My horse was wandering in the Ozark wilderness last weekend and got a bad case of poison ivy. The rash did not subside with standard OTC treatment options including cortizone and Ivarest. The mare refused to go to Urgent Care as she does not do well with corticosteroids and she did not feel like paying the copay. After several days of increased blistering and crabbiness, I urged her yesterday to self-medicate with Bimectin 1.87%, which she had forgotten was in her medicine cabinet. Because she had good experience with Ivermectin for other odd ailments, she figured she would give the paste a chance as an ointment. Within an hour of applying the flowery-scented paste, the horse noticed that the rash had begun to reverse and that the blisters were no longer bubbling. It appeared that all sites of poison ivy were in the stages of healing and before retiring to her stall for the night, she applied another layer of paste. She awoke this morning to find her wounds scabbed-over, all of the new blisters she had yesterday morning were no longer bumps, but tiny fading spots -- even the itching was gone. She was so happy she had an extra cup of coffee and made an egg sandwich. Needless to say, my horse was pleasantly surprised to find an unconventional use for Bimectin 1.87%. That is all.
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My horse got shingles, the same stuff rubbed on the area reduced it to 5 blisters on a small spot and only a week of nerve pain. She was very pleased with her treatment as she is already has an autoimmune disorder which should have made the shingles worse.
I am glad to learn that your horse successfully treated shingles with the paste. She thanks you and added this to her ever-growing homeopathic repertoire.
I would love to see a full homeopathic repertoire thread on Great Awakening for everything!
Wonder if that stuff you're using on your horses might also work on human ailments... you know, since we're also mammals & all?
2015 Nobel Prize in medicine- for humans- was this stuff. Which had been used on thousands and tenyd of thousands of tropical jungle residents suffering from River Blindness, eradicating the blindness caused by parasites, without major side effects.
Some mountain woman taught me to lick an aspirin and tape it to my warts. Works like a champ, at least for me.
Salicylic acid.
Same stuff you buy in the store.
Great info. Thank you for sharing. I know another horse who has high BP and Hypothyroidism. Curious to know if it would also help that in-tamdem? May just tell her about it and she can experiment.
Does this horse take iodine?
Nattokinase has been scientifically proven to lower blood pressure. In fact, it is warned not to take it when you're on statins because it lowers BP.
But they want you to stay on the synthetic stains, which have side effects that require further medication, rather than the natural fermented extract.
Thanks for the info. Taken ivm a handful of times myself. The 2 times I took it when I was getting sick I was better within 24 hours while my family was all sick for 3-7 days.
how long did it take to get rid of the warts? Also how often did you apply it? I've had some on my had for at least a decade and figure I may as well give it a shot.
I just tried to look this up and didn’t get anything. Is there a specific website for Reynoldsmeds? TY!
Reynoldmeds.com Incredible customer service.
This old gray mare took a dose of 18mg tablets as soon as the shingle outbreak started: gone by the next morning, completely. This has been a chronic condition for 25 years and no 'healthcare professional' ever made it go away. So, neigh more doctors in this stable.
Now that my mare know that burn, I will make sure I got her back.