Mud Fever Poll

[patchandloopy]

Sooo just wondered as its been so so wet this year how many of your horses have it/have had it this winter so far.

 

[jcberry]

Oscar has had little scabs on his legs, which was mud fever

poor little thing

 

[Sarah_Jane]

Yes but not as bad as some years.

 

[TGM]

I've never had any significant mud fever problems with my horses - I put it down to the fact that I'm not a clean horse freak - I don't unnecessarily hose down legs, or groom all the protective oils out of the coats! Or perhaps I'm just lucky

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[Chex]

Chex seems to have it constantly, drives me mad! Doesn't matter what I do with, or don't do with it, its almost clears up, then it comes back grrrrrrrr!

 

[patchandloopy]

hmmm well ive never had a huge problem even woth my coloured with lots of pink skin! Whereas this year my horse has got MF pretty bad n he has black skin, no much feathering, and i havent done anything different to normal/last year apart from a different yard-someone said it can be transmitted through the soil-which i have heard before. anyone else?

 

[Tia]

No mud fever but did have a couple who had a little bit of rain rash. All clear now though.

 

[TGM]

I think there are a couple of important factors - firstly whether the bacteria which causes mud fever is in the soil, and the second one is whether there are routes for it to penetrate the skin.

Obviously any nicks or scratches in the legs will allow the bacteria in and, according to a friend's vet, hosing down after vigorous exercise can be a problem - the pores are open due to exercise, particles of mud and bacteria get in, then cold hosing closes the pores, trapping the bacteria inside

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[suebingham]

Is this the same thing we call "scratches" in the USA west (little raw scabby spots under their hocks)? I had never even seen it before until I took a horse to try a couple years ago. He had it pretty noticeably.

 

[brightmount]

This year is the worst I have ever seen it on our yard in 10 years. My two aren't affected yet but several who were in their field have it, as well as others from other fields. We are on heavy clay.

One poor horse has completely lost the hair from just below the hock to the fetlock, I've never seen anything like it.

 

[patchandloopy]

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I think there are a couple of important factors - firstly whether the bacteria which causes mud fever is in the soil, and the second one is whether there are routes for it to penetrate the skin.

Obviously any nicks or scratches in the legs will allow the bacteria in and, according to a friend's vet, hosing down after vigorous exercise can be a problem - the pores are open due to exercise, particles of mud and bacteria get in, then cold hosing closes the pores, trapping the bacteria inside

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thats interesting, thanks!

 

[RunToEarth]

Oshk has had little bits, nothing compared to norm.

 

[samsaccount]

Nothing as of yet *crosses fingers*

 

[jewel]

i have 3 out 24/7 and fingers cross non of them have had it yet

 

[sojeph]

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I've never had any significant mud fever problems with my horses - I put it down to the fact that I'm not a clean horse freak - I don't unnecessarily hose down legs, or groom all the protective oils out of the coats! Or perhaps I'm just lucky

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I'm with you on this - I don't touch my horses legs in winter and they live out 24/7. Never had any mud fever in any of them.

 

[Jemayni]

Chance has it a little bit, where he has scar tissue on his leg, from where he had it really bad one year. But little Sky hasnt got it at all yet - so am doing really well!

 

[sunny123]

Riki has had it for the first time ever this year. He was going to be turned away over winter so he went in a friends field(next door) and he got it. Must be the soil, as neightbours horse did when he went in their years ago. Never even thought about it. Now i am having real trouble getting rid of it. Feels like i have tried everything, just changed to sudocrem but it has got worse, obviously not as good a barrier as i had heard, vaseline and antibact cream was working better. He is back in our field which isnt very mudy atall, ahhh i want it to go away! Anyone got any good tips???

 

[clipertyplop]

we are lucky in the fact that the field we have is on the side of a hill and is free draining......gets a little bit muddy when raining but not so much as it covers there hoofs......and drys just as quickly....also i have not clipped the legs this year so they have the protection of the feathers ....never wash there legs let them dry then brush the mud off

 

[Lill]

None of ours have it but then i don't touch their legs in the winter. Only brush the mud off when its dry (or just leave it completely for those who don't get ridden!) ..... and if i'm feeling posh then i'll hose them before a show but thats not very often!

 

[fairhill]

Mine's had it since May - she's a bit back to front! Two scabs on her back fetlocks that are not for shifting.

 

[miller]

Never had mud fever since I've clipped legs out, he comes in, turnout brushing boots off, thermatex leg wraps on.
Mud is brushed off around 9:30-10pm once dried.

Used to get it before his legs were clipped though

 

[Tempi]

Just discovered Archie has it last night on his one white heel

However as i check his legs nightly (paranoid mummy) i think ive caught it in time. Also his field isnt very muddy, just wet but i know our mud is full of the bacteria so i guess it didnt take much for his sensitive little heel to get infected

I clipped his heel out totaly, washed in hibiscrub and left him overnight in thermatex leg wraps, hes out with loads and loads of aromaheel on it today and will carryon slapping it on until its cleared up. After that will be using udder cream as a barrier.

 

[madgirl]

not yet *touch wood*

 

[MagicMelon]

Id be interested to also know how many of these either were kept out 24/7 or in some of the time?

 

[sunny123]

Riks was out 24/7 when he got it, he is now out by day, in by night.

 

[miamibear]

Mine hasnt had it but a few on the yard have and they have been quite bad with it too - it has even cause lameness in some horses!

xx

 

[Tempi]

Archie is out 8 hours a day. his is cleared up nearly already tho after just two days of having the aroma heel on it. He'l have it on again tonight (already put it on ths morning) and tomorrow out in the field then when he comes in tomorro il wash his legs with hibiscrub and dry them out totally and have a proper look to see how its doing.

 

[fairhill]

Meg was out 24/7 when she first got it - I kept her in for 2 weeks to clear up the worst of it, and until the ground dried out!
She's now out during the day, and in at night.
I've got some sulfur powder and pig oil so hopefully I'll beat the bacteria very soon

 

[4whitesocks]

Sid came to me in April with quite bad mud rash but, fingers crossed, no sign of anything so far this year (could be the change of soil)

 

[Evadiva1514]

One of my yearlings had it a couple of months ago and it cleared up nice and quickly... Nobody else seems to have been affected by it though.