Rain rot in horses

Infection with bacteria: 

Rain rot called dermatophilosis is a skin infection caused by a bacterium known as Dermatophilus congolensis. Scabies is caused by mites. Rain rot, on the other hand, results from a bacterial infection. D. congolensis lives on the horse's skin and is usually inactive, but under wet conditions, this bacterium can cause an inflammatory infection.

Prolonged rain:

In what way will skin protection weaken? It is usually due to prolonged humidity. If the skin is constantly wet, and does not get a chance to dry up, the protective layer of fat that lies on the skin gradually breaks down. The skin softens. In this way, dermatophilus congolensis can break through the natural protection and trigger infection. Rain rot usually results from rain and little sun, when horses do not really get dry. Horses are at a higher risk if they run outside day and night, they have little protection from the rain.

Other:

Horses that are often rinsed off after training, and then put in their stalls with a blanket, will similarly soften the skin. This also occurs in horses that are put on a blanket (with the best of intentions) while still relatively thick in hair, so they are constantly sweating under their blanket. It is much harder for older horses, horses that are malnourished and horses with reduced natural resistance to get rain rot. Horses with summer eczema are also more likely to get infected.

How do I prevent rain rot?

Het voorkomen van regenrot is vaak een kwestie van goede verzorging. Een vuile vacht bevat van nature meer organismen en huidresten om ze te voeden. Regelmatig borstelen of stofzuigen beperkt de incidentie en ernst van regenrot. Sommige paarden zijn echter bijzonder gevoelig en moeten mogelijk worden beschermd tegen nat weer om toekomstige uitbraken te voorkomen. Vermijd het delen van borstels, tuig, dekens of andere uitrusting van getroffen paarden, omdat dit de verspreiding van regenrot helpt voorkomen. Hoe eerder u regenrot opmerkt, hoe eerder u uw paard langdurig ongemak en langdurige schade aan de haarzakjes kunt besparen. Zodra u regenrot vermoedt, moet u onmiddellijk met beginnen .