Interesting Thrush remedies

[*Cowgirl*]

Any thrush remedies that actually work besides bleach n water?

 

[Anonymous]

there's some sort of hoof tar you can get that my vet recommends

 

[oscar p]

koppertox you can get it at any feed store.

 

[Alan]

Any thrush remedies that actually work besides bleach n water?

Straight bleach has always worked well for me, so, my thinking is if it's not broke don't fix it. Although I have learned the hard way to; first, wear old clothes I don't care about, second, it's alot less messy if I put the bleach in a plastic mustard bottle, like the plastic yellow ones you put in the cooler for picnics, Could be the red ketchup bottle also. I'm not explaining the type of bottle very well, you buy the empty bottle to put the condiments in.

Oh well

Alan

 

[*Cowgirl*]

Gotcha!

 

[msscamp]

Any thrush remedies that actually work besides bleach n water?

Straight bleach has always worked well for me, so, my thinking is if it's not broke don't fix it.

Alan

Can't say as I blame you. Bleach is something like .67/a quart (maybe a half gallon, I forget), and less than 2.00/gallon compared to the cost of coppertox? It will ruin clothes, though! :lol: :lol:

 

[*Cowgirl*]

Thanks guys, bleach it is!

 

[Tod Dague]

What is thrush?

 

[Anonymous]

What is thrush?

it's just a infection of the frog of a horse's foot...usually has a stinky type of discharge that comes from it

 

[msscamp]

What is thrush?

A fungal infection of the frog. If memory serves, it's caused by unsanitary, poorly drained pens. I'm not sure if a horse can pick it up in the pasture, though.

 

[Tod Dague]

Thanks!

 

[Alan]

Is this a NW problem? the cause is correct from all the above but it can also be bought on by too much moisture, ie; too much rain. It is a fungus of the foot, steming from the frog.

It does stink.

Alan

 

[Anonymous]

What is thrush?

A fungal infection of the frog. If memory serves, it's caused by unsanitary, poorly drained pens. I'm not sure if a horse can pick it up in the pasture, though.

yes ma'am they can pick it up in the pasture...a few of our horses used to get it when I was young...it'd ran and all the runoff from the mountain would make it muddy down in some of our pastures...and the horses would keep walking in the mud...then they'd "dispose of their waste" and urinate in with the mud...and if we didn't change them into a dry pasture quick enough...they'd get thrush...and if im not mistaken...its spelled Kopertox if you want to check that out...saw it posted a few times up there...just thought it was spelled uncorrectly...if you have time...give your horses a good hoof pickin once every day and that should pretty much keep thrush away

 

[Anonymous]

fungus?...are you sure?...I always thought it was bacterial

 

[Alan]

fungus?...are you sure?...I always thought it was bacterial

I may be wrong about the fungus part, sorry, but I do know I have to keep a real eye out in the wet time of year. I usally get one horse with it once a year. But it's very easy to take care of.

Alan

 

[msscamp]

fungus?...are you sure?...I always thought it was bacterial

Sorry, you're right and I was incorrect - it is caused by anerobic bacterium.

 

[Anonymous]

no reason for yall to be sorry ...I was just wondering if i'd been wrong my whole life about thinking it was a bacteria...and Alan...about keeping an eye out for it in the wet time of year...if you dont catch it by lookin...you'll sure smell it...woo it smells bad...my dad used to make me pick all the horses feet and sometimes i'd lift their hoof up and get a smell of it and it'd about make me vomit...and yep...it's pretty easy to take care of...its a shame that some horses have died from it...it only takes 3 to 5 days in my experience to get rid of it...some people are too lazy to do that

Have a good day Alan and msscamp

 

[msscamp]

no reason for yall to be sorry ...I was just wondering if i'd been wrong my whole life about thinking it was a bacteria...and Alan...about keeping an eye out for it in the wet time of year...if you dont catch it by lookin...you'll sure smell it...woo it smells bad...my dad used to make me pick all the horses feet and sometimes i'd lift their hoof up and get a smell of it and it'd about make me vomit...and yep...it's pretty easy to take care of...its a shame that some horses have died from it...it only takes 3 to 5 days in my experience to get rid of it...some people are too lazy to do that

Have a good day Alan and msscamp

Thanks, you too!

 

[Anonymous]

msscamp...now you're going to have to explain to me what an anerobic bacteria is...one that exercises a lot? :lol:

 

[msscamp]

msscamp...now you're going to have to explain to me what an anerobic bacteria is...one that exercises a lot? :lol:

:lol2: :lol2: :lol2: It's simply a bacteria that can live without oxygen, in fact oxygen will kill it.