In horses, hydrogen peroxide is used in cleaning wounds, treating fungal infections, removing or debriding dead tissue, stopping capillary bleeding from small vessels in abrasions and other injuries, and in disinfecting equipment and stable areas. What is hydrogen peroxide used for in horses? hydrogen peroxide (3% diluted 50:50 with water) Read more…
Differ- ences between the two animals may include: where they are found (horses worldwide and rhinos Africa and Asia); horses are taller; rhinoceroses have horns; the number of toes (horses have one and rhinos have three); how much they weigh (horses 380 kg to 900kg and rhinos 1,000 kg to Read more…
The fortunate thing about vitiligo is that it most likely doesn’t bother the horse. One exception: when it appears around the eyes and muzzle, as it predominantly does in horses, the skin might be more susceptible to sunburn, and measures should be taken to avoid overexposure to the sun. Can Read more…
between 4 and 7 months. Weaning is usually done somewhere between 4 and 7 months of age, although some ranches leave their foals on the mares a bit longer. After 4 months of age, the foal’s nutritional requirements exceed that provided by the mare’s milk, and most foals are eating Read more…
That means spritzing the hay with a hose probably won’t do. A better approach is to place the flake in a hay net and then dunk it in a large bucket of fresh water. To make sure the hay is thoroughly saturated, hold it beneath the water until no bubbles Read more…
Vitiligo is a quite unusual skin condition that causes a lot of consternation to the owners but thankfully is not at all distressing to the horse or pony. It presents as small, focal and generally well-circumscribed white spots as a result of pigment loss. What causes white markings on horses? Read more…
A white horse is actually grey – it’s a colouration that occurs when a gene causes the hair coat to gradually lose its colour. Do white horses turn grey? Graying can occur at different rates—very quickly on one horse and very slowly on another. As adults, most gray horses eventually Read more…
Quick facts. Don’t feed moldy hay to horses. Most moldy hay problems are from mold spores, which can produce respiratory disease in horses. Many of the common mold toxins develop in the field during a delayed harvest. Will mold hurt horses? Horses are particularly sensitive to dust from mold spores Read more…
Answer: Yes, you can use Permethrin SFR on horses for horse flies. Per the product label: For use on Horses to control:Horn flies, face flies,stable flies, house flies,horse flies, black flies,eye gnats, mange mites,scabies mites, ticks, lice and fleas: Use ¼ fl. oz. to 1 pt. Does permethrin work on Read more…
Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease (CPPD) is a form of arthritis that causes pain, stiffness, tenderness, redness, warmth and swelling (inflammation) in some joints. It usually affects one joint at a time, but sometimes it may affect several joints at once. How do you treat pastern dermatitis in horses? Read more…