Mud fever for the 1st time help!!

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SORRY IM SURE THIS HAS BEE DONE TO DEATH but, I have a lovely yearling with long white socks who I think has the start of Mud Fever, I have horses 20 years and so far have never had to deal with this so please help. For now I have cleaned the area & put some sudo cream on it. I have heard talk of pig oil & sulper but I have no idea what that is? Also he lives out and the plan was for him to live out all winter with my other yearling and there granny, they have a field shelter that they all share, will I have to stable him to rid it, or will I win the battle while he lives out? Do any of the feed supplements work? The other thing that worries me is the other yearling also has 2 white front feet im guessing she will get it if he has as they are both turned out together? I bought him in February & he’s always lived out he didn’t have any problems coming out of winter is there any chance this may not be Mud Fever?
 
I would catch it early as it can get a grip very quickly, he may never have had it before but much depends on your soil, Im firmly convinced it's more prevalent in some areas.

If he's just got a few scabs at the moment I'd bring him in for a few hours each day, wash the legs and apply Thermatex wraps to dry them thoroughly. Once dry apply keratex mud fever powder, Lord knows why it works but it does without making the skin soft and soggy as creams do. Apply some Dermisol to the scabby areas, it will help loosen them. If it's already got a grip that's a different story, how bad is it?
 
Bring the horse in, smother the scabs and affected areas with Sudocrem and then put cling film over the top, followed by stable bandages. Leave for 2 - 3 hours and then you will be able to just wipe the scabs away without making the area sore, as the scabs will have softened by then.

Use a combination of Keratex powder and sudocrem or aromaheel to get it to heal. Once healed pig oil and sulphur is supposed to be superb at preventing mud fever. Have never used it before but will be this winter following huge recommendations on here.
 
thank you, its just a small bit a bit larger than a 50p i suppose? only on the 1 foot so far its above the heel but not as far as the joint.
the field is great, over the years i have had 4 or 5 diffrent horses out there with pink skin and white feet and so far never had it. just been lucky i suppose!

Any more on the pig oil? were would i get it ect? will it come with Sulpha or do i have to mix it in? how much Su;pha & were would i get that from?
 
George also got mud fever for the first time, this year, when we were away on a different soil type which was extremely muddy due to the rain we have had. I've been sudocreming every day and plan to use keratex to shield from the mud during winter. I think I will try the cling film idea to try and get rid of these scabs.
 
I used to pick the scabs off, sudocrem and then udder cream the heels of a cob I used to rise. The udder cream had iodene in it and kept the water and mud out of the mud fever. Also the NAF mud guard worked amazingly.
 
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