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HORSE VITALS:
**Temperature: 99.8 - 101
**Heart rate: 36 - 40 p.m.
**Breathing rate: 8 - 16 p.m. @ rest ( Foals is faster. )
HOME MADE RECIPIES FOR HORSES:
Use for horses only. Do not use on other animals unless you are absolutely sure it is okay. Some things that are okay for dogs, horses, etc. may not be good for another species of animal. Always check with a knowledgeable person first.
1.) Conjuntivitis Remedy: Steep several tea bags ( black tea is strongest ) in a cup of hot water. Bring to luke warm temperature.
Wash each eye with soggy tea bag saturated in tea. Wash carefully, do not break open the tea bag. Use several tea bags for each eye to make sure the eye is thoroughly cleansed and do not use same tea bag on both eyes, it could cause contamination. Do not dip tea bag back into tea, this will contaminate tea mixture, also. The tannin in tea has antibiotic properties. This is a long time remedy and very inexpensive. Also good for dogs and cats.
2.) Conjuntivitis Remedy: Using "unpasturized" honey: mix 3 tablesspoons of honey in 2 cups of boiling water. Stir to dissolve, cool, use as an eye wash. Unpasturized honey has antibiotic properties. Old time remedy.
3.) Drawing salve: Mix equal parts of bag balm and alum (found in the pickling spice section). Mix well. For hoof abcesses, after soaking in epsom salts, place a good sized glob of salve into cut out abcess, add a layer of clean gauze, wrap in vet wrap, then wrap in duct tape to keep clean. Change daily. For open wounds; wash wound area, pack with generous amount of drawing salve. Wash daily and repack with salve. This works well on people, too.
4.) Drawing salve: Mix equal parts regular granulated white sugar and iodine. For hoof abcess, soak foot in warm epsom salt water, pack cut out abcess with sugar mixture, cover with a square of gauze, wrap with vet wrap and then with duct tape. This is an old time remedy.
5.) Hoof Dressing: Mix 1/2 cup Pine Tar, 1/2 cup bacon grease, teaspoon of 7% iodine, 1 cup peanut oil. Apply 3-4 times a week.
6.) Emergency Bute substitute: In a pinch, give an average sized horse 20-25 regular aspirin in place of a bute tablet. If 2 bute are needed for pain/fever relief, give double that amount of aspirin.
7.) Natural wormer: Keep 2-3 foot logs of Poplar on hand and keep one in pasture at all times. Poplar is a natural wormer and also give the horse something to chew on. Old farmers remedy.
8.) Home made detangler: In a quart spray bottle, mix 1/4 cup mineral or baby oil, 1/4 cup of your favorite hair conditioner, and fill the rest of the bottle with water. Shake well before using. Spray in mane, tail and on body. Wait a couple of minutes and brush out. This will detangle manes, tails and when brushing the horses body will take out a lot of unwanted dust. Works really nice.
9.) Scratches/ Mud Fever: ( fungal infection on back of pasterns ) wash infected area with Betadine (DO NOT scrub - as it is painful and will bleed ), dry with clean towel, apply a good layer of Desitin Ointment ( the zinc oxide is what clears up the infection.)
10.) Sunburn: for protection and or healing, apply Desitin Ointment to burned muzzle. Also, can apply to help prevent sunburn to white faced horses.
11.) Infected cuts or wounds: Clean infected area with Betadine solution, dry, add Colloidal Silver directly into open wound. C.S. has antibiotic properties.
For People:
A lot of the home remedies above work for people also. Just remember when using home remedies, it is the same as with medications from the doctors, what works on one may not work for another.
Poison Ivy: Sea Salt & a washcloth needed. Use heavily salted water and a wash cloth; dip wash cloth in salt water and dab on poison ivy. For those who are allergic to seafood, use NON-iodized salt.
Poison Ivy: Jewelweed ( Touch-me-nots ); using the stalks, slice them open and rub the watery inside of the stalks on your poison ivy. this works very well.
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