Mud Fever & no stables.....

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<font color="blue"> We are currently without stables until they are built and we now have a couple of horses with mud fever. Of course this is not ideal and we can not keep their heels dry!
Any tips on treating mud fever on a fully turned out horse? </font>
 
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pig oil and sulphur the pig oil provides a protective barrier

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<font color="blue">Is this any good for when they have scabs? Or just as a preventative?
The prob we have is they have scabs and they are getting worse by the day, as we just can not keep the heels dry. So even if we get the scabs off &amp; dry them out etc, they go straight back onto wet grass! </font>
 
Don't panic, it will recover on its own naturally anyway given enough time but to help, you can get the legs dry gently (use a hairdryer if nec) then plaster the legs with either the pig oil &amp; sulphur, or you can use zinc &amp; castor oil cream (nappy rash cream) or Vaseline which are both cheap but do the job perfectly of repelling water while repairing the skin underneath. Just keep plastering it on until the scabs have fallen off themselves and healed, then keep using it as a barrier while your land is so wet.
 
my horse lives out 24/7 with a field shelter for protection from the elements. He used to get mud fever but not anymore. I plastered his lower legs in Sudocrem to heal the scabs and added Naf Mud Gard powder to his daily feed. He hasn't had mudfever for 2 years now, even though we've had all that rain and mud this summer. I swear by this treatment.
 
My vet reccomends baby oil as it helps lift the scabs and prevents any more moisture getting in, also sudocrem is fab also good for sunburn if we ever get any sun LOL
 
It may not be MF - as such - could be bites from havest mites etc setting up the dematitis which then allows the same bacteria to activate as is created by mudfever. Try spraying legs with repellent.
 
I wouldnt cover the legs, nothing is water tight, and it will only trap moisture in, keep it warm, and rub the skin. All of which weaken the skin and increase bacteria growth.

I have 2 horses with mud fever right now, one with fungal and one with bacterial. The one with fungal had a really really bad bout this summer, and ended up with an infection all the way up his leg to the stifle under the skin. I clip the whites, scrub them both with Hibitane, then use Special Formula (for cow mastitis) on the fungal. Im still experimenting on the other one, as Ive never dealt with this kind before. SF didnt work as well on him, Ive also tried a mix from the vet which made it worse, MTG (a sulfer/oil mix) and Nature's Aid which is a herbal anti-bacterial/anti-fungal with tea tree oil, aloe vera, vitamin E and stuff like that. I use it on myself for eczema and acne. We'll see how that works in a few days...
 
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