Category: Skin And Hair System

Get Your Horse’s House In Order – A Magazine Review – Podcast #087 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

"Are More Horse Vets Coming To Help You?" - This podcast reviews a vet school’s economic impact statement and a special Equus magazine about the hea…

Doc-t July 19, 2023

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Various Topics – Rounds With Doc T (see excerpt) February 16, 2023 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

“Ask Me Anything” - The following questions were submitted (copied and pasted from the Q&A section in Zoom or from emails), along with any posted …

Doc-t February 16, 2023

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Various Topics – Rounds With Doc T (see excerpt) January 19, 2023 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

“Ask Me Anything” - The following questions were submitted (copied and pasted from the Q&A section in Zoom or from emails), along with any posted …

Doc-t January 19, 2023

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Wounds In Horses – Podcast #043 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

"Helping Your Horse Heal Wounds: - This is a review of what kind of wounds occur in the horse, what needs to be done about them and how to make them h…

Doc-t February 9, 2022

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The Skin Of Horses – Rounds With Doc T ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

We all see the skin, yet we all see the same thing and wonder what to do about it. The first thing to do is correctly identify what we are seeing and …

Doc-t January 3, 2022

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Anhidrosis (Non-sweating horses) ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

No one has determined why some horses in the same environment stop sweating while others do sweat but we know that every horse is different with diffe…

Doc-t September 2, 2020

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Dermatitis ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Dermatitis In Horses

Doc-t April 25, 2020

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Fascial Tears ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Fascial Tears In Horses

Doc-t April 25, 2020

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*Skin And Hair ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

The purposes of skin and hair are many and equally important.  They keep everything inside in and everything outside out. It grows hair and adds fat …

Doc-t April 25, 2020

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Hematomas And Seromas ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Hematomas And Seromas In Horses

Doc-t April 25, 2020

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A Better Approach To Parasite Control ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Parasite control is being debated within the profession. The worry of resistance is real. But the truth of controlling parasites lies in how your moth…

Doc-t March 31, 2019

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No Sweat! ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Horses living in climates with high temperatures and high humidity are often affected by anhidrosis (non-sweating). This is a highly effective cure th…

Doc-t August 3, 2017

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Proud Flesh ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

This is a replay of a HorseTalk™ webcast. Be sure to enroll in the next one and join Doc T live.

Doc-t October 2, 2016

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Sweating Again In 3 Days (testimony) ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Sweating Again In 3 Days

Doc-t August 22, 2016

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Report on James (testimony) ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. "after 7 days i noticed a significant change—his itching had decrease…

Doc-t September 18, 2015

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Partial Skin Thickness Wounds ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Surgery topics are items that help the horse owner understand the fundamentals behind wounds and surgical lesions in horses. This particular topic ne…

Doc-t March 7, 2015

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Puncture Wounds ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Puncture wounds can be invisible and inoculate the area with bacteria. If left untreated the infection can kill your horse. A tetanus vaccination is e…

Doc-t March 6, 2015

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Trauma Wounds ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Traumatic wounds are different from surgical wounds for one major reason. The underlying trauma to the soft tissue complicates healing that is beyond…

Doc-t March 2, 2015

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Wire Wounds ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Wire wounds are difficult because of the underlying soft tissue damage that wants to slough off before the wound can close.

Doc-t March 1, 2015

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Abnormal Skin Features ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

This topic covers anything that isn't considered normal on the skin of the horse and is not categorized into another topic.

Doc-t February 27, 2015

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Aural Plaques ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Aural plaques affect one or both ears creating a thick white crust inside the ear.

Doc-t February 25, 2015

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External Parasites ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

External Parasites In Horses

Doc-t February 22, 2015

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Pressure Sores ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

When body weight is applied to the skin area for a prolonged period of time, the skin actually dies from the pressure placed upon it creating pressure…

Doc-t February 16, 2015

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Shoe Boils ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Shoe Boils In Horses

Doc-t February 15, 2015

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Depigmentation (Leukotrichia) ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

The cause for the horse's skin to lose color in patches of hair in one spot or throughout its body is not common and is still without explanation.

Doc-t February 15, 2015

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Skin Abscesses ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

The purpose of an abscess is to move a foreign material that is inside the body to the outside. When this occurs, it is said to be draining and is a …

Doc-t February 13, 2015

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Equine Sarcoid ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Equine Sarcoid is a benign tumor of the skin of the horse that is very common, usually limiting itself to above the knee and forward of the girth.

Doc-t February 11, 2015

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Habronemiasis (Summer Sores) ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Inflammation caused by the biting stable fly that deposits the larvae of the habronema nematode producing moist sores on the eyes, mouth, nostrils, fo…

Doc-t February 7, 2015

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Hives ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Hives are small to medium sized flat lumps that occur locally or all over the horse's body.

Doc-t February 6, 2015

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Normal Hair Loss In Foals ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Foals are born with a lot of hair that falls off during the spring and summer months. Recognizing this as a natural process will alleviate anxiety in…

Doc-t February 4, 2015

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Insect Sensitivity ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Insect sensitivity can range in degrees between different horses from mild to severe but is always during fly season.

Doc-t February 1, 2015

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Melanoma ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Melanoma in horses is usually a benign tumor of the black skin of horses that occurs in many areas of the horse's body but doesn't metastasize.

Doc-t January 30, 2015

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Rain Rot (Dermatophilosis) ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Small, raised scabs on the back of a horse have a bacteria causing the lesion. The treatments recommended usually don't cover the cause.

Doc-t January 20, 2015

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Ringworm (dermatophytosis) ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Fungal infections can affect the skin of the horse and is contagious between horses and humans. There is usually an immunosuppression factor involved.

Doc-t January 18, 2015

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Scratches Or Grease Heel ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Dermatitis, or inflammation of the skin, on the back side of the pastern can become severe in some horses. The usual treatments do not address the ca…

Doc-t January 17, 2015

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Sheath Edema ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

The sheath is at the farthest point from the heart and damage to the blood flow in castrated males can sometimes prevent the normal flow of blood lead…

Doc-t January 16, 2015

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Skin Reactions To Veterinary Treatment ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Some horses will react adversely to medications showing a disruption from the normal skin condition. These include bumps, depigmentation, and tempora…

Doc-t January 15, 2015

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Skin Lumps ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

In vet school I learned that a lump is a lump until proven otherwise. Only a biopsy can determine or confirm a diagnosis.

Doc-t January 14, 2015

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Tack Injury ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Skin rubs occur either acutely from trauma or insidiously through wear against objects such as tack, blankets, or the environment.

Doc-t January 13, 2015

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Skin Scars ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Scars occur during healing of full thickness skin wounds including surgery. They can range from unseen but felt to hairless, depigmented masses.

Doc-t January 12, 2015

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Squamous Cell Of The Skin ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

This common cancer is locally invasive on pink skin such as the eyes, penis, and in the skull of the horse.

Doc-t January 10, 2015

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Pythiosis ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

This severe disease is often confused with habronemiasis which is also commonly called summer sores. This is a fungus based, highly invasive cancer th…

Doc-t January 9, 2015

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Tail Rubbing ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Tail rubbing is common in stabled and non-stabled horses and the cause is simple as well as the solution. The frayed hairs at the tail head is evidenc…

Doc-t January 6, 2015

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Unknown Skin Lesions ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Most skin diseases in horses are ignored and random treatments are applied or the lesion is ignored. Here are a few of these.

Doc-t January 3, 2015

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Dependent Edema ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Blood, like any liquid, falls to the lowest point. When the liquid part of blood leaks out of the blood vessels, it always gravitates to the low point…

Doc-t January 2, 2015

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Warts ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Warts are virus caused growths on the skin usually on young horses and usually on the lips and muzzle.

Doc-t January 1, 2015

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Worms! ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

How did your parents deworms you? Fecal egg counts, dewormers and natural control are discussed here. The cause of infection and controlling worms is …

Doc-t December 14, 2014

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