MudFever .... Product recommendations ....

I'm going to say Flamazine again! :D :p

It is used as an antibacterial cream for burns victims and skin graft patients. It contains silver and is very effective against mud fever. It really is far more effective then over the counter products.
 
Angela_1987 said:
Is it best to leave in when, treating mud fever?
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If they will be exposed to wet conditions then yes, but as has been said you need plenty of exercise and movement to get the circulation going to aid healing and prevent stocking up. Also be aware it is not always mud that causes it. Mine has never had mud fever from muddy fields. The yard has just had a new sand/carpet surface put down and the vet is certain he has got it from that given it rides a bit deeper initially and he has been turned out regularly in there as the fields are still flooded. Watch any surface where there can be skin irritation and hence infection.
 
He is worked a lot but i think i may leave him in over the weekend and see how is on Monday. Fields are generally pretty good, its just the entrance!!

Im assuming, he can still be worked? He isn't lame in anyway.
 
Angela_1987 said:
He is worked a lot but i think i may leave him in over the weekend and see how is on Monday. Fields are generally pretty good, its just the entrance!!

Im assuming, he can still be worked? He isn't lame in anyway.
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Depends on whether athletic movement splits the raw skin or not.

If not, then working is fine.
 
Vet advised me to increase road hacking as opposed to schooling on surfaces mainly as it is exercise which keeps the limbs clean. He thought sand irritating it as it was healing was not ideal, but better than not exercising, this was also why we agreed on the camrosa rather than the sudocrem as it sets more and keeps things out. However I am in a slightly different situation given that it was a surface that cause his and it is about the size of a 10p with no heat or swelling.
 
Thanks again Oberon.

Some really good advise.

Will be speaking to the yard manager tonight. She had already gone, when i was giving him a good groom and felt the heat and then felt the scabs.

Hard to see them though, as his dark bay with no white socks.
 
Nizerol shampoo :)

Cheap and easy, can get from your local chemist, or Asda etc.

Dilute in warm water, use a face cloth to work into the legs. Leave on to dry. It is that simple. Not sure why it works, but it really does. My Mare came to me with mud fever on all 4 legs, within 2 washes using Nizerol, it completly cleared. I use Pig oil and Sulphur to prevent it coming back. She had a very mild attack on one leg last winter, but one wash of Nizerol sorted it no problem.
 
Sorry to jump onto your thread, but I have just been with my horse and I need some info on mud fever!
Her field is very muddy and she doesn't have the opportunity to come into a stable (she won't) where the mud has dried on her legs, it's creating scabs. Like the wet mud dries and gets smaller and makes her heels scabbed. It's not a lot and just in her hind feet. I don't want to put scabs off because it will bleed, shall I just let them scab and heal themselves or does this sound like mud fever!? I e never had a dealing with mud fever before so not too sure what to look for/what early signs are!!
Any info would help. Can't put pics up at the moment,
 
Also,she has no feathers (tb) so can't get caught in, it's just mostly that she is in a damp environment,I try to keep her away from the mud but when I am not there I can't stop her :/
 
I have had great success with the spray from Equitec called Mud Stop. Was recommended by local tackshop as produced locally to us. Spray it on and don't do anything else. Scabs fall off within 2 weeks and reveal pink skin... Recently tested by friend on yard who has tried everything, she was sceptical but willing to try, and within 2 weeks - scabs coming of new pink skin underneath...

My thoughts on why it works: cleaning makes wet and upsets again, cream never really makes a strong enough barrier and the antibacterial spray seems to really sink into skin and scabs...

http://www.equitech.uk.com/acatalog/MudStopTopicalBrochure3pageforweb.pdf

Anyway, I hardly post and do not like recommending, but would love other people to try and see if they have the same experience!
Aparently the producer is a scientist who is frustrated with the pharma industry as preventing/treating mudfever is not lucrative enough although the solution exists... No idea if this is true or not, but would it not be amazing...
 
We have muddy buddy powder which is working well - if that didn't work we were going to use the muddy buddy cream which I have heard is fantastic!
 
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