jleonard
Well-Known Member
I currently have a mare that is struggling with a terrible case of chronic thrush. The poor girl is so sore she almost looks laminitic. It has been going on for over a year, apparently she was neglected when my fiancé's family bought her and try as they might, they have not been able to get it cleared up. I guess it gets better for a while, then relapses and she loses her frogs and the process starts all over again. They shipped her out here in October so that he can keep working with her feet (she is technically his horse). They were using Scarlex by Farnam, but not getting very good results. I found "Ramey goo" while searching the internet the other day, so we started trying that. It is a mix of Triple antibiotic ointment and athletes foot cream. I also saw where someone said to add Monistat to it to clear up any possible yeast infection, and Desitin to help dry it out. We mixed it all up and have been using a syringe to squirt it deep into the sulci. We did a diluted lysol soak last night and were planning to do that 3x per week as well. I have found several reviews from people who swear by this combination of treatments. The poor mare lost another frog last night, the others will probably have to slough off soon too. I think she is going to get a little worse before she gets better, but hopefully we can keep the new growth healthy.
In my searching I also ran across a product called No-Thrush. It is a powder and looks very interesting, but I wanted to see if anyone else has tired it and liked it. Aside from the reviews on the product website it is difficult to find anyone who has tried it.
In my searching I also ran across a product called No-Thrush. It is a powder and looks very interesting, but I wanted to see if anyone else has tired it and liked it. Aside from the reviews on the product website it is difficult to find anyone who has tried it.