays gales and hail...Lots of free firewood!


Betsy,
I too have experienced the heartbreak of scratches w/ one horse (thank god 
only 2 legs affected) in the middle of winter. I did bring my horse in from 
the muck for several days as I bandaged his legs w/ my concoction for 
scratches. We have 16x16 rubber matted stalls w/runs. Never thougt about the 
scratches correlation as regards dirt in stalls (we have a DG base), only in 
the pasture.
BTW, sauerkraut was one of the many remedies offered up to me at the 
time...didn't try it as I really wanted to try the full-on chemical warfare 
w/ this nasty stuff on his legs. Swollen, cracking, bleeding, poor boy!


Karen


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Re: Scratches (Herd guarding, Corgies and Vallhunds)

2000-08-10 Thread Jean Gayle
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So what is a Swedish Valhund?





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Re: Scratches (Herd guarding, Corgies and Vallhunds)

2000-08-10 Thread Bushnell's
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At 01:07 PM 08/10/2000 -0700, you wrote:
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So what is a Swedish Valhund?


I guess they're comparable to a Corgi in some way.. rode around on Viking
ships back when.. (Reinbowend first mentioned them) They kind of look like
short German Shepherds. Cost two arms and a leg! Ruthie

http://www.swedishvallhund.com 





Re: Scratches (Herd guarding, Corgies and Vallhunds)

2000-08-10 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
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Jean - sorry to hear that you had to give up on your Corgie rescue.
Thanks for the whole story.  Knew there was more to it. I was given a
rescue Cardigan Corgie last year, who ended up being a perfect companion
for my father.  We brought him to Libby last year, where he met up with
his new parents.  Couldn't have been a better match, and do they dote
on him!  Hope the same for the guy you had to give up.

Ruthie, I also, have been itching for a Swedish Vallhund.  I keep
checking the websites and have registered as a rescue home, but no luck
so far.

Our stallion displayed some guarding behavior a couple of months ago
when a ballonist was heading our way.  He saw and heard the balloon
approaching, ran towards it as much as possible and was clearly
distressed that he couldn't get his mares (because they were on the
other side of the fence) to notice it.  There was a definate difference
from his behavior as opposed to a horse that was simply spooking at the
thing.  Interestingly, the only other horse who really noticed it was an
Arabian mare.  She tried to get the other horses to notice it also but
they were too busy grazing.

We have a Morgan gelding who used to chase any coyote who tried to cross
his pasture.  Beware the dogs that get in his way!

Beth



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Re: scratches

2000-08-09 Thread Bushnell's
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At 05:45 PM 08/09/2000 -0400, you wrote:
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At 12:59 PM 8/9/00 -0600, you wrote:

This message is from: Bushnell's [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Some will disagree with me I suppose, but personally, I think you should go
with the puppy idea.. after all, you would have kept that adult had it been
well adjusted, and there's always someone who will take in a loving
well-behaved dog, should something prevent your caring for it.

I guess I have to be one of them Ruthie.  There just isn't always someone 
waiting to take that dog.  That is why there are literally thousands of 
dogs and cats killed every day by the shelters in the country.  Getting 
that puppy is just what keeps all of the puppy mills in business also.

  Soapbox Mode Off

Mike


Come now Mike, that's a mighty big leap from a quality dog to a puppy
mill pumping undesirable dogs into pounds for destruction. It's been my
observation that well adjusted and disciplined purebreds can always find a
home, but I guess I should add, here in the sticks.

I doubt that I do fully grasp the big picture of homeless animals, too
heartbreaking to think about, but I fail to see how Jean's selection of a
puppy instead of a maladjusted adult would matter that much. If it turned
out she had to give the grown up pup away it would at least be a chicken
lover! =)))

And what guarantee does any one of us have that we will be here tomorrow to
care for our beloved pets, irregardless of our age! But there are always
other kindhearted pet-loving folk who will take in a pet to love if we just
look for them! Ask a friend before that time comes to find a good home for
your pet should anything happen.

My Mother passed away this past spring and her dearest wish was for her
little angel Yorkie to find a good home. Why, I almost had to hold
interviews to see who would be the lucky recipient! I'm thrilled to report
he found a wonderfully perfect home!

Don't hold back on loving puppies, GO FOR IT Jean! =)))

Ruthie, nw mt  




Re: scratches

2000-08-09 Thread Mike May

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At 12:59 PM 8/9/00 -0600, you wrote:


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Some will disagree with me I suppose, but personally, I think you should go
with the puppy idea.. after all, you would have kept that adult had it been
well adjusted, and there's always someone who will take in a loving
well-behaved dog, should something prevent your caring for it.


I guess I have to be one of them Ruthie.  There just isn't always someone 
waiting to take that dog.  That is why there are literally thousands of 
dogs and cats killed every day by the shelters in the country.  Getting 
that puppy is just what keeps all of the puppy mills in business also.


 Soapbox Mode Off

Mike





Re: Scratches

2000-08-09 Thread Karen McCarthy

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Pamela,
as a follow up to the bizzare scratches remedy I posted yesterday,(very 
non-herbal :]), and as a good after-care wound ointment, I really like a 
product called Trainer's Formula. Has Emu oil listed as one of the main 
ingedients. It smells really odd, and will last all day on your hands unless 
you use gloves.
I had a horse that got really tangeled up in barb wire out on the trail, and 
had some horrific wounds. After the the about 8 days of regular cleaning and 
bandaging in standing wraps, the wounds were scabbing nicely and no longer 
oozing and draining. I applied this stuff 2x day. He almost looks as good as 
new, no hair loss, just some raised welts from the scarring.
Another herbal wound remedy I like to use is calendula oil or gel. I make my 
own topical gels of calendula and arnica by getting generic lubricating 
jelly and mixing in a few drops of tincture. Can also be put in a small 
spray bottle w/ distilled water.
BTW, there is an ointment that has a steroid in it, Panalog, that also works 
very well on scratches, but I was told to only use it with DMSO.


Karen in Carson City,NV

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Re: scratches

2000-08-09 Thread Bushnell's
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At 11:03 AM 08/09/2000 -0700, you wrote:
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Ruthie, I know where you are coming from re Corgis as this was my fourth. 
cut
  It was not an easy decision
and I feel quite guilty over having to do it.

It would have been smarter of me to have purchased a puppy but at seventy
five I did not think it would have been fair if something happened to me.
Jean

JEAN, THAT WAS VERY NICE of you to relate the rest of the story for my
benefit.. I feel bad now to have piqued your feeling of guilt with my
teasing. I don't doubt for a minute you did your very best! I guess there's
killer types in every breed and I agree, he had to go.. Maybe he'll end
up an only pet in a good home. I've never had a Corgi (still pining for the
Swedish Vallhund) but always thought they looked very sweet.

Some will disagree with me I suppose, but personally, I think you should go
with the puppy idea.. after all, you would have kept that adult had it been
well adjusted, and there's always someone who will take in a loving
well-behaved dog, should something prevent your caring for it. 

Go for it!

On a different subject, we note that our stallion, A2Z Thorson, is a
gallant leader over his herd (I'd better get the Fjords into this
conservation) and has often displayed protective behavior on their behalf.
If a wild animal comes through he alertly runs to the front and 
assesses the situation, deciding whether to cut and run! =) But I do wonder
if they have been know to defend? Last evening when Gene herded the day
crew into the barnyard (Thorson and his family) he was amazed when Thorson
suddendly whipped around and ran in the opposite direction! Gene was
astounded, this was totally unlike him, but then he sees two of his Fjord
family that had been overlooked, dragging up the rear at a distance, and
Thorson had to usher them in. So sweet!

Has anyone ever heard of a stallion physically warding off danger? Ruthie,
nw mt




Re: scratches

2000-08-09 Thread Jean Gayle
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Thanks a bunch Pam for helping.  Jean





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Re: scratches

2000-08-09 Thread Jean Gayle
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Ruthie, I know where you are coming from re Corgis as this was my fourth.  I
spent over $500 just on shots and neutering which was torture as he tore out
his stitches and we had to eventually put a cast on his neck to keep him
from ripping out the steel!  He was at the Vets over six days besides
two weeks of nursing here.

The rescuers are a group dedicated to Corgis and my remaining dog Rue came
from them.  I did not give up easily on this boy and cried alot when I gave
him up yesterday.  I was told by the owners that he got along fine with
chickens, ducks, and cats.  He salivated when he saw my cat Lucy and would
not take his eyes off her.  I thought we had that licked when she attacked
him.  Then he attacked the ducks and I rescued them altho he continued to
shadow them.  He had paid no attention to the chickens and I thought we
were now in the final stages of acclimating when he suddenly grabbed my best
hen, naturally, and no shouts of no, no nor pulling at him would stop
him until she was dead.  He is not the soft appearing Corgi but has hard
eyes and may have some terrier in him.

I felt I could not trust him after that.  As I often have meetings all day I
would now have to tie him up. Plus chicken killers, I raise a special breed
of banties, are rarely cured without sever punishment.  You must know that
you can not punish a Corgi without almost immediately getting a shy dog.
One strike with the hand which is all I had available with the chicken
killing forever marks that hand as a weapon.  It was not an easy decision
and I feel quite guilty over having to do it.

It would have been smarter of me to have purchased a puppy but at seventy
five I did not think it would have been fair if something happened to me.
Jean





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Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ]
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Re: scratches

2000-08-09 Thread Jean Gayle
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Thanks Steve for the help re scratches.  Thankfully we are dry and warm
right now.  Jean



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Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ]
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Re: Scratches

2000-08-09 Thread Karen McCarthy

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Pamela,
as a follow up to the bizzare scratches remedy I posted yesterday,(very 
non-herbal :]), and as a good after-care wound ointment, I really like a 
product called Trainer's Formula. Has Emu oil listed as one of the main 
ingedients. It smells really odd, and will last all day on your hands unless 
you use gloves.
I had a horse that got really tangeled up in barb wire out on the trail, and 
had some horrific wounds. After the the about 8 days of regular cleaning and 
bandaging in standing wraps the wounds were scabbing nicely and no longer 
oozing and draining. I applied this stuff 2x day. He almost looks as good as 
new, no hair loss, just some raised welts from the scarring.
Another herbal wound remedy I like to use is calendula oil or gel. I make my 
own topical gels of calendula and arnica by getting generic lubricating 
jelly and mixing in a few drops of tincture. Can also be put in a small 
spray bottle w/ distilled water.

There is an ointment that has a steroid in it,

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Re: Scratches

2000-08-09 Thread Northhorse
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Here's a response I got back from the Alternative Therapy board.  Hope this 
gives you some natural remedy ideas.  I was going to recommend strictly 
goldenseal, but wanted to wait till I heard from them. 

There's a wonderful all-natural wound cream that can be found at most any 
Natural stores called SuperLysine-Plus.  It contains goldenseal, vitamins, 
L-lysine, echinancea, and a host of other ingredients.  I call it the 
all-natural Neosporin. G  Works great.  Another thing that works super on 
scratches is Emu Oil.  Emu oil is an emuliant so can use the two together, 
yet the Emu oil works super by itself.  Then of course there is Vitamin E.



Re: scratches

2000-08-09 Thread Bushnell's
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At 07:43 PM 08/08/2000 -0700, you wrote:
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(plus
today  had to take my new Corgi to the Rescue people as last night he
maliciously killed one of my chickens and nothing could stop him until it
was dead quiet) Jean


Hi Jean, so, he doesn't like chickens.. ! (tell me the Rescue people are
really just that, rescuers? or is that an innocuous expression for the dog
pound?)..didn't someone on the list describe chickens as rats with
feathers in the past year? Are you saying you've chosen to champion a
feathered rat over man's best friend? Tell me the little guy's okay,
Corgis are so cute! Maybe with psychotherapy he'll reform? =  Ruthie 




Re: scratches

2000-08-08 Thread whitedvm
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Jean,

Scratches has been discussed a great deal on an equine vet list I'm on. 
About a 100 different remedies were given, which means there is probably
a 100 different causes.  Bacteria, fungus, bacteria  fungus, allergy,
reaction to sunlight (on white legs), parasites, etc., etc.

The best treatment I've found is using an antiseptic ointment with a
steroid in it.  I'm sure your vet can help you with this.  Keeping the
foot clean and dry helps a lot too.

Good luck,

Steve White
Waterloo, NE



Re: scratches

2000-08-08 Thread Karen McCarthy

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Jean'
it ain't herbal, but I use a remedy of equal parts of neosporin, DMSO, and 
the stuff (myoconzidole?) used for feminine itching. Clean up the affected 
area w/ a mild Betadine scrub  blot dry really well, clip any offending 
hair that is straying into sensitive area, slather on the mix using rubber 
gloves, then wrap plastic wrap over it, and cover that with vet wrap. I go 
one step further and duct tape the top and bottom securly, and I leave this 
on for 2-3 days. Works! I am sure the vets must think I am crazy, but I have 
a Trakehner w/ 4 white socks that is in pasture year 'round, and he gets 
this horrible stuff at least once a year. I have used all sorts of remedies, 
but this one takes the cake.


Karen

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Re: scratches

2000-08-08 Thread Patty Bronson
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SCHREINERS WORKS GREAT FOR SCRATCHES




Re: scratches

2000-08-08 Thread Northhorse
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Jean,
I don't know much about herbal remedies for scratches, but just put the 
question out to the America Online Alternative Therapy Board.  They cover 
lots of good information, and I'm sure somebody will have some good 
information soon for me to pass on to you.

Pamela