Mudfever - also in veterinary

[misterjinglejay]

My friends horse has mudfever.

She has no stable available, and her field is pure mud (including inside the shelter), so trying to manage this condition is hard.

Any advice I could pass on would be hugely appreciated.

Thank you

 

[wildwoman666]

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[Rose Folly]

Can you get some old carpet, and put it down inside her shelter?. Just lay it on top of the mud, but make sure it overlaps. I did this once, and it worked really well, especially as when the neighbours heard of my plight they all brought round their old off-cuts. Nice for the horse to lie on as well. But you'll need strong friends to help you haul it out in the spring. Good luck!

 

[shadowboy]

My friends horse has mudfever.

She has no stable available, and her field is pure mud (including inside the shelter), so trying to manage this condition is hard.

Any advice I could pass on would be hugely appreciated.

Thank you

How big is the shelter? I would put a gate accross the entrance and bed the shelter down thick in straw and shavings mixed together- I have done this with a natural floor shelter before and as long as its topped up it should hold out. Otherwise I would livery horse elsse where untill it clears as mudfever can cause painful lameness and with more wet weather due the fields will only get wetter

I had a similar issue but asked YO to open a new field after pointing out the fields were unsuitable for 6 horses- he agreed to use the driest of the 4 resting fields. Thrush in my pony's hoof is clearing nicely now

 

[misterjinglejay]

The shelter is the size of 2 or 3 loose boxes, and unfortunately I don't think the YO will let het put a gate across; the carpet is a good idea however.