ANY MUD FEVER SECRETS?

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My gelding gets mud fever on his one white sock.....any tricks to avoiding this? He has been staying in for the last 4 days but it is the same, scabby patch!! How long does it take to improve? What can i put on it without spending a fortune and other than if i pull the scabs off - does it hurt them in general ie for showjumping etc?

Thanks in advance!
 
Trim legs so little or no feathers, keep legs clean and use pig oil, i put pig oil on mine anwhere where mud would stick if hes rolled, all over legs, face neck etc stops the mud from sticking and cleans easily. You can also use it to soak scabs off- cover legs in the oil wrap in clingfilm then bandage over night, scabs will peel off easily the next morning.
 
Pig oil & sulphur... applied once or twice per week. I have used everything its the only thing that works. Its important once the scabs/sore from mud fever clear up to make sure you keep applying the PO & S its easy to forget when legs look good!
 
Ok brilliant, so do you just dab some on the area or soak in? bandage it? x

Is Pig oil greasy? just wondered what its like thats all!

I'll have to give it a go

thanks x
 
Don't wash it with Hibiscrub at all; that stuff should only be sold under license, it's far too strong for anything other than surgery needs. In fact, don't wash off full stop. Wait until dry then brush off. If you don't like to leave wet mud on then bandage gently and it will warm the legs up so it dries quicker but don't leave on longer than a few hours. Then use something like Protocon (the solid yellow one, not the one in a tube) and rub gently into the skin every few days without washing the old stuff off. It will protect the skin so that new can form.
The more you wash MF the worst it will get.
 
I bought mine off ebay only bought 500ml for about £4 just to try, but have now invested in a 4lt version from a feed store countrywide etc sells it. (be careful with the sulphur like i say mines a sensitive sort!) As a preventitive i use every other day with a sponge and wipe pretty much all over him except where saddle goes and along where my reins would lie, its an oil so is gressy but rubs in fine. If the scabs are already there the massage legs with the oil, then bandage over night, in the morning get a cloth and wipe clean scabs will just fall off :)
 
i have always used vasoline. I was always told if its gentle enough to use on babies its gentle enough to be used on animals
 
When my mare got it a couple of years ago I put clingfilm on the scabs, then bandaged up, next day the scabs came off (like sweating off) and there was just pink skin underneath. Since then had no problems. I tend to wash her legs when she comes in and towel dry them and shes not had any reoccurences over the past 2 years now.

Also use vaseline (usually before they get mud fever) to act as a barrier.
 
I clip his white bits off his legs so he never has enough hair to hold the water. Then when its really wet out I cover him in protection plus in the morning. Last year when he did get it before his legs were clipped, I sweated the scabs off with sudocreme and cling film over night so they just fell off as he wouldnt let me near them to pull them off poor boy.
 
Ok.....so to 'sweat off the scabs' (lovely!!) is cling film best? If i use a normal stable bandage would i put cotton wool/stable wrap inderneath? Or just cling film straight around the leg? x

You lot are good at this! x :D
 
lcharles said:
Ok.....so to 'sweat off the scabs' (lovely!!) is cling film best? If i use a normal stable bandage would i put cotton wool/stable wrap inderneath? Or just cling film straight around the leg? x

You lot are good at this! x :D
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Lol, I just put clingfilm directly on leg, some people use pig oil etc underneath this though, then just a stable bandage on top. :p
 
Ok, i'm probably going to get some incredulous looks from people when i say this but....NAF Mudguard supplement. :eek:


God knows how it works, believe me i was sceptical.

My mare has 2 back white socks, every year she used to get horrendous mud fever, even infected once. I was at my wits end & had tried everything & i saw this and thought why not?! So i did.

No mud fever!! :eek: I don't use any cream or do anything but feed this. :D

I usually start it a few weeks before the mud gets bad so its in her system, then continue throughout the winter/muddy season.

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The best stuff i have found to use is Flamazine which is a human burn cream which contains antibiotic and silver. It may be hard to get hold of as dont think Vets have it. (i have good contacts!) Also try muck off soap which you can buy online...may be 'mukoff'. I used it all last year for my boys white socks and it was great!! If the mud fever is quite severe, it is best to wash and dry the area, put on thick layer of flamazxine, cover with cling film and then bandage. Leave it for 24hrs and repeat! Good luck! Chaps are supposed to be quite effective but my boy just lost them rolling in lovely mud!
 
just a note i thought id add- pig oil is just light paraffin oil ,you can buy it from the chemist in large bottles,(baby oil is just paraffin oil with perfume) ,much cheaper and you can buy flowers of sulphur powder and mix it yourself. also some horses are more sensitive to mud fever if they are fed alfalfa ,it also can cause filled legs in some horses.:D:D
 
sheeniebee said:
The best stuff i have found to use is Flamazine which is a human burn cream which contains antibiotic and silver. It may be hard to get hold of as dont think Vets have it. (i have good contacts!) Also try muck off soap which you can buy online...may be 'mukoff'. I used it all last year for my boys white socks and it was great!! If the mud fever is quite severe, it is best to wash and dry the area, put on thick layer of flamazxine, cover with cling film and then bandage. Leave it for 24hrs and repeat! Good luck! Chaps are supposed to be quite effective but my boy just lost them rolling in lovely mud!
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I can get Flamazine too ;) But it is from my vet! I do rate that for the actual scabs :)
 
Look at the diet first. Drop molassed feeds and lean towards a supplement high in zinc.

Keratex powder as a preventer
 
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And coconut oil if they get it. It's anti viral, anti fungal and antibacterial without being harsh.
 
I have a tb that lives out 24/7 on a farm where the fields are already knee deep mud in places due to the land being low lying.
The only thing that works is to keep up with Global Herbs Mud-X (Liquid double dose as the powder has a very strong aroma) and I cover his legs a couple of times a week with cow salve. The salve is more like vaseline and unlike creams stays on a lot longer.
When he was stabled I never washed his legs with anything other than water or let the mud dry and new mud set on top. The latter prevented mud fever when stabled, washing made it worse!
 
Our routine at work is dermasol or flamazine the scabs to soften them until they fall off you can do this after hibi scrub but don't have to. Then when the scabs are off, muddy marvel everyday! And mudguard in their feed - works miracles!
 
Mine suffers on one hind leg quite badly. I clip the hair off, hibiscrub everyday with warm water, rinse off and leave to dry... If he's turned back out I put a powder on (can't think of the name ?)... If he's staying in then sudocream :)
 
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