On 5/7/07, Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > well if you werent in dry calif I would say ringworm. > > Why not, because of California?
Because when I lived in California and had a small child, as a native Floridian, I was often amazed that people did not do things they do here, like put a cap of bleach in kiddie wading pools etc, and also amazed that no kids there ever had ringworm, ground itch (which is hook worm larvae), inpetigo (sp?) etc which here in fla is almost par for the course in childhood. You just about CAN'T survive childhood here in a rural area without all manner of fungus getting on you at one time or another. So I assume(d) that its the same way with horses. here you just about can't live thru summer without your horse getting rain rot or thrush or something, and if I ever saw a round spot on my horse like that I would immediately treat it for ringworm because 1. it sure wouldnt hurt and 2. it meets the criteria of a perfectly round spot that is dry in the middle, not wet, and the hair is coming out iNSIDE the circle. I guess you DO get things in california but just not so easily? Like I know in calif you have to be a filthy slob with food all in your couch cushions to get roaches whereas here you can be spotlessly immaculately clean, surgically clean like in a hospital, and still have a giant roach bug show up unless like in key West and at my house, you have chickens walking around at large :) thats the long answer. Short answer is that seems to me a drier climate has less fungi. Janice-- yipie tie yie yo
