Help! Rain rot?

Question

My horse is being temperarily boarded at a pasture and the owner of that pasture has just informed me that my horse has rain rot. i'm paying this person 300 a month to take care of my horse and this is what i get. I'm moving him to my home this weekend, but it's pretty serious it covers his whole back.. rain rot or rain scald.. what should i do? Brush him out and shampoo him? what are good medicated shampoos someone said bleach and water? HELP? i'm going out tomorrow to care for him I'm only going to call the vet if I can't do anything about it.. please help! thanks!

Answer 1

do not put bleach and water on your horse-wash him with medicated shampoos and keep him out of the rain for a while if possible.  a good diet and continuous treatment of medicated shampoos usually keep it at bay.  try making sure he's not soaked for long periods when it's raining of time as a measure of prevention.  good luck!

Answer 2

Do not use bleach water!! Go get an iodine wash and wash him with it. Be sure thoroughly groom him everyday. Wash him with that iodine wash every couple of days for about a week and it should clear up. It will take time for the hair to grow back, though.

Answer 3

I have in the past treated it with iodine mixed with water in a spray bottle. As soon as it starts to dry up you can remove the scabby/hair by pulling or brushing it out. You can treat it yourself with out the vet, many horses that are kept outside get rain rot. It is really nothing to worrry about so good luck!☺

It has nothing to do with a lack of care, so dont be mad at your boarder, unless your horse was supposed to be kept inside. Rain rot happens a lot to over weight horses if the water pools on their back and sit there. Hope I  helped!

Answer 4

Penicillin poured directly on the rain rot every day will definately help!

Answer 5

Some of my horses got this due to all the rain and snow this year. Get an antibacterial shampoo and wash him with it. There are also some sprays you can get from KV Supply for rain rot. Dandruff shampoo will work if you can't get any real fast for horses. Just keep him clean until it clears up and use an antibacterial spray and shampoo often.

Answer 6

The first thing we do is use a soap-like betadine surgical wash (can be bought from the vets or good stock feeds stores) basically soap-that lathers good.  Work that crust off that's created by serum oozing out through the skin. With gloves on, lather the horse good and try to break the scabs off, which is painful to the horse. Getting the scabs off and letting the air get to the ulcerated areas is the most important part, and it is the most difficult because the horse resists it. Since it's painful, sometimes it takes a couple of days working a little at a time.

There's a good site here with more helpful information - http://www.netpets.com/horses/healthspa/...

I hope this helps your horse, good luck xoxo

Answer 7

iodine works but if he is white it might make is coat a weird color but it will come out eventually.

Answer 8

Well, I wouldn't blame the person for not taking care of YOUR horse. You should watch your horse and visit. I wouldn't do anything until you get the vet. Unless you know what to do.

Answer 9

I work/ride/lease at a border/lesson barn and the owner should've NEVER let that happen he/she should've been more aware and I'm sorry I'm not sure what to do but definately DON'T USE WATER AND BLEACH

Answer 10

You can buy a special shampoo, but do not use bleach on your horse. Its just too harsh for the horses already sore skin.

You should wash him at least 3 times with this shampoo, and brush him really good every day.

Was the person supposed to be grooming him?

Usually board only includes feeding etc, grooming and care is usually up to the owner?

edit:

Wow, He has shown his true colors to you I guess. At least your horse will be coming home and be in your good care now.

Answer 11

Don't use Bleach! Bleach is toxic and will burn like crazy! You need to get an essential oil product that I have been using called BooBooDr Plus from Blueridge.  I use it on everything! My friend told me about it and I thought oh, yeah sure until I tried it. It is antibacterial and antifungal.  It is not cheap but that is because it is made from essential oils and is 100% certified organic. I have tried Tee Tree oil that was not the real thing and it burns! A little of this goes a long ways and you will see a difference. If you must keep her haltered, it should be a break-away halter in-case she gets caught on something and the fleece lining that you can get would be the best to keep the halter from wearing on her more and giving her permanent damage. Good luck - and your horse will thank you!

Answer 12

Okay, here I go again...  I treat rain rot like I treat sarcoptic mange, spanish itch, sweet itch, etc.

Well if you're willing to try anything, here's a decades old remedy for it... Motor oil (New or used). Simply paint your pony with it and it will kill the fungus. Leave it on at least a month and within 2 weeks of painting it on, you'll see new hair growing in hairless spots.

Answer 13

http://www.equusite.com/articles/health/...

This website should help.

EDIT

I thought that I should add, the top part of it is 'about' rain rot but the treatment part is towards the bottom.