RE: Rain Rot

This message is from: Genie Dethloff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I second this. She sounds exactly like my friends fjord who was diagnosed with Cushings. This message is from: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I suspect she has some kind of metabolic issue. At the risk of sounding like a bro

RE: Rain Rot

This message is from: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Here is an interesting link on rain rot by a vet. http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2007/Dec/07/persistence-key-to-treating-rain-rot/ Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-

RE: Rain Rot

This message is from: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I suspect she has some kind of metabolic issue. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I would join the Cushings list on Yahoo (or ask her owners to do so). She sounds like the horse of a friend of mine that ended up with lamin

Rain Rot

This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've never had a horse on our farm with rain rot, but we do now. Sadly, a boarding Fjord has a good bit of rain rot. I'd love to hear how anyone has dealt with it. Also, in researching it, I've read that rain rot mostly effects ho

RE: fjordhorse-digest V2008 #224/Rain rot

This message is from: "Rose or Murph" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Kate, I had a TB mare years ago get rain rot. The only thing that did the job was using a water proof sheet. Topicals are good but until it is gone keeping the back clean and dry with a water proof sheet is best un

Rain Rot

This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Much to my dismay, the best pony ever turned up with a nasty case of rain rot about 4 weeks ago. This was the first time I had ever experienced it, so I think it had been growing under that heavy fur for a week or more. By the time I got to it, it

Re: Rain Rot

This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use Micro-tek shampoo. I really believe in that stuff. Jo

Rain rot

This message is from: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Anything I can do to help minimize this problem, short of keeping him blanketed (which I would prefer not to do )?? I have found Hilton Herbs "Coat and Skin" formula very effective. Marcy Baer Briar Hill Farm www.briarhillfarm.co

Re: Rain Rot

This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > "shawna smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I live in western OR so I know what you mean about rainsometimes it > seems it will never stop! At times like this I lock the horses in the barn > at night. To help dry them out, I'll c

Re: Rain Rot

This message is from: "shawna smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Liz Rudy Anything I can do to help minimize this problem, short of keeping him blanketed (which I would prefer not to do )?? Thanks for any suggestions Liz I live in western

Rain Rot

This message is from: Liz Rudy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have a question regarding rain rot and fjords. Is this a common problem with the breed? When I got my fjord gelding, Torsten, last February, he had pretty severe rain rot on his back and rump. I live in western Washington where we get l

Weird Rain rot solution

This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I got this one off the Hanoverian site. Clean with warm water and soap the put a poltice of Saurekraut juice on it and wrap. Leave for 3 days and repeat if needed. Sounds weird but works. Only thing I could figure was the acid in the juice.