[SerenWish]

The first horse to trot up into our costumed horse adopt isn't as simple as one would think... turns out, this horse isn't in costume at all! This poor thing is a severely neglected creature who needs a whole lot of TLC!

To take her home, and give her love, fill out the form below! Once she is adopted out, her pretty, healthy self will be posted! (with full information, including actual breed/color/etc, and a better mane/tail. ;3)

Describe the conditions you think she has (hint: she has at least 4!) and how to heal those issues. You don't need to get all of them to win, whoever retrieves the most and finishes it the best.

Username: aftershock.
Show Name: Chase You Down
Barn Name: Her official barn name is Pennie, but most call her the "zombie" as a joke.
Gender: Mare
Breed: Stock Horse
Height: 15.0 hands
Age: 12 years old
Color: ????
Markings: ????
Genes: ????
Apparent Conditions: Mange, Mud Fever, Malnutrition, Rain rot, major dirt/mud stuck to her coat, apparent blindness caused by cataracts.
How to help/heal her:
Mange- Mange is a type of skin disease that can cause itching, hair loss, and infected skin. Depending on what case of mange, most are treated by spraying, sponging, or dipping Organophosphate insecticides onto the infected area for a related time up to 12-14 days, normally 3-4 times a single day. Oral administration of ivermectin or moxidectin can also be attempted, with several treatments two to four weeks apart.

Mud fever- Mud fever is a group of diseases that causes painful irritation and dermatitis. Removing the horse from the condition to a clean, safer one is ideal as well as keeping the sores dry and clean daily. Zinc, castor oil, lead acetate and various commercial anti-inflammatory ointments in the forms of creams and lotions can be applied to the wounded areas for healing, bandaging the area is also a good idea. Treatment is to be repeated several times and the horse may not be healed until after a few weeks.

Malnutrition- Malnutrition is caused from the lack of food and water given to an animal, causing it to lose weight dramatically. Giving the horse a steady, balanced diet to ease into is the best thing for it. The horse will need copious amounts of food to gain it's weight and health back but keeping it in portions is best so that the digestive system has time to get used to the new schedule of eating. Horses affected by this will obviously need to eat more than the healthy horse with good weight.

Rain rot- Rain rot is a bacterial infection that will cause lesions and scabs along the horse's body. Most cases of rain rot can and will heal on their own, depending on the severity of the area. But it is best to treat even minor cases because the lesions can spread. simply removing the scabs (by bathing the horse) with antimicrobial shampoos and currying will take care of the problem, but if it is a very servers case calling a veterinarian to help with antibiotic injections is ideal for treatment.

Dirt- This one is easy! Combing out muddy mats in a horses coat and mane, and tail, and brushing regularly keeps a horse clean and healthy. Picking dirt and rocks out of their hooves and bathing them regularly all take care of the dirt that can cake and get stuck to a horse's coat.

Cataracts- if the problem is serious enough, cataracts can be removed surgically from an adult horse's eye, or eyes, as long as they have no other inflammatory or major issues with said eye. It will restore the vision as best as possible to the animal.

End Date: October 9th.

[orse]

Username: {h o r s e}
Show Name: In the Graveyard
Barn Name: Grave
Gender: Mare
Breed: Stock Horse
Height: 15.0 hands
Age: 12 years old
Color: ????
Markings: ????
Genes: ????
Apparent Conditions: Rain Scald, Mud Fever..
How to help/heal her: Sweat scald is a fungal infection, usually caused by putting a wet horse in a warm situation eg rug. To heal it, let the infection air out. Using shampoo and medicated ointments also help. Mud fever is caused by the horse being in a muddy environment. It creates scabs on the horse's heels and lower leg. The scabs need to be peeled off and treated with antibacterial ointments. The leg needs to stay dry, and the horse should be stabled.

[kortico]

Username: aftershock.
Show Name: Chase You Down
Barn Name: Her official barn name is Pennie, but most call her the "zombie" as a joke.
Gender: Mare
Breed: Stock Horse
Height: 15.0 hands
Age: 12 years old
Color: ????
Markings: ????
Genes: ????
Apparent Conditions: Mange, Mud Fever, Malnutrition, Rain rot, major dirt/mud stuck to her coat, apparent blindness caused by cataracts.
How to help/heal her:
Mange- Mange is a type of skin disease that can cause itching, hair loss, and infected skin. Depending on what case of mange, most are treated by spraying, sponging, or dipping Organophosphate insecticides onto the infected area for a related time up to 12-14 days, normally 3-4 times a single day. Oral administration of ivermectin or moxidectin can also be attempted, with several treatments two to four weeks apart.

Mud fever- Mud fever is a group of diseases that causes painful irritation and dermatitis. Removing the horse from the condition to a clean, safer one is ideal as well as keeping the sores dry and clean daily. Zinc, castor oil, lead acetate and various commercial anti-inflammatory ointments in the forms of creams and lotions can be applied to the wounded areas for healing, bandaging the area is also a good idea. Treatment is to be repeated several times and the horse may not be healed until after a few weeks.

Malnutrition- Malnutrition is caused from the lack of food and water given to an animal, causing it to lose weight dramatically. Giving the horse a steady, balanced diet to ease into is the best thing for it. The horse will need copious amounts of food to gain it's weight and health back but keeping it in portions is best so that the digestive system has time to get used to the new schedule of eating. Horses affected by this will obviously need to eat more than the healthy horse with good weight.

Rain rot- Rain rot is a bacterial infection that will cause lesions and scabs along the horse's body. Most cases of rain rot can and will heal on their own, depending on the severity of the area. But it is best to treat even minor cases because the lesions can spread. simply removing the scabs (by bathing the horse) with antimicrobial shampoos and currying will take care of the problem, but if it is a very servers case calling a veterinarian to help with antibiotic injections is ideal for treatment.

Dirt- This one is easy! Combing out muddy mats in a horses coat and mane, and tail, and brushing regularly keeps a horse clean and healthy. Picking dirt and rocks out of their hooves and bathing them regularly all take care of the dirt that can cake and get stuck to a horse's coat.

Cataracts- if the problem is serious enough, cataracts can be removed surgically from an adult horse's eye, or eyes, as long as they have no other inflammatory or major issues with said eye. It will restore the vision as best as possible to the animal.

[Frostbite18]

Username: Frostbite18
Show Name: Hidden Beauty
Barn Name: Secret
Gender: Mare
Breed: Stock Horse
Height: 15.0 hands
Age: 12 years old
Color: ????
Markings: ????
Genes: ????
Apparent Conditions: Sweet itch- the sores on her neck, undernourished-her ribs are showing, thrush- maybe cause she is muddy.
How to help/heal her: Sweet itch causes sores and intense itching, the horse should have medicated ointment and something to relieve the itching so they do not scratch and cause more damage. Undernourishment will make the horse thin and can cause starvation if not treated. She should have grain and mash plus maybe some vitamins to get her strength back. Thrush may not affect the horse at first but can go deeper and cause the horse to go lame eventually. She must be kept in a dry place and have her hooves cleaned out twice daily. Then they must be cleaned each day with warm water and some detergent. Then iodine and commercial thrush treatment should be applied.

( Edit: Sorry this from sorta sucks, I had to hurry cause mom wanted me of the computer )
( Also can I change given name or no? I don't like it so much now)

[SerenWish]

Haha, I forgot about people using different names for different conditions. Feel free to call them whatever you call them, I'll do some research when I judge, but if you know alternate names for it, you could include that. :3 Be prepared for a possible PM. XD

[feverrr]

Username:
Hello, I'm Vapour And Buttons. Nice to meet you.
Show Name:
Dawn of The Dead. (Definition of her barn name.)
Barn Name:
I would name this poor little mare Francine, the
definition is just perfect for the little gal's name.
Gender:
This little cutie would be a mare, hence her name.
Breed:
Little Francine is a genuine Stock Horse, fits her.
Height:
The little girl would be 15.0 hands tall, tall girlie.
Age: 12 years old
Color: ????
Markings: ????
Genes: ????
Apparent Conditions:
How to help/heal her:

[silver ~]

Username: ~Silverpelt~
Show Name: Return from the dead
Barn Name: Zara
Gender: Mare
Breed: Stock Horse
Height: 15.0 hands
Age: 12 years old
Color: ????
Markings: ????
Genes: ????
Apparent Conditions: Underfeed, cataracts, Mud fever,
How to help/heal her:
Underfeed:
Mud fever: you have to move her into a dry and clean place. Then, you have to clip away the fur around the affected area. After that you do a topical therapy with consists of antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and an anti-parasitic products. In serve case you may need to go farer then that with the supervision of a vet some treatments may include steroids and stronger antibacterial or.
Cataracts: They would need to perform a surgery to remove them.

WIP

[SpotSong]

Username: SpotSong
Show Name: Giver who never Gets
Barn Name: Loyalty
Gender: Mare
Breed: Stock Horse
Height: 15.0 hands
Age: 12 years old
Color: ????
Markings: ????
Genes: ????
Apparent Conditions: Mud fever, Mange, Unkempt
How to help/heal her: for mud fever you must keep her in a nice cleaned up space. Mange you would work on her grooming. Using many helpful body shampoos to help. Being unkemp can actually make a horse very sick. She required much grooming and tidying.

[.Arrow]

Oh, I want to love her! I just know absolutely no horse ailments or how to solve them. Good job though!

[sjmaef5]

Username: Sjmaef5
Show Name: What's on the Inside
Barn Name: Beauty
Gender: Mare
Breed: Stock Horse
Height: 15.0 hands
Age: 12 years old
Color: ????
Markings: ????
Genes: ????
Apparent Conditions: Malnutrition, mud fever, mange, rain rot, blind in one eye (not that this is a "problem", but something she needs to work on better handling, and lots of mud and dirt.
How to help/heal her:
Malnutrition is when a horse is starved, partially starved, or not receiving enough food or water. There are several signs of malnutrition. The most general signs are showing ribs, weakness or wobbly movements, weak legs, moderate to severe weight loss, bad teeth, bad feet, intestinal parasites, and cancer, along with several other chronic diseases. Beauty indeed has showing ribs, bad feet, weight loss, and weakness. Even though major refeeding is the general instinct, refeeding usually results in the death of a severely starved horse in about three days. Thus, refeeding should be gentle, beginning with water and electrolytes, then enterals, slurries and, eventually, good quality forage and concentrates. Once the horse begins to thrive, it can start building up his or her growth.
Mud Fever is a disease occurring in horses. It is irritation that can be very painful and itchy. It normally occurs around the hoof of the horse, lower and upper legs, and belly. It is often caused by a mixture of bacteria, fungal infections, mange mites, and many other conditions that can contribute to the disease. Mud fever typically occurs during winter and early spring when the ground is wet, soggy, or muddy. It results in painful and sometimes itchy sores and scabs. To cure, remove the horse from wet or muddy environments. Use paddock and pasture rotation and fences to keep horses from standing in wet and muddy ground for long periods of time. Keep the barn and stall clean and dry and refrain from using leg raps and other tack that could increase moisture. To prepare for treatment, cut the hair in the pastern area, but be careful not to break the skin in or near infected areas. Any scabs, crusts, dirt, mud, and any other yucky stuff should be removed very gently with mild soap and water, you could also use a cleaning cloth or pre-moistened aloe vera wipes. Then the horse should carefully and thoroughly be patted dry with clean towels or paper towels. For treatment, antibacterial/antifungal shampoos can help control bacterial and fungal infections when used daily for 7 to 10 days. Ointment containing antibiotic can also be used to treat bacterial/fungal infections. Ichthammol is also used in veterinary medicine for its bacteriostatic properties. The final treatment option is Kunzea oil based treatment.
Rain rot Rain rot is an infection that occurs in damp, warm areas where they temperature is high and humidity is present. It does not hurt or itch the horses, but still needs to be treated. Rain rot is typically recognised as large crust-like scabs, or over small matted tufts of hair. There is usually dozens of tiny scabs that have embedded hair and can be easily scraped off. Underneath the scabs, the skin is usually (but not always) pink with puss when the scabs are first removed. You should remove the horse from muddy or soggy fields or pastures. Stalls should be kept clean and dry and barns should be well ventilated. Rain rot is contagious between other horses, so infected horses should not rub up against other horses or share tack/brushes/blankets etc. Rain rot usually occurs on the horse's back and rump, along with the back of the fetlock and front of the cannon bone. It may also appear on the tips of the horse's ears and around the eyes and muzzle. It can appear on the legs but this is more commonly referred to as dew poisoning. To give treatment, you'll need to remove the horse from other infected horses. The organism that causes rain rot does not like oxygen. So you should remove any long hair or heavy coat that is slowing down oxygen getting through the coat. You'll then need to remove the scabs. Since this can be painful to the horse, try to moisten the scabs with warm water so they are softer and easier to remove. Do not use ointment as this can help the organism spread. Wash the horse with antimicrobial and antibacterial shampoos and rinses. This should kill off the organism. You can also use several antibiotics, but you should see your veterinarian for this.
Mange is a parasitic infection caused by mites. The young mites are most active during the summer. They typically live in tall grass in fields where they are picked up. Horses with feathering and long makes/tail or thick coats are most at risk to mites, though any horse can pick them up. Mites are to small to see with just your eyes. When the mite attaches to the horse it injects a fluid into the tissue that causes the horse irritation and discomfort. The mite typically remains on the horse for a few days before falling off and carrying on with its life. Symptoms of mange are hair loss, inflammation, itching, stamping hooves, and sometimes small scabs. Thoroughly scrub the area with an insecticide horse shampoo. Repeat this process every 12 to 14 days to ensure that the area remains as clean as possible. You should apply an anti-inflammatory cream or spray. Depending on the severity of the infection, you can apply several antibiotics or injections, but you should see your veterinarian for this.
Mud and Dirt is easy! She just needs a good, long cleaning.