I use Mane and Tail shampoo works great. For my messed up joints I occasionally use DMSO, which is a fancy horse linament. Many years ago I was introduced to it by my husband when I got a weird arthritic reaction to a vaccination (supposedly a rare side effect according to the nurse giving it out). Both knees swelled up and I couldn't bend them. Put the DMSO on and the swelling went down in 15 min. and never returned! It's tricky stuff, but it's good for a really bad joint, not something you'd use every day. For a lot of Sharif's booboo's or fly bites I use baby diapercream (zinc oxide), helps healing and keeps flies off. Although I don't use it on myself I did use it on my babies. It's also great for softening up the chestnuts on his legs so they are easy to remove, and I don't worry about him ingesting a bit if he's scratching himself.