leukocytoclastic vasculitis - not one but two!

All I can say is that I haven't touched my boys scabs at all this summer - not even a little prod - and although he had a few scabs caught in the fur for a bit, they all fell off about three weeks ago now leaving healed skin.
 
I tend to agree that less is more but when it has really taken hold and the horse is so sore?In fairness my horse's legs will fill overnight in the stable anyway ,perhaps because he always has this problem lurking .I usually manage with magnetic wraps at night but he cannot have those on until skin has recovered so I am in bit of a spiral.
 
I fully accept that your situation is worse than mine ever was as luckily when his legs swelled the first year he had the problem, they responded well to antibiotics and came down again. In hindsight I think that removing the scabs could have let the infection in. All I can say for certain is that with my boy leaving the scabs alone right from the start has been better than the year that the scabs were removed.

When it was really bad that first year - and he pretty much had every square inch of pink skin on his legs affected - I did apply honey (when he would let me) or hypocare (which I could get on without touching him) and this did coincide with him getting better, but it also coincided with the sunny weather being over, so that could have been the change that made the difference.
 
Faracat said:
I fully accept that your situation is worse than mine ever was as luckily when his legs swelled the first year he had the problem, they responded well to antibiotics and came down again. In hindsight I think that removing the scabs could have let the infection in. All I can say for certain is that with my boy leaving the scabs alone right from the start has been better than the year that the scabs were removed.

When it was really bad that first year - and he pretty much had every square inch of pink skin on his legs affected - I did apply honey (when he would let me) or hypocare (which I could get on without touching him) and this did coincide with him getting better, but it also coincided with the sunny weather being over, so that could have been the change that made the difference.
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With the hope that my horse makes it through the winter, I have started to think about management for the Spring, I plan on using the UV boots as soon as the weather pick up - any thoughts. ?
 
I tried them and my darling sod wouldn't let me put them on him, but I did try shortly after he had recovered so maybe too soon? I think that with a more co-operative horse they would be great. I'm planning to try to get him used to fleece trimmed over reach boots over the winter as they would cover the area that it seems to start up on with my boy (between the heel bulbs/bottom of the pastern) and sun cream. I have read that some people use tubigrip to cover white leg markings.
 
Tubigrip would put a fair bit of pressure on the limb I would think. I used linen table napkins as 'curtains' on my boy when he was at his worst. One way of recycling the wedding table linen ! I was lucky in that although he was in agony he is obliging and a carrot usually distracts him enough.
 
Currently I am battleing some scabs from summer that haven't really gone. They were the last ones really to form and now they wont leave! My vet (European specialist) said they needed to come off :( He did have it pretty bad at his worse :( Slowly getting there it seems... Prevention will be interesting!! Does anyone find clipping horses legs easier to help spot them?

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Hi My vet has clipped his legs off twice.First time was good as it enabled us to see the area ,second time I think it has aggravated situation.How did you manage to post pictures?
 
Jim bob us this is like my horses but his is much much smaller. It's a wretched thing especially this time of year. I find my horse is now very sensitive to anything creams wise. I used filtabac in the summer which is essentially sunblock and sudacrem. This triggered another flare up! I wonder if there's a way of finding what triggers it. Someone suggested clover in the grazing can cause it.
 
Hi I am in despair my horse's fetlocks are so swollen and have been for so long I am beginning to think he will never get better.I am trying tough love and walking him out but he is very depressed.All help welcome
 
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