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Muddy marvel de-scab, does it work, i have literally tried everything to get rid of my horses mud fever it was starting to clear up but now it seems to be coming back again, i have left it a few days as it has been dry and I dont want to keep washing it etc and the scabs had all gone but now they seem to be reforming and the trouble is that his legs swell up with it as well, he doesnt like the scabs being picked off he just cant cope, i was clingfilming the legs to soften the scabs but i still cant get them all off!

I have used, baby oil, naf mud ointment, nizoral, sudo cream, hibiscrub, warm salt water and leg wraps and turnout chaps he has also been on antibiotics

I thought it was all working but now it seems to be coming back, I dont want to keep clingfilming the legs as i'm worried thats what is caused the swelling as his legs hadnt swelled before and it has been alot worse.

The legs were all nice and scab free a few days ago, i carried on sudo creaming but then I have left the legs alon the last couple of days to let it dry out and heal.

Any other ideas greatly appreciated!
 
Yes! I had one with really bad mud fever 2 winters ago, was on antibiotics etc etc and in a real mess. We tried the muddy marvel pack (shampoo, de-scab and cream) as a last ditch attempt and were really impressed by it, it did the trick for him. :)
 
Yes it works really well.

I have one that gets it really badly, and it was really effective at getting scabs off kindly - as good as the really expensive flammazine that the vet would supply.

I used to put it on the legs, massage it in, leave it ten mins or so, then rinse it off. Afterwards I'd dry the legs with ktichen roll to leave them as dry as possible. I'd then use very diluted hibiscrub, and again dry the legs off with kitchen roll.

The main trick is to let the legs dry totally. This may mean keeping the horse in for over a week until the skin has recovered. After the scabs have gone there is new baby skin that really needs looking after.. I always used to avoid putting any boots or anything on his legs at that point too, and beware of wet bridleways too when hacking...

Ps. Avoid all the potions and clingfilm too - air needs to get to the legs, it needs to dry out..

Good luck.x
 
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Im having the same problem! My horse didnt have it last year at all and was in much muddier fields. I moved yards and now we have it terribly. She's been on box rest for 3 weeks and antibiotics after a ferocious infection and the scabs are healing but very slowly. We've left them alone as much as possible and have kept her legs dry. I might try the clingfilm and my vet makes an antibiotic lotion they have advised i apply under the clingfilm overnight. I also have an easy soaker boot i might put on so i can at least turn her out for a couple of hours a day. Luckily we only have it on one leg. I'll look up muddy marvel, have tried the chaps, camrosa, vaseline, sudocreme but none kept it at bay. Any other suggestions would be so welcome, and im a little confused as i know there are two camps, one which advises to remove the scabs as they hold bacteria and the other which encourages leaving them on. I cant help thinking that if mother nature has put them there, they are there for a reason....
Does anyone know if there is anything present in certain feeds or supplements that can cause the skin to react with this type of bacteria, so we can eliminate it from our horses' diet?
 
i used to use the three - disinfectant, de-scab and then the barrier cream. The disinfectant and barrier cream worked the best for me. I didn't pick at the scab, they came off in due course. the barrier cream is really good as treats the mudfever whilst preventing mud getting to the skin.
the descab does work - i'm just impatient ;)
 
coss said:
i used to use the three - disinfectant, de-scab and then the barrier cream. The disinfectant and barrier cream worked the best for me. I didn't pick at the scab, they came off in due course. the barrier cream is really good as treats the mudfever whilst preventing mud getting to the skin.
the descab does work - i'm just impatient ;)
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Yes the barrier cream is the best I think. Leave the scabs to dry up and come off by themselves. I think the key is getting the area dry before applying the cream which is easy in dry weather - just turn them out and the air will do it - but more of a job in wet. I've used a hair dryer in the past. I use Mudbar - its a barrier and antiseptic cream. It's light so it spreads easily. I definitely wouldn't be putting cling film etc on which could trap the moisture as that's what the bugs love.
 
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