Mud Fever

[Hobo2]

Starzaan is spot on with a different answer from everyone you ask. Mine has a terrible case at the moment which is testing me and my vet to the limit! I am finally seeing it calming after going through the full range of treatments, two different methods of antibiotics and steroids she is now on daily steroid tablets to suppress her raging immune system.
I will be looking at silver spray and the powder ones as they are the only ones left not tried!

 

[Hobo2]

I should add she is a cushings sufferer but it is nicely under control at the moment but probably interferes with her ability to heal.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

Having had a number of horses react to it, I dont use it either. It is very harsh and drying to the skin.

I would use maleseb / coatex medicated shampoo (for dogs), or a mild soap that is skin pH friendly.

One of my horses is allergic to it so I don't buy it his hair falls out if you use it on him.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

I'm sure the reason Arabi got it last year was because I stopped feeding pro balance.

 

[flying_high]

One of my horses is allergic to it so I don't buy it his hair falls out if you use it on him.

Allergic to hibiscrub? Or Coatex / Maleseb?

One of my (late) horses reacted to the areas vet hospital hibiscrubbed so badly the area blistered and then ulcerated!

A friend's horse had a very bad hibiscrub allergic reaction after leg related surgery.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

I use a medicated shampoo for the legs and coal tar soap is good for getting grease off the coat, I use it on my horses mane in the summer as well I'm sure it helps with itching.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

Allergic to hibiscrub? Or Coatex / Maleseb?

One of my (late) horses reacted to the areas vet hospital hibiscrubbed so badly the area blistered and then ulcerated!

A friend's horse had a very bad hibiscrub allergic reaction after leg related surgery.

Hibiscrub he had a bad reaction after the vet used it on his leg it swelled up and all the hair fell off! Tbf his allergic to a lot of things some fly sprays coats sprays I have to be careful with everything I put on him.

 

[Kaylum]

Equi chaps really work for mine. They keep the legs mud free and dry. You need a couple of pairs as they will get wet.

I don't wash her legs off I just change her boots and we have had no problems since using these. Make sure you measure the legs properly to get the correct size.

Shires do turnout boots as well.

They are often for sale second hand on marketplace and ebay.

Take them off when in the stable and jobs a good un

 

[Pearlsacarolsinger]

I have written this down a few times before, but this was my experience. I had a TBx mare that was very, very susceptible to mud fever. I used to put vaseline on her heels every morning before turn out and if she had an episode used Equine America ointment which cleared it up quickly.

Then I changed her feed to a feed balancer and after a while I realised that she hadn't had any mud fever for a long time, and she never did have mud fever again while I had her. I bought my present horse as a 2 year old and he had mud fever, in fact it was marked on his vetting certificate as there was some on his stomach. He went on to the same feed and his went away.

I have changed feeds over the years, but for ages and ages he has been on ProBalance supplement which, for those with the knowledge, is very rich in certain nutrients for barefoot horses. Now, he is no longer barefoot, but he is still receiving the ProBalance and I was thinking this morning that he stands in mud in the day time and has filthy dirty legs, but still no mud fever.

My cob had a skin problem, which actually started as a reaction to a particular brand of grassnuts but which spread and I began to consider that it could be mud fever . I put her onto ForagePlus Winter Balancer and it has cleared up, her hair is growing back to the point where I can't see the original sore patch.