Been done before, but...MUD FEVER CURES

[mrgoop]

I know it's been done to death, but i need an effective cure for mud fever
Poor Max has big ugly scabs on his hind fetlocks. He does't let me touch them as they are sore.

Someone on here has a great treatment, it may have been HenryHorn, but can't remember!!

If anyone can give me some advice i would appreciate it. I'm not used to treating this ailment

Thanks in advance

 

[AmyMay]

I use udder salve. Fantastic stuff. Cures and prevents.

 

[mrgoop]

Thanks AmyMay

Where do i get it from, and do i need to try and remove the scabs first

 

[OrangeEmpire]

or baby's bottom cream - 69p a pot from tesco!

 

[AmyMay]

You can get if from a good agricultural suppliers.

And put it straight on top of the scabs. The salve will soften them naturally. Do it every day and you should notice a difference very quickly.

 

[zizz]

Try getting some NAF mud guard, my gelding used to get it really bad, but hasn't shown any symptoms with this, have been using it for two years now. It smells funny so probably no good for fussy eaters.

 

[mrgoop]

Thanks Zizz
No worries there he's certainly NOT a fussy eater, lol

 

[lisan]

I used that MFP (IV horse stuff). Its fab stuff. (Mud Fever Protection)

 

[Happytohack]

www.mudfever.net Their product is fab. Also neem oil is good or Nettex Muddy marvel. I'd also go with the udder cream with tea tree oil - I find this softens the scabs and really speeds up recovery. Please don't wash the legs or pick the scabs off!

 

[custard]

Sorry but have always found udder cream utterly disgusting to use. The thick greasy goo is impossible to wash off and just attracts dirt but each to their own!

My preferred method is to first gently clean the affected area with warm salty water, Hibiscrub and the like can be too strong.

Dab dry with a clean towel and apply a good dollop of Dermisol cream from the vet/pharmacist, not cheap but gently softens the scabs. The magic ingredient is salicylic acid which actually promotes healing despite the name.

I wouldn't do this with any of the stuff you can get over the counter, Sudocrem, Protocon, babies bum cream etc etc as they contain very different ingredients and may make it much worse.

Having applied the cream wrap the leg loosely in clingfilm and apply a stable bandage overnight.

Repeat the whole process for several days. Each time a few scabs will come off leaving sore pink skin, eventually they will come off so you can let the air get to it but keep cleaning with the saline and applying the Dermisol until fully healed.

 

[mrgoop]

Thanks people,
Don't think he would let me pick the scabs off if i tried anyway!!
Just want it gones as soon as poss bless him

 

[joanne1920]

clean with hibiscrub as best as you can and use heel to hoof twice a day.... just plater it on over the scabs, it will soften the scab and as its naturally anti fungal and anti bacterial kills the mud fever infection, it also alllows the skin to breathe unlike things like sudocrem which can make it worse... worked on my chap in the middle of winter with feather son too! .... great stuff

 

[AmyMay]

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Sorry but have always found udder cream utterly disgusting to use.

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We use the salve, not the cream. And find the barrier properties of it to be far supperior to anything else on the market. It can get a bit mucky on horses that have a little feather, but have not found it to do so on those that don't.

But obviously we all have our own favourites.

 

[Faithkat]

I initially clean all the scabs off with Hibiscrub or a Tea Tree Oil leg wash and then coat the area liberally once a day with Sudocrem. Absolutely brilliant. My mare came back from stud on Sunday with awful mud fever on her two white legs and they are 75% healed now with even the hair starting to grow back using the aforementioned method. I normally use copious amounts of udder cream as a barrier when she's at home.