Mud Rash on TB living out 24/7

[dancingkris]

Also posted on Veterinary board.....

Hi all

Wondered if anyone can offer some advice.....my retired TB gelding lives out all year round and has developed patches of mud rash/chapped skin on his two back legs - both of which are white.

He gets it in the same place every year and I'm treating it exactly the same as usual - cleaning with Hibiscrub, drying then Sudocreme and Vaseline to keep the water off. However this time it just doesn't seem to be healing anywhere near as quickly as usual. Bringing him inside is not an option and he's not knee deep in mud as such although the fields are wet and there is standing water in some parts. At the moment I'm cleaning it off every other day as I don't want to make it more sore - he's got no heat, swelling or lameness - it just looks awful!

Any advice would be appreciated - thanks!

 

[Toffee44]

My ex racer had a injury and I had to hose it daily. I ended up putting loads of straw down in and around my shelther and fecning it off like a pen with a area in front of it until it cleared up.

 

[frazzled]

With the support of my vet we having been using athletes foot spray from the chemist to treat our horses mud fever. It has really worked well as his infection seems to be fungal. the benefit of the aerosol is that it penetrates under the follicles. The problem with mud fever is that it is a blanket term for an infection that can be caused by a number of factors and it really is a matter of finding what type of infection you are dealing with.

 

[dancingkris]

Thanks for your replies - its more like chapped skin and looks exactly the same as he gets every year when it gets wet. Normally it clears up easily doing exactly the same as I'm currently doing but this year seems to be a lot more stubborn to shift! He's on the same field he's been on for ages too so its not like its 'new mud' that he's reacting to....

 

[Cuppatea]

get a really sticky udder cream from yr local farmers co=op, cheaper than sudocreme so you can really slap it on thick. If he doesnt have really open sores, get one with iodine in - this'll help kill the bacteria. good luck!!

 

[siennamum]

I agree with the antifungicidal spray, provides a barrier & penetrates to the yuk, and stops the fungus & bacteria spreading. I use NAF Purple Spray (gentian violet) and aloe vera.

Also means you don't have to pick at/ wash/ handle - just spray thoroughly.

 

[dancingkris]

Thanks all for your replies - hopefully one of these will sort the bloomin thing out!