a-haaargh! mudfever now ...

[notpoodle]

pony never had it before! even when she spent one winter living out entirely (and yes, it was a wet and boggy one ...). never had to do much, i didn't hose (as its impossible to get the legs actually dry again ...), just scraped/brused the dry mud off every couple of days. this has been fine for the past 3 years ... up until now :o

ponio has multiple scabs on various legs :o nothing looks overly sore, nothing looks weepy, but they're definitely scabs, and since half ther yard has mudfever, im pretty sure thats whay they are :rolleyes:

so far i have been hibiscrubbing, then applying clear woundgel stuff onto the scabs.

ive also, ever other day and after the legs had dried off entirely, slapped some sink and castor cream on the scabs/legs (which i wash/hibiscrub off again every other day). the latter almost gave angel a heartattack - she was horrified to discover that she suddenly had little white 'socks' that smelled funny ... ahem.

oh and she wont be going into the big field for a bit, as its very boggy in there (she does get to roam round the little paddock for an hour or so every day so and so far seems okay with the arrangement).

any other ideas? and please, no super-expensive novelty creams/sprays or powders if you cn help it :) not keen on those mudfever-boots/leggings either, as ive seen them come off or trap mud right underneath too many times on other people's horses ...

Julia
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[Retty]

I clip Max's legs and have the vet make up an antiobiotic cream for him - this clears any mud fever up pronto! Have tried many of the creams/lotions & potions on market and find none of them are as effective as the vets antiobiotic cream :D

[coss]

i find washing with warm soapy water and allowing to dry and then puting on an effective cream works but you have to find out which cream suits your horse. i am currently using nettex muddy marvel which is working and my mare comes in once a fortnight for a leg wash, next morning i *** infect and put on the barrier which keeps the mud off for two weeks and and treats the scabs, its a slow process because she's out but it is working. once you've got it sorted buy a tub of vasceline. its very messy but if you put that on, it will last ages without the mud getting to the skin to cause mud fever - i don't use it because i can't bandage over it and if my horse is in for what ever reason she must be bandaged. when i did do it though, it was very effective!

[NoviceNic]

Try Protocon Ointment or Sudocrem.....Loads of people I know swear by them..Hope it clears soon for Angel..

[Bebe]

I've been using a homeopathic remedy from Crossgates Farm for about a month now. Within a week all scabs had gone from the affected areas, and these were bits that I hadn't been able to shift with the usual routine of washing & applying ointment, etc. 3 weeks on I'm using it twice daily (one spray at each end of the day) as a preventative and touch wood there's been no reoccurrence.

It's much easier and quicker than any other method I've tried!

[becs]

Sudocrem worked for us; dry brushing where poss and Hibiscrubbing if had to.

And yes, our NF hyperventilates at the smells too!

[Kecka~Rocka]

Sorry to be thick BUT,

Ive never had mud fever or even seen it but my cob has got a dark scab on the bottom of his heel although he also has scabby legs which he suffers thats why he is fully clipped now. The scabs on his legs are small with grease patches, my vet says to wash with hibi and add cream and they have gone down. But the dark coloured scab is different to them and im wondering if he has now got mud fever he doesnt seem to have anymore but this one doesnt seem to change size?!

Someone on the yard said i should pick off the scabs and then treat the same as his legs?

Any ideas?? i might try and get a photo of it but its not very big.

HOW DO YOU KNOW IF ITS MUDFEVER OR JUST A CUT??

[coss]

the term "mud fever" covers a broad spectrum of scabby things. so if its on teh hel its likely to be mud fever, don't pick the scabs off as this can be painful for the horse, washing with hibiscrub should loosen them until they come off naturally, i would treat it the same as the other scabs and see if that works, it may need a different treatment though.

[notpoodle]

hibiscrubbed them today (madame pony is also getting miffed because she isnt allowed in the big field at the moment because its VERY boggy), one of the feet seemed a little warm just above the hoof, the scab looked fine though and wasnt sensitive to prodding. didnt seem to be swollen either ... hm .... ?

Julia
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[Trio]

my horse had just got mudfever- few small scabs. i thought the firt sign was a cut but a couple more appeard and has to be the dreaded staphlococcus bacteria. the blue oxytetracycline antibiotic spray seems to be doing the trick for us, picked off scabs as Jo's pretty tolerant to pain and sprayed the life out of the pink fleshy bits.
smothered in hoof to heel now so hopefully no more mud fever :confused:

lots of people at my yard use udder cream on their horses to prevent it and i will be too as soon as this clears up and he goes out again- very inexpensive and available everywhere.:D

[svenja]

I use heel to hoof barrier cream fter putting on hibiscrub.... works very well. You haven't had much luck lately, you poor thing!

[CrisO]

Can only sympathise - same thing at the moment with C. Keep him in and dry and frequent applications of nappy rash cream, it clears up but as soon as he goes out again it returns. I wasn't riding round here last year so don't know if this has been a typical winter but London clay is awful for holding on to moisture.

Like the sound of homeoepathic treatment as it has does wonders for my hay fever but as the horse is not mine I'm not in a position to dictate treatment.