ointment

“This was a brief moment when he was trying some sort of topical hair ointment,” Finneas says, “and so he was like, ‘Can you do this every day?’”

But a few days later it was discovered that the medication was given to the colt in ointment for a rash on his hind quarters.

Current therapies used to help manage symptoms include over-the-counter and prescription itch relief ointments and anti-inflammatory drugs such as antihistamines and corticosteroids.

“Shouldn’t we dip his stub into some rubbing alcohol or something? Don’t we have ointment?”

He’s got a cut on his back left leg, and he demands that I put ointment and a Band-Aid on it when we get home.