Horse has pythiosis!

[Karon Marie HenickStudent]

Help needed please! So strangles has been going around here in south west Arkansas this summer. When my husbands horse got a pus filled knot on her lower jaw we assumed that was it. My husband is a farrier and recently put shoes on a horse that shortly after his visit contracted strangles, this is why we assumed strangles as the diagnosis. We called the vet, sent him pictures, vaccinated the our other horses and quarantined the mare. Strangles is highly contagious, its a big deal, but a small big deal.  A month has passed, no improvement, called the vet and he said go ahead and bring her in. He regrettably to us that most likely she has pythiosis and will send some samples in to confirm this. There is no modern medicine cure for this flesh eating fungus, though there might be a vaccine that was recently released. The vet said that the one animal that he treated took over a year to heal and that was on a horses legs and he has able to cut the infected flesh away. Our mares infection is on her lower part of her jaw and is not operable, it is now the size of a salad plate. Doc Jones or anyone have any idea what we might could give her?

[Greg BoggsStudent]

I have no idea if this would work or not, and I’ve never owned a horse or even given anything more than a carrot to a horse, but I’ll throw out a some herbs and my reasons for them.
Calendula – I use it in everything, but the main reason here is for its anti-fungal properties.
Garlic – I have no idea if this is safe for horses, but it helps boost the immune system and also has anti-fungal properties
Nettles – Good for nutrition. If you can help support the overall health of the mare then that should help the rest of the body
Mallow/Marshmallow/Hollyhock – My thinking here is that Doc puts this on all his venomous bites and it “talks the cells out of dying” I recognize that this is a different case than venom, but if you’ve got property, I bet you’ve got Mallow, so why not try it and see if it can help? I doubt anyone has ever had the opportunity to try it before on a case like this.
Myrrh – Can’t really grow this one on your own, but if you can get some. it has some good anti-fungal activity

Those are the first things that come to my head, I wish you the best of luck!

[Karon Marie HenickStudentTopic Author]

Thank you! I didnt think about mallow, ill put that in the mix. Currently ive got a tinture mix of black walnut and wormwood that i am going to cut with a tea of yarrow and cone flower to spray on topically. This is what i have on hand. I know where a mallow patch, ill go get some. You might be on to something with the bite and sting blend that Doc sells. Ill see if i still have some of the powder.

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Carol Rose

[Dr. Patrick JonesHomestead Instructor]

Sorry for missing this one. I’d use the following:

Candida, Immunity Support and BugBuster internally

Fungal topical and Bugbuster topically

Don't use herbs or combine herbs with medications or use them during lactation or pregnancy without talking with your healthcare provider.

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