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thought i had better say hi before i jump in and ask for help so here goes, i have a mw cob called blue that i have owned for 21/2 years and have been riding for about 8 years, am hoping to do some prelim dressage on him before the end of the year
now for the help please, he has had scabby legs since i have had him and i have spent a fortune trying to clear this up, at the moment am trying pig oil and sulphur again but am not sure whether it is actually making it better or worse, the scabs are coming away but there seems to be a lot more yellow oozing and they look pinker than before, is it normal for it to get worse before it gets better or do you think it is an adverse reaction, i know its hard to say without seeing but anybodys experiences with pig oil would be welcome, sorry this is so long, thanks
 
It sounds like mud fever. You may need to hit it hard with injected and oral antibiotics.
You need to be careful not to make the problem worse by washing it too frequently.
 
Has the vet seen him?

Mud fever usually clears up unless it is infected in which case you need anti-biotics from the vet.

Another possibility is lymphangitis which looks a lot like mud fever but more persistent. It's actually a completely different thing, as it is an allergic reaction and you need a steroid cream (or oral steroids in more severe cases) from the vet.
 
hi thanks for replies, he has been fully clipped for last two years and it didnt make any difference so have started to let them grow, he is on oral antibiotics at the moment for a swollen sheath (dont ask he is falling apart lol) i dont tend to wash his legs just let the mud dry and brush, the vet just says its mites not mudfever causing it, he has been frontlined and had the ivermectin jabs but it still hasnt cleared up, any more ideas please
 
Have you tried shampooing with malaseb? I've used it before for mud fever/bacterial skin infection and when he was irritated by feather mites (had the jab aswell) and each time it seemed to clear things up. You can get from vets (its for dogs but vets prescribe for horses) and I use this with sudacrem.

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Firstly I would ask your vet to do skin scrapings to see whether it is mites or not. My horse (like many other feathered horses) gets this and my vet prescribes hydrocortiderm cream, might be worth asking your vet about this?

PS I wouldn't use sudocrem, makes such a mess and its almost impossible to wash off!
 
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have used malaseb and this seemed to help but 48hours later and it was back as it was, vet back out next week for booster and to check sheath think i am going to have to get him to have another look at his legs and see if he has any other suggestions, keep the ideas coming tho please
 
it is oozing more since i applied the pig oil and sulphur do u think that is a bad reaction to it or could it be like a healing crisis or am i clutching at straws
 
If he also has a swollen sheath my guess is that he is perhaps a bit run down generally and hence why the legs arent improving.

Did you test a small patch before starting the pig oil, I have heard some can react. I have only started using it this year and had no problems but that is for general scabbiness not mudfever.
 
he has been in apart from the odd leg stretch for the past four weeks due to the weather, this could be the cause of the swelling but vet gave antibiotics in case there was a bit of infection going on, if it was mudfever would of expected it to clear up and vet thinks not, stupidly i just slapped it on and now i dont know wheteher to wash it off or persevere, do you think the two could be linked
 
If it's mites Camrosa works really well.

However, if his immune system if generally compromised, it could well be the allergic reaction in which case only steroids will help.
 
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it is oozing more since i applied the pig oil and sulphur do u think that is a bad reaction to it or could it be like a healing crisis or am i clutching at straws

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It could be a reaction if he has white legs and pink skin.

I would wash everything off thoroughly using just simple soap and water - rinse well, dry and then present to your vet when he comes. I would also advise getting as much hair off lower legs as possible so your vet can easily see and treat.

Good luck
 
yep he has white legs and pink skin, was hoping to grow his feathers looks like i better oil my clippers, havent tried camrosa hav heard it is quite strong so am a bit nervous about using it, thanks again for everyones help
 
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