Cortez
Tough but Fair
That's looking much better. I'd be whacking on the Honeyheal, you can always stop if things don't continue to improve or get worse.
Mud fever
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I used to be decisive, now I'm not so sure...
I would ask the farrier to nip off the ergot, they have very strong nippers.
I thinks he looks great clipped.
I thinks he looks great clipped.
BBP
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Just to be one of *those* people and give unsolicited advice on something you didn’t ask for and isn’t relevant to the thread, please be careful turning out with what looks like a dually on, horses are great at getting into bother, even if they’ve only been left a minute or two!
On the subject, well done for hitting it hard, looking much better. My little skinny legged no feather pony does really well if I use udder cream as a barrier once it’s all healed up, no idea if it’s good on hairy legs though. He’s looking very smart!
On the subject, well done for hitting it hard, looking much better. My little skinny legged no feather pony does really well if I use udder cream as a barrier once it’s all healed up, no idea if it’s good on hairy legs though. He’s looking very smart!
hollyandivy123
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i think the ergot has not helped here, with its size and shape this will have been irritating the area, it could do with a trim
pippixox
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I would stop daily scrubbing now it’s not smelly to give the skins natural oils a chance.
When my boy first got mud fever I was always washing his legs. But instead I started to just make sure they dried so the mud fell off instead of stripping the skin with shampoos and he hasn’t got it in years despite mostly living out.
When my boy first got mud fever I was always washing his legs. But instead I started to just make sure they dried so the mud fell off instead of stripping the skin with shampoos and he hasn’t got it in years despite mostly living out.
tallyho!
Following a strict mediterranean diet...
Crikey it's like no one ever looks up a search on MF..
Hibiscrub does NOTHING for MF. It will make it worse. It's a fungus. Buy something that kills fungus. Feed ZERO sugar.
While you're doing that, go and feed something that provides substantial if not superior nutrients to give skin what it needs to fight it naturally. Primarily calcium and vitamin E. Skin will cope with wet muddy conditions if it has enough of the nutrients it needs to deal with it.
Luckily summer is coming so you have loads of time to research nutrition for skin integrity and then you will eventually have a future free from MF...
Hibiscrub does NOTHING for MF. It will make it worse. It's a fungus. Buy something that kills fungus. Feed ZERO sugar.
While you're doing that, go and feed something that provides substantial if not superior nutrients to give skin what it needs to fight it naturally. Primarily calcium and vitamin E. Skin will cope with wet muddy conditions if it has enough of the nutrients it needs to deal with it.
Luckily summer is coming so you have loads of time to research nutrition for skin integrity and then you will eventually have a future free from MF...
Cortez
Tough but Fair
Mud fever is caused by a bacterium which does not do well when exposed to air. The hibiscrub is not for the mud fever, it is to help kill the secondary infection, if the leg is clear of pus/infection then there is no longer any need for the hibiscrub.
Leo Walker
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However some diet tweaks are maybe not a bad idea! I find a mineral balancer with no iron and high copper and zinc and some linseed has a dramatic effect on things like thrush and mudfever. It needs to be in conjunction with a low sugar diet to work properly.
Mule
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He looks great. He healed quickly too. I wouldn't bother giving special foods/ vits/ minerals/ balancers unless recommended to by the vet. Some of those things cause more harm than good or they're often just a waste of money. Just follow your vets advice. Try to keep the skin dry until it's fully healed.