Mud fever - magic wanted

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So our TBX has been with us a month, and with all the rain has mud fever on the little pinky bits at the back of her feet(i didnt ask if she get mud fever when we bought her, I just melted into her eyes) . I have been cleaning them off, iodine on, and then mudguard on. But just wondered if there is something better I could be doing because lets face it the mud season has hardly begun yet! Greatful for any top tips.....x
 
I get more mud fever at this time of year and in the spring than I do in the winter. Thinks its the wet grass or something. I use zinc and castor oil cream or if really baad pig oil and sulphur. If you search on here there is loads about it.
 
At various times I've used sinc and castor oil ointment, udder cream (for cows really but works fine on horses) and Johnsons' Baby Oil. All relatively cheap too and all effective. I feel the soothing treatments are better than the iodine/hibiscrub routes, but that's only my personal opinion. And I guess it depends on how bad the mud fever is. I've always managed to stop it in time with the above.
 
Im having the same problem, i clip away the hair, every two weeks usually and each day i clean the areas and then im very generous with the sudocrem. On the parts that do not have sores i use baby oil and it keeps her skin soft and stops the skin cracking. (i dont wash these areas often, if there is a lot of mud i will as when i rub the oil in i dont think rubbing gritty mud over her skin will help an awful lot lol!) She gets mudrash even with huge feathers but they arent easy to get rid of when there is all hair in the way lol :D Good luck getting it sorted, its such a pain, i think anything that will soften the skin - i use baby oil by the gallon (good job its cheep) and keep it supple should help prevent it in areas that are Ok at the min. :)
 
Pig oil and Sulphur. My lad has had mud fever almost unceasingly since I bought him 3 years ago. I don't think he was ever completely clear. Then the vet reccommended oil and sulphur in january. Ned has been mud fever free ever since.

You do have to be a bit careful not to apply it too often as the sulphur can be a bit stingy. And don't put it on just before he is due to be shod or the farrier will try to shoot you (personal experience...) But is has been the absolute magic for mud fever that ned and I have sought for years.
 
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