Help Mud fever will not go!!!!

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I need some help my mare currently has two mud fever scabs on one of her back feet and it will not go at all. I have tried hibi scrub and removing the scabs that made no difference. I have tried leaving the scabs alone which did not help. I have also tried udder cream and antibiotic creams. Nothing is helping at all, has anyone got any ideas of what I can try to get rid of it? She is currently out 24/7 but the field is total dry.



 
Last time I had one with bad mud fever it was a vet job and the blue and silver sprays (can't remember what they were). Got rid of it all, so maybe worth a call to the vet?

Last one of ours that had mud fever it went in its own time without treatment. Horse was out 24/7.
 
maybe it will not go completely because it will always be rough scar tissue and will need tending ??
 
That may not be mud fever, it could be the start of LV, my advice would be not to let the sun get on it and seek veterinary guidance.
 
AdorableAlice said:
That may not be mud fever, it could be the start of LV, my advice would be not to let the sun get on it and seek veterinary guidance.
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What is LV? I think I might ring the vets and ask for advice to see what they suggest for it. It weird it looks very painful but it is not at all but It is very itchy
 
puli said:
What is LV? I think I might ring the vets and ask for advice to see what they suggest for it. It weird it looks very painful but it is not at all but It is very itchy
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Leukocytoclastic Vasculitus. Itchiness could indicate mites. You really don't want to lose control of it if it is LV, it is a nightmare problem.
 
Mud fever can be hard to shift - but that looks quite nasty and as others have said there are other possible causes. It would probably be worth seeking vet advice.
 
I had a hairy cob who had a difficult to shift scan. I know my vet told me it was important to cut/shave away all the hair. I not your horse has some feather so I would try that. You might need IV antibiotics though if it does not clear.
 
NOTHING WORKS AS WELL AS PIGOIL AND SULPHER.

I have tried it all on my clydesdale x welsh. Hers did not shift after 2015 winter. Then I got fed up and in early autumn I started the pigoil/sulpher. I do mix my own because I feel the premixed is not greatly proportioned.
Test it because some horses are sensitive to it but It has stayed on top of any mudfever last winter. still does.
 
Nothing I could buy myself ever worked for my girl - I have a trug full of lotions, oils and potions I need to throw away. My vet did me some cream with antibiotics and steroids in and that combined with regular feather clipping did the job. I have to keep a close eye on it and treat it for a couple of weeks if I spot any signs of it coming back. It needs clearing though as it can cause nasty problems longer term.
 
I will trim more of her feather around it today and have alook into some of the things which have been mentioned. Is it best to remove the scabs before using creams or is it best to leave the scabs on?
 
I've had good success with Aromaheel which you just slap on over the scabs each day and after a couple of days the scabs just rub away as you put the Aromaheel on. I then would keep on with it until it was completely healed.

However with such a long term problem it would be worth having the vet out to check what is going on. One of my horses used to get bad mud fever and before I got him had regularly been on antibiotics for it. My vet gave me a cream they made up which had a steiod and antibiotic in it which worked very well. Unfortunately I can't remember what it was called.
 
Kikke said:
NOTHING WORKS AS WELL AS PIGOIL AND SULPHER.

I have tried it all on my clydesdale x welsh. Hers did not shift after 2015 winter. Then I got fed up and in early autumn I started the pigoil/sulpher. I do mix my own because I feel the premixed is not greatly proportioned.
Test it because some horses are sensitive to it but It has stayed on top of any mudfever last winter. still does.
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Works really well on my very fine skinned horse as well but as a preventative, not as a treatment. I had to have the vet when I couldn't shift the mud fever and then it cleared up quickly. Friends horse gets a summer version as well which is annoying.
 
I have given it a clean taken the hair away and applied coconut oil and Sudocreme it looks a lot worse now so I think I will talk to the vet

 
I know I feel really bad that it got that bad but I have tried loads to get it too heal :( . It looks sore it really is not at all it is just itchy, like she does not mind you touching it or anything.
 
Actually now you've cleaned it up and trimmed the hair it looks a lot better. As a point of note udder salve is better to use than cream, but you're beyond that point and I agree that you need a vet.
 
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