RE: Thrush

2004-10-29 Thread Linda Lottie
This message is from: "Linda Lottie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Roberta...I dealt with thrush years ago with my QH.  This is what the vet told me to do.  Using a "thrush product" - clean out the hoof, put the thrush product on a few pieces of cleansing pads (the round little "cotton" ones for make=u

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2004-10-29 Thread John D. Herr
This message is from: "John D. Herr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> You can try a product called "Clean Trax". Clean Trax is mixed with water and the leg is soaked. For more details see www.equinepodiatry.net and look on their product page. They also have the soaking boots. I know KC and he k

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2004-10-29 Thread David Hagen
This message is from: David Hagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Have you tried something like Coppertox or Dr. Naylor's Hoof-N-Heal? Copper Sulfate does a great job of killing the offending bacteria. I have also used a product called Matatox on my sheep. It's similar to Coppertox in that it contains

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2004-06-30 Thread Fhtrp
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] There's also a product on the market called Clean Trax (Tracks) it's advertised in Equus, Practical Horseman etc.. Frodo had thrush several years ago that no matter what I tried ( Thrushbuster, Formaldhyde etc.) it would not go away. So one of my volu

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2004-06-29 Thread NordicKees
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 6/29/2004 5:19:28 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > You mix the betadine into the white sugar until you get a thick syrup > like honey or molasses. When you paint it on, it stays active longer > than plain beta

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2004-06-29 Thread shawna smith
This message is from: "shawna smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I was told to pour white sugar into the sore and I have been doing that and sure enough, - no more infection Rondi Tyler. So. Calif. My dad is a beekeeper and we put honey on any cold sores or canker sores. Also have used it, wi

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2004-06-29 Thread GD
This message is from: GD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> You mix the betadine into the white sugar until you get a thick syrup like honey or molasses. When you paint it on, it stays active longer than plain betadine. The high sugar content inhibits bacteria and fungus growth. You know how you never hav

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2004-06-28 Thread Skish19
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] When I lived in Nevada we had to deal with thrush occasionally, and the only thing I ever used was Betadine. It worked quite well. I'm not sure what the addition of white sugar to it would do, because the Betadine by itself did the trick. Sara K. Murri

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2004-06-28 Thread Skish19
When I lived in Nevada we had to deal with thrush occasionally, and the only thing I ever used was Betadine. It worked quite well. I'm not sure what the addition of white sugar to it would do, because the Betadine by itself did the trick. Sara K. Murrieta, CA

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1999-09-23 Thread Jean Gayle
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Elaine, one good thing about chlorine is how it dissipates so quickly. The hens are locked out of the coop for four or five hours at which time there is no odor. As you know with tropical fish and chlorinated water, you let the water sit f

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1999-09-23 Thread Richard Smith
This message is from: Richard Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 08:23 22/9/99 -0700, you wrote: >This message is from: Mary Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Regarding treatments for thrush: Because of our >generally wet climate - wetter still in the winter - >thrush can be a problem if the horses neve

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1999-09-22 Thread OLSENELAIN
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jean, You might be killing the fleas in your dog house, but you might be hurting your dog, too. The fumes from Clorox can burn lungs, eyes and skin. If I use it in my laundry and there is an animal or bird,( which are very sensitive to chemicals) in the

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1999-09-22 Thread Denise Delgado
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dear mary t., good thrush prevention ideas. my trainer does the same thing and has never had a case in over thirty years of keeping horses. copper-tox works well too, but is a lot more expensive then regular 79 cent bleach. denise in

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1999-09-22 Thread Jean Gayle
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> My big Charley picked up a fungus on his pastern and lower leg when he was first broken. There were heavy crusty scabs that could be pealed off. I fussed with it for years.. One day I was using "coppertox" on his frogs and decided, must hav

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1999-09-22 Thread Northhorse
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 9/22/99 8:26:07 Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << For more advanced cases - but not full-blown thrush - we use the bleach full strength. Wear gloves in this case and don't let it get on your pants leg - unless you

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1999-09-21 Thread John and Martie Bolinski
This message is from: John and Martie Bolinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Since my husband took a farrier class and started trimming and shoeing our horses, I have learned that the frog sheds regularly. I guess I never really noticed before because the farrier always trimmed away the parts that were slo

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1999-09-21 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Merek, Because of all of the wet, rainy days we had this summer (sorry everyone who was in drought) we had one horse develop a bad case of thrush also. A complete surprise to us, with similar circumstances. The affected hoof was trea

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1999-09-21 Thread Mary Thurman
This message is from: Mary Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] He was appalled a couple > years ago to find a frog > detaching. He talked to his trainer and farrier who > both put his mind at > ease and said she'd be fine. And

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1999-09-20 Thread Northhorse
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 9/20/99 8:26:53 Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Pam re "loss of frog" I understand they shed the frog every year anyway?? >> Yes. That's what they said. But I've never noticed it with the fjords, just wi

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1999-09-20 Thread Jean Gayle
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Pam re "loss of frog" I understand they shed the frog every year anyway?? Jean Gayle Aberdeen, WA [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ] http://www.techline.com/~jgayle Barnes & Noble Book Stores

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1999-09-20 Thread Jean Gayle
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Merek, I have been told thrush is like athletes foot. I have Koppertox in the barn, garage and arena, but it is very old. I had one horse with thrush and after several applications and dry weather we never had it again. I do not ride often

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1999-09-20 Thread Northhorse
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 9/19/99 20:59:44 Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Anyone out there have a similar experience, and what sort of end result did you get, satisfactory and sound, or continuing problems or worse? Merek >> This will s