Mud fever advice

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First time in 13yrs of owning horses I have got one with a bit of mud fever! I have gone out and bought some pig oil to put on to stop it happening again! but what do I put on the area that is cut? I put sudo cream on but not sure if that's the right thing? or what everyone else suggests?

Also whats the difference between pig oil and pig oil with sulpha?
 
Not sure of the difference but be careful as I've heard of horses having bad reactions.

Not sure if you'd be interested but perhaps look at silver boots by equi med ag. They have amazing reviews and I'm just about to order some for my guys after spending £500 + on treatments last winter.
 
ah okay, ill do a patch test first then!! what are these sliver boots you speak of? I guess they are turn out boots or sumit?

does yours live in or out? mine is just about the come in so hopefully it wont be so bad once he's in the dry for a 12 hours!
 
You wash legs off and then just pop these boots on in the stable. If only heels affected then just need heel boots or if it goes up the legs then full boot. If mudfever already present then they will clear it and if no medfever they will prevent it. They can also be used on cuts etc. Something to do with the silver absorbing the bacteria but the website explains it better.
My guys go out from 07:30 and come in at 16:30.
 
Oh gosh OP, I'd be very very careful of slapping Pig Oil onto a mud fever foot TBH.

And if you're thinking of using the Pig Oil AND Sulphur mixture, basically please avoid it like the plague! It can bring up a very nasty reaction indeed; I took the advice doled out on here and used the stuff on my cob's legs, result very nasty, pink, sore feet! I didn't know any better, but do now. And apparently this can and does happen very frequently, but people on here still dish out the advice to use the stuff!:(

Yes I've heard of the silver boots; I think you need to apply them to a dry leg first and THEN you'll need to keep the horse in till its cleared up, that was my understanding. Have never tried them though.

This is turning out to be yet another wet, damp, miserable ****ty winter. What's new.
 
Not really mud fever, as such, but my Draft mare gets pastern dermatitis and from the thickened skin on her legs, obviously has done for most of her life. She gets very itchy whenever her legs get wet, whether from dew on the grass, mud splashes or sweat in summer. Her legs have been clipped and I am spraying her heels and lower legs daily with Equimins Tea tree mist. It is working very well, she has to walk through a very wet gateway and *touch wood* hasn't stamped once since I've been using it.
 
Fii said:
Cow salve? is that the same as udder cream?
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Almost, it is much thicker and stays put much better. I find the udder cream a bit thin and watery. Countrywide Farmers do their own brand of cow salve, cheap and lasts for years. The con is it is very messy to use and stains the legs so possibly not suitable for horses going out to parties. I use it on a retired fine skinned horse and it works well. I have also used it on a white grey hunter who suffered badly if he was not managed through the season. I slathered him in the stuff, including his belly before each day out hunting.
 
Alamycin spray. Not licensed for use in horses but my vet recommended it and I haven't looked back!! It kills the actual bacteria. Is a very unattractive blue colour but other than that...
 
ah okay thanks guys, ill return the pig oil then! luckily I didn't get the one with sulpha then!

SO if I mix the sudo cream and some Vaseline together it should be okay until I can get some of the cow stuff, would they do it in Scats or best to order online?
 
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