I have a gelding he seemed ok until months after I cleaned for the first time (I’ve had him since birth, at about 4 years decided maybe I should clean just because, seemed to be the right thing to do) I used Excaliber Sheath Cleaner and was as gentle as anyone could be, all seemed good until months later when he became itchy (I sent samples to check for parasites - but none), clean under tail, clean penis when dropped but GOOOK - Smelly thick gook in the pocket area. Over the years I’ve tried Excaluber (decided I don’t like it), smegma returns seems worse. I’ve tried diluted Dawn dish soap (after all, they use it on wildlife at oil spills so must be gentle), but smegma returned, I tried mineral oil - that was a mistake! I do like the EZall Green Sheath cleaner it seems to work well on my other boys with no irritation and smegma didn’t seem to return as fast as with the other products. Now Im going to try adding Miconazole 7 as I read somewhere else wish us luck!
Stop putting crap up there! All you are doing is irritating things and changing the pH. Usually warm water squirted up there every time you bathe is more than enough but if you do need something use plain KY jelly. No need to rinse, just glob up there then wipe the smegma off.
"He’ll go seek out bushes to stand over and itch his sheath, and I have to make sure I hang his hay bags high and tight, otherwise he squats on them and uses them like a loofa on his sheath "
Close to spitting coffee all over the keyboard! I dont clean up in the sheath very often on my stallion, but he’s more than happy to show me his penis so that gets a warm water wipedown and check with some regularity.
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I found this in my travels and it really helped me figure out (with vet input and tests) what was keeping my gelding from fully recovering from a fight with laminitis.
http://www.laminitishelp.org/49/can-elevated-iron-cause-laminitis/
http://www.laminitishelp.org/index-of-posts/
“She said many owners of horses with Cushing’s report increased smegma production and a change in the consistency of the smegma. The smegma becomes very thick, glue-like and abrasive against the sensitive sheath skin, causing inflammation, itching and infection, as well as blockage”
