It's About The Horse

bit · Member Joined: 02 Feb 2009 Posts: 4356 Location: Kansas

I just posted this on the hoof thread, but I read that painting castor oil on the hoof heals cracks. The guy up the road from me raises cattle, and his dog got a pretty bad wound from getting gored. The vet sewed her up and he sprayed it with wd 40 every day. It healed up really quick, not scar and the hair all grew back. He says he always uses wd 40 on wounds.
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appellativo · Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 1:18 am Post subject:

Here's what wikipedia had to say...about wd-40.
I bet the ingredient that appears to be good for the skin is the mineral oil....who knows.

Formulation:
WD-40's main ingredients, according to U.S. Material Safety Data Sheet information, are:

50%: Stoddard solvent (i.e., mineral spirits -- primarily hexane, somewhat similar to kerosene)
25%: Liquefied petroleum gas (presumably as a propellant; carbon dioxide is now used instead to reduce WD-40's considerable flammability)
15+%: Mineral oil (light lubricating oil)
10-%: Inert ingredients
The German version of the mandatory EU safety sheet lists the following safety relevant ingredients:

60-80%: Heavy Naphtha (petroleum product), hydrogen treated
1-5%: Carbon dioxide
It further lists flammability and effects to the human skin when repeatedly exposed to WD-40 as risks when using WD-40. Nitrile rubber gloves and safety glasses should be used. Water is unsuitable for extinguishing burning WD-40.

There is a popular urban legend that the key ingredient in WD-40 is fish oil.[2]
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appellativo · Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 1:23 am Post subject:

here's my former trimmer's recipie for thrush spray...

2 c. water
2c. apple cider vinegar
1 oz. tea tree oil

note: Don't do like me and try to mix it in a styrofoam cup; it will melt the cup! best stored out of sunlight. Tea tree oil stores best in a dark glass container.

Knowing aloe and tea tree is great for the skin (well so is the vinegar), I made a mixture of water, aloe vera gel and tea tree oil. I spray this on bite marks, itchy spots, etc and the skin loves it and the hair grows back super fast!

I once also read up on natural anti-inflammatory household items (things like turmeric, honey, chammomile, oatmeal, etc), made a paste and applied it to my horse's proud flesh. It seemed to work; the proud flesh went away.
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CarolynAnn93 · Member Joined: 15 Feb 2009 Posts: 65

colemanQhs · Member Joined: 22 Jan 2012 Posts: 1

I am going to have to try this toothpaste thing!! We are getting ready to take on a horse that has a HUGE sarcoid on his underside and another small one on him. The one under him is probably the size of a grapefruit and looks horrible!!

whudson · Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 10:05 pm Post subject:

Our vet swears by white sugar four wounds.

We used to board at another barn and when I first got Kitt (was 9 years ago) Kitt was pretty good at escaping from any place. The first week we were together they had 24/7 turnout. He decided he was going over the fence. Long storey short.....he must have got hung up. Put it this way, if he had testicles they would be long gone. No gelding fee

Anyway had a nasty nasty gash in between the hinds. BO started putting lime on it...it did become infected and oozing but the lime did the trick....10 days later was as good as new, applied perhaps twice daily. No antibiotics, no vet visit...I just kept saying to him do as you would normally do if he was your own...

Today, he has no scar. Use at your own discresion of course but for me the proof is in the pudding

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sandra smith · Member Joined: 01 Apr 2011 Posts: 50

I read an article about the curing powers of honey and cinnamon. Have added a little honey to my older geldings beet pulp slurry since. Sure can't hurt , and he seems to be having some sort of tummy aggravation. Not at all colic like just not quite "right". My vet didn't seem to think anything related to ulcers but HMMMMM??? Sure has me scratching my head.
Any suggestions?

Sandra

CoolsLadyInRed · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 1:07 am Post subject:

From what I have read, honey is good for humans and works like a probiotic so it should help horses too. Have you tried apple cider vinegar in the feed? It is supposed to help almost anything that ails us and animals. good for the stomach in general.
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sandra smith · Member Joined: 01 Apr 2011 Posts: 50

HA I'll bet he'd like the honey way better than the vinegar. Vet discovered some pimple-like growths in his sheath a week ago when she cleaned it. He's always had a very dirty sheath.

But the turning and biting at his sides has been a long term habit. So, not sure if it's tummy or sheath related. Poor old man has always had funny habits. Has also been quidding his hay of the past s days. Just called equine dentist. He was here Nov 9th 2011. Guess he'll be coming back.

Thanks for the vinegar idea. Back to work for a few hours. 3 to be exact, poor me.

Sandra