Seriously scurffy/scabby skin

[Sexy Sietske]

Its itching her and literally everywhere, mainly legs, tail and the mane/wither area. Is there anything I can wash it with or put on it to clear the scurf?? She had a bath in tea tree shampoo not too long back but it doesn't seem to have helped. Could you use hibiscrub all over? Or a special medicated horse shampoo, normal human medicated/dandruff shampoo??

She doesn't seem to be losing her winter coat either :confused:

[martini55]

My horse suffers from sweetitch and can get really scurfy. My vet advised to bathe her using diluted hibiscrub and it certainly works for her, though I don't think I'd use it too often, only when it gets really bad.

[blueroan12:2]

There is a dermoline shampoo i think its with tea tree thats really good to get the scurf off. A good bath helps get the coat out, as does a shedding blade. Mine holds his coat for ages i use this rubber round think with prongs on (i dnt know the name!) not a curry comb anyway and it lifts it off. They all look manky when losing their coats :rolleyes:

[Sexy Sietske]

Even with the shedding blade she only has a few hairs come out where as Nelson and Sietske are spitting them out by the truck load!! Might give her a good bath in hibiscrub to get rid of the scurf...she isn't a fan of the hose so could be challenge but life would be boring without a challenge!! :p

[lauraandharvey]

no dont do hibi scrub
if you dont wash it out properly it can burn!

id use the dermoline shampoo
or medicated shampoo!
xxx

[Sexy Sietske]

Vosene?? We always have some of that kicking about :p;)

[vimto92]

Try vosene, t-gel and/or polytar.

[Joyscarer]

Whatever you try, patch test first ;)