the M.T.G. by shapleys and the nu stock creme are both products that contain sulfur in an oil base----kind of makes sense since my grampa thought sulfur in bacon grease would cure anything bothering the skin on a horse.......i have had good results with both of these products. hope everyone is getting some sunshine----we have and it has given us a chance to treat and brush and i am glad to see the "rain rot" giving up the fight!!!!

Cowgirl+ I am SO glad you asked this question! My paint also has a real bad case of rain rot! His rear end is nothing but bumps. (and he also has access to TWO different run in sheds but he still refuses to get in out of the rain!) I live right down the road from you in OK and a few of my friends have also suggested the listerine. I haven't tried it yet, just been using the medicated shampoo and anti-fungal sprays, but now I have a few other options to try. :-)

Hi All - Hopefully, I found a new GUARANTEED cure for RAIN ROT! A friend gave me some yellow sulfur powder, and I have mixed it with "baby oil" and put it in a spray bottle -mix well or it will clog up. I applied it today, and will post the results in a few days. She says it works great, with only 1 or 2 applications! She gave me the sulfur, said she had to buy a big container of it when she bought it, I assume at a co-op or feed store. Sulfur - OF COURSE!! I should have thought of it! Sulfur is a drying agent. It is what gives Furason it's color ! Keep your fingers crossed!!! Vicky

Oh my gosh! I think one of our horses out in the pasture has Rain Rot. I have never delt with this before. Going to get Rancher out there to check him out.

I'm thinking this rain rot problem is a lot bigger this year than ever before. We used to have it a lot when I lived in Michigan...this is the first year I've had it on my horses here in MO...still getting toooooo much rain! My main treatment has always been the ever reliable Betadine...and fairly frequent scrubbing baths, not just the rinse with water. If it's really cool out, I try to make it as quick as possible, then throw a blanket over the horse for a while till they dry. They stand out in the rain most of the time anyway...even with full access to the open barn - go figure!!

Rain Rot was not uncommon in VT. The bacteria is always around and seems to get an extra "grip" on horses that have suffered some kind of stress or nutritional deficiency. One of my vets told me to buy a gallon of Teat Dip (at the time, I think it was about $11 per gallon) and use it full strength and soap it on the horse's back and shoulders and dock of the tail for 3 consecutive days . . . and NOT to rinse it off until the fourth day. Did the trick for me and lots less expensive than the shampoos. Sounds like it's become a systemic problem on your horse. Maybe antibiotics are the right course at this point. If you can soap up the horse and keep him indoors or cover with a breatheable horse blanket (to keep the coat from more rain) that might help, as well. So sorry you are having to deal with this. Hope you see improvement soon.

Ha, I agree with gress. I live in the high desert north of Reno and love the dryness. Good luck with the rain rot, doesn't sound like fun. Sara

With almost zero % humidity all the time lots of things don't happen here. One of the reasons I stay here. Fairly mild climate for a 4 season area! Good for both the horses and me.

got to love that high desert wherever it is at----we did not have near the parasite problems and our horses had the absolute best hooves before there was ever all this "barefoot" info. ours kept theirs wore down on the sandy paths and granite roads!!! for sure---no rain rot!!!!

Thanks yall for the input and suggestions. And Gressless,,, this is Oklahoma, where it IS normally dry. Our wet weather has been a shock to our systems and its raining again today!! sigh