Mud fever already :(

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So we have mud fever already this year, usually dont get it until its later in the year when its 'usually' colder but its so cold and wet for this time of year, dreading the next few months:(. He doesnt seem lame at all yet like he was last year but i would appreciate as much advice as possible about how to cure/prevent it, he get his legs washed down when he comes in each night then dried and i have been putting some leg guard cream on it, and am off to buy pig oil tonight but anything else you might suggest to help it would be great?
 
New mare came with raging mud fever. I scrubbed once with vetrasept, dried, left in to dry for a few hours. Sprayed with Terramycin spray (for sheep from vet). Liberally applied pig oil. I don't wash down now just stand her in to let dry and reapply both sprays. I don't have any mud tho. What about turn out chaps? Mine has improved dramatically in a few days. She is out 24/7 apart from a dry off time if it's raining (if, pah, it's always raining :mad:)
 
Im hoping pig oil will help then. He has turnout boots on all year round the PE ones which claim to guard against mud fever but obviously not. He is also in every night so has plenty of time being dry and warm. Fingers crossed pig oil will do the trick
 
My wee lad had mud fever in July!!!!! (that's the west of Scotland for you)
However, it actually seems a bit better now.
 
My big horse has had mud fever all summer! The only thing I've found that helps is Muddy Marvel, I buy it from Robinsons. Brush dried mud off and slather it on. When it's bad I put it on daily and once it's healed, it goes on once or twice a week as a preventative.

His mud fever can get quite bad - infected, cracked heels, bleeding, the works. I usually have to twitch, Hibiscrub, Protocon etc but don't bother with any of that since I started using Muddy Marvel. The last time his heels cracked, the MM healed it up quite literally overnight. Brilliant stuff. For the first time ever I can remember, he actually has hair on his back legs!
 
Someone also recommended feeding micronised linseed for mine. I haven't tried that yet as not been able to source it locally. I had to desensitise mine to the sound of an aerosol before I could get it on her but literally in 24 hours there was a dramatic improvement and I know she'd been stood in a stable with no treatment before I got her so it wasn't just standing her in that did it.
 
This weather - warm and wet is an absolute NIGHTMARE for horses.

My poor lad is stabled this week as he has thrush - despite every effort to clear it up and keep it at bay. He's prone to it as he had it very bad when I got him as a two year old, but this year BANG. :( Just ordering some very expensive stuff to sort it out. Once and for all hopefully.
 
goose fat! i got it originally to protect against snow but found it worked for mud fever to
i got a big tub from a friend who does geese for christmas and i bought a 5 litre tub from him 2 years ago for £5. Still got some left but will get another tub this year.
 
I would loose the boots to be honest, can really make it worse.

Best thing I have found is Nizerol shampoo. You can buy it from any chemist (around £6) you might need a couple of washes. Dilute in warm water and after putting it on the legs, leave to dry, do not wash off! use pig oil to prevent it coming back.
 
I feed linseed and my girl still has it although its not bad and not growing rapidly. Shes never had it before so I was reading up about it a couple of days a go. I was recommended sulphur mixed with sudrocreme which is dead cheap. The people who recommended said it works a treat and then pig oil to prevent. You can buy sulphur on ebay dead cheap or you can opt for pig oil and sulphur.
Finally I feed graphites to my girl which a friend of mine recommended. She says hers dont get it when they are on them. I hadnt actually got around to feeding them yet as I didnt think it was blimming wet enough. Hey ho!
 
If you can avoid it don't wash his legs at all, just let them dry naturally overnight in the stable. The mud is stuck to the outside of the hair but washing off gets the skin underneath wet and (in my experience) causes the problem. I call it washing off fever rather than mud fever as I think that's a much better description of it!
You can ride with muddy legs without doing him any harm at all.
 
Can you stable for a few days to get it cleared up then turn out with pig oil and boots again? The boots might slip off with pig oil that's the only thing. I can hardly pick up her feet her legs are so slippy :o
 
My mare is exactly the same! Last year she had 2 weeks off because it got so sore for her. Try not to wet them everyday because it makes it worse to wet them and dry them all the time. Every couple of days I hibiscrub them to get the scabs off and then use aloe vera gel on the heels when she comes in everyday. To prevent it I've been using muddy marvel or udder cream when i turn her out, which has been working well as its no where near as bad as it has been *touches wood*
 
Yeah i think i will need to keep him in for a few days and see how he goes with the pig oil. Oh no dont say that FfionWinnie thats all i need lol, should be ok cause its only really the bottoms of his legs that seem to be getting it so fingers crossed my his boots will still stay on
 
claribella said:
I feed linseed and my girl still has it although its not bad and not growing rapidly. Shes never had it before so I was reading up about it a couple of days a go. I was recommended sulphur mixed with sudrocreme which is dead cheap. The people who recommended said it works a treat and then pig oil to prevent. You can buy sulphur on ebay dead cheap or you can opt for pig oil and sulphur.
Finally I feed graphites to my girl which a friend of mine recommended. She says hers dont get it when they are on them. I hadnt actually got around to feeding them yet as I didnt think it was blimming wet enough. Hey ho!
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I have heard sulphur is really good but also heard its not so good on pink skin and as my boys all 4's are white i was told i'd be best to avoid using sulphur. Anyone else heard that?
 
D/Fuzzy arrived with me just over 3 weeks ago - galloping horrid mudfever in both front legs, red raw - filling the pasterns & also scabs along her tum round the girth area.
Now totally free of all scabs.

I used Sudocrem twice or 3 times a day, shut her in overnight for the 1st week & made sure she had a dry field shelter at night when put out 24/7.

Keeping fingers xxd.....
 
Sorry :D. First time I've used it and she is a mardy rat bag about it so I have to spray it from a distance and it goes everywhere so from the knees down she is slippery. Then she doesn't want me to pick up her feet cos I've been so mean to them :o. I've only had her a few days tho. I'm sure your boy will be far more pleasant. Glad someone said boots are no good when they have it, I didn't know that and was looking at breaking (or robbing:p) the bank to buy some!
 
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