Best way to passively soften leg scabs?

[soloequestrian]

I'm looking after a horse who probably has CPL. He has a couple of small patches of scabs and the advice is to try to remove these. I really, really don't want to have to wash his leg every day - it's not pleasant for either of us in the winter and I suspect it would dry out his skin in an unhelpful way. I'm wondering if there's a cream or other method I can use to passively soften the scabs so they would massage off. I used to do this with one who had a vasculitis and for the life of my I can't remember what I used on him....
I could either put a cream on when they come in to be fed and then tackle the scabs after about 30mins, or have something on longer during the day. Or I wondered about using some sort of poultice. Advice gratefully received!

 

[Mrs Jingle]

I used to use Aromaheel for mud fever, and that also needs all scabs to be removed for treatment. I found this by far the best to use, just 2 or 3 days of putting it on the scabs, they then soften and can easily be very gently sort of slid off. I am not even sure if it is still available, I shall have a google and see if I can find it.

 

[Mrs Jingle]

Yes it is available still here is a link:

Aromaheel Mud Scab Remover for Horses

Highly effective and proven natural ointment which quickly and painlessly removes mud and rain scabs in horses. Also offers natural antibacterial protection against further problems of rain and mud without affecting healthy skin. Aromaheel is easy to use & even horses who have previously not...

aromesse.com

 

[soloequestrian]

Thanks, I think I did use that in the deep and distant past!

 

[AmyMay Again]

Udder salve is marvelous stuff.

 

[soloequestrian]

I had forgotten about that stuff too! I really should keep notes...

 

[Midlifecrisis]

Hedgewitch have an oil for loosening scale and scabs..it smells lovely.

 

[dapple_grey]

Cling film. Put your cream on underneath, wrap round the legs and leave for a bit so that it warms up the area. Makes it soft and so much easier to massage the scabs off

 

[Widgeon]

I used to use Aromaheel for mud fever, and that also needs all scabs to be removed for treatment. I found this by far the best to use, just 2 or 3 days of putting it on the scabs, they then soften and can easily be very gently sort of slid off. I am not even sure if it is still available, I shall have a google and see if I can find it.

I love this stuff. I used it when my cob got nasty sore scabby bits on the back off his foot (not CPL, just some kind of mild infection or irritation) and it did a 5* job of keeping everything soft and clean so it healed nicely. I keep it in the car and sometimes I take the lid off just for a little sniff, it smells so nice

 

[soloequestrian]

I like the cling film idea. Would that work with Aromaheel? Or better to do something like cling film with udder cream and then Aromaheel afterwards?