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 had seen on Frontline Doctors website that Dr. Z had recommended Black Seed Oil as a good substitute for IVM if it wasn't available, particularly as a prophylactic. So I've been taking it and it has lowered my BP enough that I've cut my BP med dose in half. I'm thinking I might increase the amount I'm taking and be done with my med.