Tea tree oil/scratches

[SarahandSam]

My horse got scratches the first summer I had him, mostly on his white sock (the other three legs got a little scratchy but not as much as the white foot). The next summer, I was thinking about how the Animal Legends wound spray I have has tea tree oil and vitamin E in it, and I know tea tree oil is antibacterial and vitamin E is good for skin… so I sprayed it on his pasterns as soon as it started getting muddy out. No scratches. This year he started to get a little pink on the white sock; did the spray again and it didn’t develop into scratches. Anyone ever use tea tree oil or vitamin E this way? I’m not sure if it’s one ingredient or the other, or pure coincidence… but it did seem to help.

Rather use it as a preventative anyway–I sprayed it on a scrape I got from a fall this summer and it hurt so much I introduced the barn kids to a whole new world of profanity. d; Never using it on my horse’s cuts from now on, that’s for sure!

[Petstorejunkie]

tea tree oil is why my horses dont get pasture rot of any kind… well that and good pasture managment and grooming

[eventer1]

Yes - I cleared up a persistent case of scratches on 2 hind feet literally overnight by using the Animal Legends Melaleuca (tea tree) shampoo on them and leaving the lather on for about 10 mins. Amazing stuff.

I use the liquid spray on anything that needs drying out (like “under the chin summer funky skin”) and the gel on any cuts and anything that needs moisture (like dry skin on areas that are fly sprayed often). The gel doesn’t have as much TT, I don’t think, and does not sting.

[dwblover]

Recent article in Equus showed that tea tree oil mixed with some sweet almond oil can cure ringworm. They also used it on rain rot with great results.

[Buffyblue]

I haven’t used it as a preventative, but after my horse got the stuff on all 4 legs this summer, I washed her legs with T-Gel shampoo (left it on 5 min.), then applied T-Zon a couple of times a day and it really cleared up the mud fever/scratches beautifully. Might try that preventative idea next summer!

[JB]

TTO, and lavendar btw, have great antibacterial/fungal (tto) and healing properties (both), so yes, makes sense.

Know that tto can sting like a mo’fo though if the wound is open enough. so, don’t go swabbing straight tto on something like that

[TheOtherHorse]

I use Muck Itch for both scratches and rain rot, and it is amazing. It is Tea Tree Oil and Lavandin Essential Oil. It is the best!

[lolalola]

I tried the Muck Itch and it didn’t do a thing for my mare. Does anyone have the sulfur recipe for scratches?

[SarahandSam]

[QUOTE=JB;4362990]
TTO, and lavendar btw, have great antibacterial/fungal (tto) and healing properties (both), so yes, makes sense.

Know that tto can sting like a mo’fo though if the wound is open enough. so, don’t go swabbing straight tto on something like that :)[/QUOTE]

Oh, yeah, I discovered that when I sprayed it on my arm after falling. I was literally bouncing off of stall walls swearing in pain. (:

Glad to know that tea tree oil and scratches is a “thing” and I’m not so crazy!

[Mr.GMan]

[QUOTE=eventer@heart;4362721]
Yes - I cleared up a persistent case of scratches on 2 hind feet literally overnight by using the Animal Legends Melaleuca (tea tree) shampoo on them and leaving the lather on for about 10 mins. Amazing stuff.

I use the liquid spray on anything that needs drying out (like “under the chin summer funky skin”) and the gel on any cuts and anything that needs moisture (like dry skin on areas that are fly sprayed often). The gel doesn’t have as much TT, I don’t think, and does not sting.[/QUOTE]

I am a Melaleuca user myself and have used the straight teatree oil on a sarcoid that my grey had and it shrunk incredibly in size. Now I will have to buy some of this shampoo to have on hand. thanks for the enabling

[Hoy97]

Can’t Find The Shampoo

I cannot find a source for the Melaleuca shampoo. Can anyone help me here?

[sublimequine]

[QUOTE=Hoy97;4372778]
I cannot find a source for the Melaleuca shampoo. Can anyone help me here?[/QUOTE]

http://www.alwpetstuff.com/Animal-Legends-LeucaLather-Equine-Shampoo-for/M/B0015CRA50.htm?traffic_src=froogle&utm_medium=organic&utm_source=froogle

EDIT; Looks like that one’s out of stock:

http://farm-and-pet.hardwarestore.com/110-608-shampoos-conditioners-and-shine/leucalather-equine-shampoo-512865.aspx?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=512865&utm_campaign=googlebase

[itwas123]

Hello!
One of the most common uses for tea tree oil today is in skin care products, as it’s considered one of the most effective home remedies for acne. One study found tea tree oil to be just as effective as benzoyl peroxide, but without the associated negative side effects that many people experience including red, dried and peeling skin.
Thanks in advance

[Chestnut_Mare1]

Tea Tree oil is amazing, you cut put drops of it directly on and in between frogs too to prevent and treat thrush!

[saultgirl]

I have found a mild case of scratches is pretty easilly cleared up by washing with betadine and then smearing on some zinc oxide or vaseline. TTO is expensive.

[Marla_100]

@lolalola

I tried the Muck Itch and it didn’t do a thing for my mare. Does anyone have the sulfur recipe for scratches?

Tried the desitin mixture for persistent scratches, didn’t touch it, but then I ground up SMZ tablets and added to the mixture and VOILA scratches gone.

[_eventer]

I get my tea tree oil shampoo from an online wellness company called melaleuca. Their “original” shampoo is about $7 and works amazing for all types of skin conditions. They sell melaleuca (TTO) essential oil as well

[sophie]

Muck-itch works great for cannon crud - makes me think I have to reorder some - but for scratches I used my old timer vet’s recipe, a mix of Neosporin, Desitin and Lotrimin. Leave it on and wipe & renew every day or every other day. Clears things up in a few days.

[Chestnut_Mare1]

Yes! Tea Tree oil is also gets rid of thrush super fast.