Bloody mud fever!!!

[Holidays_are_coming]

My mare had mud fever on her left hind a couple of weeks ago in the normal place ie the heels, but it made her whole leg swell up massively to tge point i thought she had done a tendon. had the vet out got some cream and with the snow it cleared up nicely!

I got back from a couple of days away yesterday and the right hind was huge no scabs round the heel but some on the cannon bone again the leg is massive so I hosed it and slapped the cream on this am in the light I found all the scabs picked them then took her for a walk then applied more cream. The walk brought it down a lot so I've put her out (she won't stay in) with a turnout boot, might try another walk yesterday.

I want this mud to go away! She seems to be so sensitive to mud fever and her legs just swell massively!!! Is this normal?

 

[fatpiggy]

It certainly can make the legs go like sausages. The best cure I ever used was clean the scabs with hot water and a small amount of Hibiscrub and once everything is ABSOLUTELY dry, apply lots of Keratex mud fever powder with a general layer of good old udder cream slathered over the top. I tried every lotion and potion going over the years, but always came back to this combo and it was cheap too. Wipe the excess udder cream off your hands through the tail and you get a lovely soft, easy to brush tail which smells pleasant for free and gratis. Bargain!

 

[glamourpuss]

I hate it when people use Hibiscrub for mud fever. It is extremely harsh. It is only really to be used for scrubbing surgeons hands prior to surgery, it certainly isn't designed for use on sore/broken skin

Try & keep washing to a minimum. As tempting as it is it really doesn't help - think what it's like when you have sore lips & you keep licking them...ouch!

I get on top of MF by washing once with Nizoral or head & shoulders shampoo. Dry thoroughly.
Slather legs in aqueous cream, wrap in cling film then stable bandage. Leave at least over night.
The next morning, the heat from the cling film & bandage will have caused the scabs to soften. If you gently rub the aqueous cream off the leg with a towel you will find the scabs just slide off without any discomfort to the horse.
I then use mudbar plus http://www.bitebackproducts.co.uk/mudbar-plus-282-p.asp
This contains the same the same active ingredient as Flamazine which is prescribed by vets for MF.

 

[glamourpuss]

Oh I've just seen she won't stay in so the cling film/stable bandage won't work then.

I can highly recommend the mudbar plus though