My TB has spots on his sides from rolling in his stall (from being on stall rest), and they appeared to be regular rub spots. When my barn manager was putting ointment on them, he noticed that the hair on the outer edge of the spots was coming up from the skin, and the hair is falling off.
I had something similar to this happen on a cat I had, that had gotten a bruise. Could this be a bruised spot under the rub, causing the hair to come out?
Thanks!
Could be ringworm or some other kind of fungus. I'd have a vet out to look at and maybe scrape it. Until then, wear gloves when you touch them and wash your hands before you touch other animals, pets , people, brushes, blankets, halters, etc. You don't want to treat it until you know what you're treating. You could probably rinse it with saline if it looks oozy or infected without interfering much with your vet's diagnosis and treatment .
Also, I'd look at the bedding in your stall and your horses weight if stall rubs are a normal occurrence.
Could be regular old itch-rot/saddle rot/that little fungus that develops from bacteria that grows in the saddle pad or blankets or brushes.
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com its very common in barns and the best way i found to get rid of it is nitrofurazone ointment (dont quote me on the spelling pls!). or the vet can give you an anti-fungal cream that works even better.
just a guess but sounds like it if the hair is coming out, the horse is stabled and if the skin is kinda flaky. if thats what it is make sure you dont use the brushes on more then one horse if theres any sign of it being in the barn, using saddle clothes that you can wash every few uses under your pads also really helps prevent it.
good luck and dont worry too much, if you can get a vet to look at it they'll fix ya up w some cream or something:)
You do not say how big these patches are but if they are small and slightly raised they are likely to be ringworm. It is not a worm but a fungus and is highly infectious. You should keep the horse isolated and have one assigned person to care for the horse always wearing rubber or plastic examination gloves which should be discarded and burned after each use. They should wear one set of clothes for that one horse and then disinfect and change into clean clothes. The horse should have his own grooming kit which should be disinfected daily and all tack and rugs should be kept separate. The vet should give you some fungicidal wash or cream and give you more instructions.
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com A photo would have helped.
I would say maybe ringworm. Does she wear a blanket? They could just be rub marks.
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