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Murphy
Dec 31, 2007 16:17:51 GMT -3
Post by Andrea on Dec 31, 2007 16:17:51 GMT -3
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Murphy
Dec 31, 2007 16:34:42 GMT -3
Post by happilyeverafter on Dec 31, 2007 16:34:42 GMT -3
haha smurphhhhhhhhhh. That blanket is so disgusting! What a dirty old man ♥
You are one lucky duck, Andrea!
(best horse of life. clearly)
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Murphy
Dec 31, 2007 17:01:05 GMT -3
Post by Andrea on Dec 31, 2007 17:01:05 GMT -3
Haha yeah, the blanket is pretty icky. I hate the color. But I'm getting him a new one, so no worries!  |
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Murphy
Dec 31, 2007 18:58:21 GMT -3
Post by oxmaybesoxo on Dec 31, 2007 18:58:21 GMT -3
haha I'm willing to bet when Em bought that blanket it was hunter green but over the years it became lighter and lighter with each wash lol
Have you noticed his blanket refuses to stay even and always slips to one side!
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Murphy
Dec 31, 2007 19:40:11 GMT -3
Post by Andrea on Dec 31, 2007 19:40:11 GMT -3
Haha yeah, I've noticed that. He's always resting one of his hind legs. It's really interesting how too. Like, one of his hind legs is right in under himself all the time. lol Hopefully this new turnout blanket I'm getting him will stay better  |
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Murphy
Jan 1, 2008 15:15:36 GMT -3
Post by Ash on Jan 1, 2008 15:15:36 GMT -3
It will...trust me!!!! Skipper, like Murph (man they have too much alike haha), has ALWAYS had trouble with his blanket shifting. I'd go down in the morning and his blaket would be practicly upsidedown. But this one, even on 24 hour turnout where he is out and about all the time, hasn't moved!!! Amazes me, but day after day it is still proving it's self!!! I love it |
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Murphy
Jan 1, 2008 17:35:55 GMT -3
Post by Kelesha on Jan 1, 2008 17:35:55 GMT -3
Haha! Murph's so cutee..gotta love him!
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Murphy
Jan 15, 2008 15:29:36 GMT -3
Post by Andrea on Jan 15, 2008 15:29:36 GMT -3
Bit of an update, I suppose! Murph's mysterious scabs are still present, but healing. The 'scars' from his bite (I wasn't present at the time of his little fight) are showing now (it wasn't a bad bite). I'm thinking these strange scabs are a result of the bite, in some weird way. I got a couple pics.   He saw my camera...  ...and turned away haha.  As for an update on our riding.. well, there isn't really any riding going on. There's soooo much ice, I'm too afraid to ride him anywhere. The LAST thing we need is a (100% preventable) injury. I finally got his new cooler in the mail yesterday   Yayyyy!! I love it. I can't wait to show him. The half pad I ordered with it didn't come. They contacted me and told me they're giving me a refund for the pad? Oh well. I'll get one somewhere, anyway. |
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Murphy
Jan 15, 2008 16:27:33 GMT -3
Post by rascal on Jan 15, 2008 16:27:33 GMT -3
Andrea, I've seen that kind of flakey white scab several times on our horses. While I can't back up my opinion with any medical evidence, I believe the scab gets some kind of fungus when covered with a blanket for long periods of time and that's what makes it weird. Everytime one of our guys has gotten such a thing it has responded really well to hibutane(sp?) and healed up really quickly.
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Murphy
Jan 15, 2008 16:46:39 GMT -3
Post by Kelesha on Jan 15, 2008 16:46:39 GMT -3
Love the blanket! It'll definantly look nice on Murph  |
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Murphy
Jan 15, 2008 17:31:18 GMT -3
Post by happilyeverafter on Jan 15, 2008 17:31:18 GMT -3
The cooler is so handsome- Urph will look awesome in it!
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Murphy
Jan 15, 2008 19:34:10 GMT -3
Post by Becca on Jan 15, 2008 19:34:10 GMT -3
wembly had the same thing.. i cant remember what it was called.. ill have to ask dana
is it really muddy or wet out your way?? could be first thing of rain rot..
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Murphy
Jan 15, 2008 20:45:14 GMT -3
Post by Andrea on Jan 15, 2008 20:45:14 GMT -3
No, it's definitely not rain rot. I don't think it's from his blanket either because his neck is never covered by a blanket, but I'll definitely try the hibitane on his scabs. The pictures arren't really of the scabs, just the scars from his bite(s). The scabs are covered by hair, but easily picked off. I'm scared he might have some kind of bug on him :\ I think I'm going to put lice powder on him anyway (there have been some new horses in the barn).
Speaking of fungus, I think he has some kind of fungus thing on his off hind. He was poulticed a while back, and it's been strange ever since. You can like pick it off (his hair comes with it) but it seems to come back..slowly though. I think I'll put hibitane on it as well.
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Murphy
Jan 16, 2008 10:12:59 GMT -3
Post by Kelesha on Jan 16, 2008 10:12:59 GMT -3
Like i said before, Bugsie had the same thing on him and Dr. Tweedy came out and he said that it was nothing to worry about. We never had to do anything with it. It went away after a while. I dont think its anything to worry about really! I seen Murphys when i came in a few weeks ago and it was just like what Bugsie had.
If its really bothering you, why dont you call a vet and ask about it? They could maybe tell you some suggestions over the phone.
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Murphy
Jan 16, 2008 11:25:56 GMT -3
Post by cindy on Jan 16, 2008 11:25:56 GMT -3
Andrea, when I owned Jazz she had the same thing. I had the vet up, we treated her for lice to be on the safe side, even though the vet could not find any lice or eggs. (better safe then sorry). I too thought it could have been from bites. One thing I found really helpful was puttin conola oil on her feed, it worked great. If I were to have to use oil again I think flax oil would be good to try, but may be more expensive.
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