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| 908.1 | unsightly complaint... | KERNEL::CHEWTER | | Tue Apr 14 1992 11:25 | 7 |
| A friend of mine has a horse with the same complaint, he too struggles
when they want to put the bridle on, so they always take it apart.
They have tried alot of things to clear it up, but lately I believe
they have him put out and have his ears scraped.
J.
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| 908.2 | | BOOVX2::MANDILE | Life hand ya lemons? Make Lemonade! | Tue Apr 14 1992 14:31 | 6 |
| I saw a horse with a bad case of this last week.
You would swear he had califlowers growing in his ears! )-:
I had heard there isn't much you can do to cure it?
Lynne
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| 908.3 | Time is the cure we experienced | PIPPER::NICKERSON | Bob Nickerson DTN 282-1663 :^) | Tue Apr 14 1992 16:17 | 6 |
| We've had it with one of our horses. We tried all kinds of treatment
but nothing seemed to work. Then one day after about a year and a
half, they all seemed to disappear.
Bob
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| 908.4 | Sometimes, it's not fungus | DECWET::JDADDAMIO | Montar con orgullo | Tue Apr 14 1992 17:28 | 14 |
| There are two different complaints which can look like what you have
described. The first really is a fungus and can usually be cured with
a topical anti-fungal treatment(liquid and/or ointment)
However, the other is called "aural plaques" which are wide, flat white
lesions inside the ear. Veterinarians have told me that this is spread
by biting insects. But, it is unclear whether the lesions are the
result of a virus that the insects transmit to the horse or is simply
the result of irritation caused by all the bites.
There is no known treatment for aural plaques but they seem to cause no
real discomfort to the horses. All 3 of ours developed these plaques
while we were in New England. The plaques have not gotten any bigger
since we left NE 4 years ago.
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| 908.5 | | DELNI::KEIRAN | | Tue Apr 14 1992 17:50 | 15 |
| It appears to be the actual fungus, and the vet left me
an antifungal that he had mixed up. This particular horse
is very bothered by it, and hates having his ears touched.
What I wonder now is if it has been there for so long,
that he will never like having his ears touched. I have
seen horses with the plaque that never seems to bother
them, but this is definitly different. It doesn't seem
to spread between horses either cause he was the only
horse in the barn with it. The other problem I have is
how to get the liquid antifungal into his ears without it
running down the ear canal. I used a towel yesterday, but
thought I would try a cotton ball today, I may be able to
get more on that way.
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| 908.6 | Can you tell we've been there? | DECWET::JDADDAMIO | Montar con orgullo | Tue Apr 14 1992 18:21 | 18 |
| If the horse will tolerate it, the best way to prevent liquid from
running down into the ear canal is to stuff some absorbent cotton into
the ear. Large piece only please! Small ones are impossible to get out.
Just tear off a large enough piece to block the entrance to the ear
canal. Don't push it in deep. You might hurt the horse and the are HELL
to get out.
Some horses don't like the cotton in the ears and shake their head
after you put it in. But, most will quiet down and then you can get on
with the treatment.
Cotton balls do work better than a towel to apply the antifungal
liquid. If you can't stuff something in the ear to prevent drips
getting into the ear canal, try to minimize drips. Don't wet the
cotton ball too much or rub too hard(squeezes the liquid out of the
ball).
John
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