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How do you get rid of thrush in horses such as home remedies?

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A mixture of water and household bleach applied to the underside of the hoof and in the crevasses beside the frog will work in most cases.

A mixture of a litre of rubbing alcohol and 20 drops of Oil of Oregano applied in the same area is also effective.

**Actually, household bleach may clear it up, but you will end up eating away at the uninfected part of the horses hoof. Sugardine (a mixture/paste of betadine and sugar) works well along with scrubbing (with a sponge) with betadine and packing with a lyme paste (Lyme and lots of water) for the first day -- you don't want to use it longer than that because Lyme is a drying agent -- and then scrubbing with betadine and using a product like Thrush Buster or Kopertox works the best to fully get rid of it.

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