Is rain scald contageous?
My mare had rain scald when I bought her about 6 weeks ago. It cleared up within two weeks but was not weaping or blistering. It was in it's first stages so only flaky skin on her back. Now everone on the yard is saying it is contagious and blaming every flie bite or lump on her...I am going mad.
I know rain scald if from the same family as mud fever and linked to a horse being a bit down and in poor condition, which my mare was def in when i got her. The vet said it is only contagious under certain conditions ect. wet skin with cuts and that it's not the actualy rain scald but the secondary infections they get which is catchy and gave her the all clear. So far 3 vets have given her the all clear. The vet who did the vetting, one of my vets two weeks later and yesterday my own favourite vet said she had no signs of it all. I am going mad with all the people treating her funny, especially as she doesn't have any bald spots anywhere and been like that for 4 weeks now.
My mare had rain scald when I bought her about 6 weeks ago. It cleared up within two weeks but was not weaping or blistering. It was in it's first stages so only flaky skin on her back. Now everone on the yard is saying it is contagious and blaming every flie bite or lump on her...I am going mad.
I know rain scald if from the same family as mud fever and linked to a horse being a bit down and in poor condition, which my mare was def in when i got her. The vet said it is only contagious under certain conditions ect. wet skin with cuts and that it's not the actualy rain scald but the secondary infections they get which is catchy and gave her the all clear. So far 3 vets have given her the all clear. The vet who did the vetting, one of my vets two weeks later and yesterday my own favourite vet said she had no signs of it all. I am going mad with all the people treating her funny, especially as she doesn't have any bald spots anywhere and been like that for 4 weeks now.