Fuciderm - non prescription alternatives?

[saddlesore]

As above really! To treat mud fever/dermatitis on white fetlock.

 

[Chico Mio]

I can buy Fucibet from the chemist here (for humans). I know it's the same thing in the UK but I don't know if you need a prescription for it there.

 

[icemaiden113]

Try caster oil and zinc cream - contains similar to flamazine (but without the sulphur) also used for mud fever!

 

[saddlesore]

thanks will look up fucibet

Is zinc and castor oil basically the same as sudocreme

? I've used that and green oils gel with no success so far

 

[icemaiden113]

It's similar! Hmm have you tried giving 2-3days of penicillin? That will def clear it up along with keeping dry and the scabs off.

 

[saddlesore]

Ahh, no I hadn't even thought about that! I've spoken to vet about it before and they weren't especially bothered about it but i'm not happy that he has a spreading bald patch and a thickening of the skin! think i'll phone them and annoy them again

 

[icemaiden113]

Yeah worth getting on to them! Especially if it's not clearing well. If your happy to inject get them to give you pen/strep or similar as it is cheaper than the granules in food! And you can go for 5days if it doesn't look any better!
Hope it clears up soon!

 

[saddlesore]

good plan, i'll phone them tomorrow. Thankies

 

[kellyeaton]

feed aloe vera and treat with aloe vera!

 

[saddlesore]

I've actually tried aloe very - topical not internal - as i really rate it but it didn't make any difference

 

[ofcourseyoucan]

ask your vet to make you a tub of mud fever cream - aquous cream with antibiotics and a bit of steroid mixed in. works really well. if you cant get scabs off put a animalintex wet poutice on and scabs will just soak off with no picking. muddy marvel do a scab remover and a cream for after. that works well too.

 

[Honeypots]

Is it definitely mud fever and not sunburn/photosensitivity?