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[Jennifer Brassel]

I agree, it's a great product. The smell is hickory oil, which not only has a strong smell and flavour but antibacterial properties, which is why it is so favoured for smoking meats. However, the hickory is serving a third purpose in MTG: covering up the rotten-egg smell of the sulpher with an even stronger smell so owners don't take one whiff and never buy the stuff again! Sulphites have been used for 150 years to clear up fungus and bacteria, making favourable conditions for regrowth. It won't help at all in place where the skin is permanantly damaged, scar tissue, etc. Also, if you remember from chemistry class, sulpher can be REAL nasty when mixed with other chemicals. A new horse owner I knew applied three different products to help her horse's back heal from a saddle sore (I believe she washed with Betadine, and then applied MTG and something else all at the same time) and wound up with the worst chemical burn I have ever seen in my life. Her entire application area on her poor mare's back blistered two inches high, all the hair fell out to reveal horrific oozing sores, and the skin fell off in two and three inch patches. Her horse was in agony. Never, never mix MTG with any other remedy.

[Jacquie_Hum]

I agree, it's a great product. The smell is hickory oil, which not only has a strong smell and flavour but antibacterial properties, which is why it is so favoured for smoking meats. However, the hickory is serving a third purpose in MTG: covering up the rotten-egg smell of the sulpher with an even stronger smell so owners don't take one whiff and never buy the stuff again! Sulphites have been used for 150 years to clear up fungus and bacteria, making favourable conditions for regrowth. It won't help at all in place where the skin is permanantly damaged, scar tissue, etc. Also, if you remember from chemistry class, sulpher can be REAL nasty when mixed with other chemicals. A new horse owner I knew applied three different products to help her horse's back heal from a saddle sore (I believe she washed with Betadine, and then applied MTG and something else all at the same time) and wound up with the worst chemical burn I have ever seen in my life. Her entire application area on her poor mare's back blistered two inches high, all the hair fell out to reveal horrific oozing sores, and the skin fell off in two and three inch patches. Her horse was in agony. Never, never mix MTG with any other remedy.

Wow, I just wanted to say thanks for that info. That's something I wouldn't have thought of. (never took Chem) That poor mare

[Kimberly Cole]

I woudn't use the stuff while it's still hot. MTG is known to blister in the sun. We put some on some bite marks on our three year old and it blistered sooooo bad, and it took a while to heal as well.

[Judy Madsen]

Will MTG help with hair growth where the horse has rubbed off their tail hair at the top of the tail bone?

[Kimberly Cole]

Will MTG help with hair growth where the horse has rubbed off their tail hair at the top of the tail bone?

It will help, i just woudn't use it in the summertime on butt/back areas (basically whereever it's exposed to the sun) as it blisters badly.

[Judy Madsen]

Thanks for the advice Kimberley - will wait awhile until I try it, as it is so warm and dry right now. Our horses are out on pasture now, and when I was checking them the other night, noticed that a few of them must have been rubbing their back ends on trees. They are all wormed on a regular basis (every 2 months), as I know that this rubbing is a sign of worms. So was a bit surprised when I noticed that their tails were a little fuzzy in the top of the tail bone area. Doesn't look very good at all. So will just keep my eye on the problem, and try the MTG when the weather cools down.

Cheers, Judy