On Feb 2, 2008, at 9:17 AM, JR wrote: > My old gelding has diarrhea. I don't get out to the barn much during > the winter so I rely on the stable manager to inform me of any changes > in my horses. Well apparently nobody knowest. So I am planning on > doing a Pancur Powerpac deworming, since that all need it, and that > should stop the diarrhea. But this still leaves me with a very > discusting tail and butt. Any idea on how I clean up his tail? It is > absolutly caked, and it ain't mud. PLEASE HELP > > JR
Brush as much as you can out of the tail (hint: keep your mouth tightly closed to avoid the "dust") using a stiff bristle tail brush (example: http://www.horsetackinternational.com/tailwrap-paddle-brush.html). Then dip the tail in a bucket of hot soapy water and work the stuff out. Rinse. And then I'd repeat with hot soapy betadine surgical scrub for the tail dock and the butt since he's probably on the verge of a skin condition. Make sure you rinse all the betadine off. If the skin looks nasty, some Desitin or Vaseline should soothe his diaper rash. Lynn Kinsky, Santa Ynez, CA http://www.silcom.com/~lkinsky/
