Difference between mud fever, mite and a cut?

[FeatherPower]

Hello trusted HHO people!

I have a cob that has caused a discussion at my new yard. He appears to have a scabbed area just behind and below his knee, in the top of his feather. Its about the size of an old 50p and had quite a large hard reddy-brown scab on it.

Nothing on any of his other legs but people have different opinions on it. Some say mite, others mud fever and another that it is a cut.

Has been hibi scrubbed and scabs removed and quite sore and raw beneath. He is not showing any signs of stomping his feet or shewing (that anyone has noticed)

Any thoughts?

 

[LizScott]

my mare has this all year round but I never do anything about it as it never seems to bother her and doesn't get any bigger etc. I guess if I picked the scabs off it would be sore underneath but I have no idea what causes it. Sorry not much help lol!

 

[Theresa_F]

Old Cairo Clydesdale used to get this but I could keep it under control with P&S though occasionally he would flare up - only one of my hairy beauties that did.

He appeared mite free - never could find any signs but this would happen once or twice a year. I constantly use P&S in wet months, sulphur in dry months so he had constant protection. However, Cairo had a poor immune system due to lots of chemo so I did wonder if though he did not have mites as such, maybe one did get on and have a munch before the P&S got it and he just reacted badly.

I used to cover the scabbed area with sudocream mixed with sulphur and tea tree to soften then gently rub with my finger but never pick. Applied every day for a week, then washed off with hibiscrub and then started again. Normally cleared in two weeks.

If the scab was not too bad, I could soak it in plenty of P&S to get rid of it, but occasionally it literally flared up in two days to a large cracked area.

 

[kpup]

My cob also has this, camrosa works really well & clears it.... but then it just comes back again.

 

[FeatherPower]

so are we thinking it is mite or mud fever?

 

[Theresa_F]

Not mudfever but mites - if you want the long PM I do on hairy horses, MF and mites, PM me and I will send it to you.

 

[kal40]

Listen to Theresa_F - shes the guru!

 

[kpup]

Does frontline really work for eliminating mites?
I've been told to try this?

 

[Cahill]

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Does frontline really work for eliminating mites?
I've been told to try this?

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yes,you need to treat 2 weeks apart and buy the pump bottle.

scabs behind the knee are called grease/mallanders.