warts

Jean · Postby **Jean** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 5:47 am

How do you get rid of them? Have several sale yearlings with them.

madelyn · Postby **madelyn** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 8:50 am

There is a wart ointment for horses, works fast.

Regal Pleasure · Postby **Regal Pleasure** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 9:08 am

Or you can do nothing. They WILL go away on their own.

Karie · Postby **Karie** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 9:51 am

what is the wart ointment for horses called??
got a gelding we are trying to sell and getting rid of them would really really help.....
Thanks!

Maureen · Postby **Maureen** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 10:21 am

According to the August 2005 Equus, taking a pair of pliers and crushing one or two of the warts (ouch!) will stimulate an immune system response to the virus that causes them in the first place. This will speed up the healing process, and the horse will usually not get any more as he has now developed an immunity to the virus.

austique · Postby **austique** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 10:58 am

We actually have used the crushing method (reccommended by a vet) and it does work and work fairly quickly. It is however quite nasty.

madelyn · Postby **madelyn** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 11:00 am

http://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html ... b0d0204ae5

It's called Wart Ointment!

Karie · Postby **Karie** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 1:23 pm

ha ha ha never thought that was the name- thanks!

kezeli · Postby **kezeli** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 10:20 am

crushing them!! Yuck!! I'm supprised they didn't spread!! Mine did.

louis finochio · Postby **louis finochio** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 1:49 pm

When you pick a fig from the tree the milk white juice that is released is put on the warts and the warts will be gone.

SpecialEffects · Postby **SpecialEffects** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 9:54 am

I'll second the crushing (or cutting) one open. I bought a horse over the net and I was told he had warts when he was being walked off the trailer. :roll:

Since then I had warts for a few years with all my youngsters. (touching wood I think we've finally broken the cycle) My vet told me to take a pair of cuticle scissors and cut one off. Apparently you need to release the virus. It was the only thing that worked. I had tried Compound W, Wartner (to freeze them) and anything else I could find.

Good luck... it's frustrating to get them on a horse that's for sale. It kind of takes away from the classic, gorgeous TB head when there are growths all over.