MF experts wanted please!

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Hello, previous lurker here...

I thought I'd ask you knowledgable people...

My girl had MF this winter, fairly badly on all legs (white) and it's taken some beating. She's been in for 3 weeks now and though the hair's coming back on her baldy legs and it all looks to be healing nicely, there is still bits of hair coming out when I comb or rub what's left on the surrounding hairy bits - I'm not sure if that means there's still some infection present, and I don't want to turn her out with chaps on unless I'm sure she's clear... as I've never dealt with MF before I'm not sure how to tell when it's properly dead & gone. Any help appreciated! :)
 
If all the scabs have gone and there are no open sores then she'll be fine, worth getting some muddy marvel or gold label do some good antibac cream for repelling mud and water, just put it on and let it dry and turn out then in the morning before she goes out again just brush off any mud and top up if needed. I tend to hibiscrub once a week on an evening then reapply the cream the following day
 
Thanks for the reply :)

She has some tiny flat scabs where the patches are, I'm hoping this is only dry skin, though for the last 10 days or so I've been treating with Aloe Vera gel, tea tree & lavender - nothing else was working (£££ later!) I was using Pig Oil from (wet) sumer onwards but obviously the rain & mud were just too much for her poor skin over the months.

Anyone use udder cream, do you prefer that or pig oil or *other?
 
I'm a big fan of Sudocreme, but it doesn't half stick and I really don't want to be washing it off regularly to check her legs. I have Equichaps so I only need to do either end of those where her legs aren't covered. I had so much hassle with sticky brown mud-legs I just want them clean now so I can keep an eye on them.
Does udder cream wipe off as it's water soluble?
 
Udder cream is quite thin in consistency compared to such as Sudocrem. I have tried various products on my grey mare and it sounds like you have the same problems I have had. Whilst its been snowy I've used the Keratex mud shield powder and have to say its been great to prevent her bald skin patches chapping in the snow. Her fur is growing back and Im hoping it looks even more improved before all this snow turns to muddy fields again!! When it was muddier I tried baby zinc and castor oil cream, if its good enough for babys bums then its good enough for my horses legs. Its breathable and water repellent so thats what I will return to using when it warms up. Will only wash off once a week and hopefully this awful mud fever will stay away until Spring!
 
This year is the first in 12 years that my lad hasn't had MF. He's even had it in summer when he was living out as the dew from the grass would make his legs terribly chapped and sore. I tried allsorts over the years and he also lived out for 5 years which didn't help. I have found that changing his diet to low sugar and low starch has really helped. I also give him micronised linseed (only a handful per day as he's a good doer) and his coat and skin look great. Maybe it's just complete coincidence this year however my other boy also hasn't had it either (they're fed the same) and he's got 4 white socks and they're stood in the mud all day.

I have spent fortunes on creams, lotions, potions, boots etc in the past - this year I haven't even had to touch their legs with anything!
 
Izzwizz, I was using the Keratex powder before I had to bring her in 24/7, it was great for the first bout of MF she got, until it decided to start again further up and take most of her lower legs :rolleyes: She also developed a real aversion to the powder, and being a professional 4-legged disco dancer at the best of times, creams are the only thing I can get near her!
Dancingkris - as a very good-doer she's on the lowest sugar diet I can possibly give, lol!
So much for a hardy native who lives out... *sigh!*
 
tea tree and lavender will be irritants in the tratment of mud fever. keratex powder is good as you know. i would keep applying this. or try adding to her feed the mud guard from briniscomb... think mud.
 
My mare has had MF for first time ever this year. Best thing I've found is mud feva goo from equifeast ...plus I put her on fight back for a week to help support her immune system. They give great advice too. The only thing I will say is I find chaps aren't perfect at keeping the mud out and the mud that gets under them gets ground into the skin. Good luck!
 
Tea tree & lavender are absolutely fine to treat it with....

Farasi I've never heard of either of those. I got Equichaps cos of the coverage as opposed to other chaps which don't seem to come down past the top of the pastern :)
 
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