Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis

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Has anyone had any experience of Vasculitis on white socks? My horse has what I originally thought was mud fever on all 4 socks, but the vet has diagnosed him with leukocytoclastic Vasculitis, which she thinks is linked to photosensitivity.

He's been stabled for a few weeks and is ridden in fibergee pads and bandages to keep his legs clean and out of the light. *He's being treated with systemic steroids and a topical cream made from steroids and antibiotics and any scabs are soaked with diluted hibiscrub and removed.

We were making really good progress but he's just had another flare up and loads of new scabby patches have formed.

Has anyone had any similar experience and can offer advice?

Sorry for the long post!

Thanks :)
 
Yep! My mare is suffering from the same as well. Every summer I plaster her white legs in sudocream and that seems to help avoid the sunburn and clear up any minor sores, however she has 2 patches on both her hind legs which I am struggling to keep under control. I had a routine visit from the vet today and I asked her for some cream to help with the problem. She gave me their own stuff which they make up and contains antiobiotics and cortisteroids so I shall see how it goes.

My vet told me not to wrap her legs up as it can make the sores worse but I'm not too keen on her legs getting plastered in mud so what would you advise? My horse must go out every day as she would be too stressed to stay in for anything minor.

sorry I cant offer you any advise other than this is the first year this has caused my mare a real problem and I have owned her for nearly 4 years!
 
Yeah the cream I'm using from the vets is the same. It does seem to help but I've been using it for weeks and he's still flaring up on all 4 legs. Taken him off any feed with Alfa in as apparently that can make skin conditions worse...

Anyone else had any experience with this?
 
Tons. :)

I've rambled on about this a couple of times so rather than repeat myself, if you do a search from my user name the threads should pop up. Some of them are some time back now.

Interestingly, the horse in question's legs have completely healed up now he's been completely turned away (for an injury), although we'll see now the weather has turned. But he got a rash recently from a rug (not sure why but he's the most immune-suppressed horse ever so perhaps a reaction to having had it washed and proofed) and he's broken out in lv lesions on the rubs!!
 
Leukocytoclastic vasculitis. We have a 6 yr old who has had this every summer for the last two years - twice last year. The vet calls it sun burn but I've seen no sun burn. I have been putting calamine lotion on the pink bits - it seems to calm down the leg. We keep in her by day and booted up and out by night with suntan lotion on. is this connected to scratches! Gracey
 
Yes and please feel free to pm me as have done a tonne of research to help our mare with great success from what was a scabby, swollen mess requiring steroids etc. I have lots of posts on here following diagnosis and conversations with the top vet in the country for this condition. A quick sum up is forget creams and Flamazine etc. I got Equimed Ag boots (no faffing and keeps legs clean and dry whilst treating the skin) as the silver seems to work brilliantly. I was able to get insurance to pay 50% with supporting vets letter as vet was so impressed with the effect of the 2nd hand pair I tried as noticeably better after only a week. I also feed sunflower oil and zinc, avoid alfalfa, avoid yellow plants, polo bandage really far down leg for exercise and legs covered ALWAYS. So Equimeds on in stable and UV sun boots or equichaps for turnout. Skin is now totally healed and I think the problem is gone but am carrying on with routine for 12 months to ensure all the molecules (affected by UV under pink skin) are totally dissipated as this is what was advised by top vet. Would love to help as know what a nightmare it is but my routine is simple and works with minimum daily faffing, creams and leg washing as per normal vets advice!
 
My gelding has been diagnosed with this. I'm curious to know how many other horses with it are also head shakers. Mine is badly affected by humidity/head/allergens like dust. He just feels unwell and gets very lethargic and itchy.
It's no suprise that the 2 go hand in hand, but I am curious about whether it goes with the territory, or if horses also get LV without the headshaking.

Incidentally I think mine may be linked to oils. I wonder whether the Pig Oil and Sudocreme which I initially used to treat mud fever triggered this. I certainly think Sudocreme has been really bad for him, so would certainly urge caution about anything at all being put on horse, even innocuous treatments.
 
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