Mud fever

[Louisex]

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silly question but the best way to treat it, i think is infected??

 

[SJB7]

if infected bad then to be honest antibiotics are best, but can also try at same time aromese aroma heel, worked a treat on my coloured hw cob hes prone to in winter had it really bad 2 years ago that bad had to be stabled to do initial treatment which was aweful for him and me,then i found aroma heel was great meant i didnt have to scrub it and take the scabs off which was a battle and a half danger of getting head kicked in and it provided a barrier it does it all in one, i also now feed 'think mud' to my cob daily in his feed through the winter to prevent it but have the aroma heel on hand for just incase, works every time for him. I also recomended to another on the yard and it worked for them too

 

[Ashkadog]

I haven't used the above before to be honest but you need to clip around the area so you can get to the scabs. Bathe the scabs with diluted hibiscrub lifting them and removing as many as you can. Keep the area as clean and dry as you can. If it is really bad then you will need antibiotics. When it is cleared there is some stuff which I think is by Goldlabel called Mud guard or leg guard or something, quite cheap but smother the legs in it before they go out and when they come in the mud and dirt just will slide off when you wash or brush them. I use it for hunting as my horse used to get quite scabby.

 

[aimeeq94]

smother their heels in veg oil, just make sure you wash it off often with hot soapy water, protects legs like anything!!
xxx

 

[Magicmadge]

My mare is just getting over really terrible mud fever having never had it before. Flamazine from the vet has been brilliant. I spent a fortune on this and that and then got the vet and they suggested famazine after washing with diluted hibiscrub. After more than 6 weeks of trying to get rid flamazine has cleared it in 2 weeks, it is expensive but worth it.

 

[samstar]

I've just used hibi scrub to wash and sudocrem and its clearing nicely.