Mudfever!

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Right, Share Horse has some mudfever on one of her hinds. It doesn't look too bad and I know the exact cause is the mudbath excuse for a field! Will have to (diplomatically) get onto yard to move her to a field with something resembling drainage.

For now I will clip the hair off, I don't have those tiny hand held clippers so is round ended scissors and comb ok? She's a well behaved animal and didn't object to me touching the scabs. The limb is not swollen so hopefully no secondary infection has taken hold.

Is it ok to wash with dilute dettol and warm water or would I need something like diluted hibiscrub. It's late and I can't remember if Dettol will work as a fungicide...*brain melting...

When dry I am going to use petroleum jelly as a barrier cream. This may sound strange so please don't jump on me, when the MF is under control is it ok to put Stockhom Tar on the skin as it is antibacterial and waterproof? I know its used for the sole/frogs and for small cuts.

On to the main issue

Tetanus, I have a feeling that hers are out of date.

Now, I have half livery/share on her and I want to have her jabbed but I know I should not have to pay for it. I paid earlier on this month to have her teeth done which were overdue and certainly needed doing. I don't own this horse so stuff like injections/teeth/physio the owner should cover. I offered to go half on the teeth but the owner (the girls dad) turned me down. I didn't want to make an issue of it and would not have been happy to carry on with teeth as they were so I paid for it myself.

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Not sure about the dettol thing as always use hibiscrub but I have used a cream called emulsifying ointment (from the chemist) and is good for loosening scabs but also works well as a barrier if you put a larger amount on. With my new boy, I use the Keratex Mud fever Powder which was recommended to me and thats great.
One word of advice, just make sure the mud fever has gone before you start putting thick barrier on. Good luck
PPS Would recommend turn out socks followed by leg wraps at night as the ultimate solution but as is a share horse and you have a reluctant owner, prob best to try the cheaper route. Hope you get it all sorted.
 
Yes, get tetanus done. No, dont use stockholm tar, thats just for feet. If scabs are stubborn leave liquid paraffin on over night, its cheap and works brilliantly. Then dilute hibsicrub and dry thoroughly. Try to leave open to air i.e. bring in for some time of day. The bacteria that cause mud fever are anaerobic so dont survive if exposed to the air. Use a barrier cream. Nettex muddy marvel is good, rub well in. Not cheap but it stays on and works. Udder cream, naf mud guard, etc tend to be too thin. Good luck!
 
Hi, I would type in mud fever cure recipe into ebay- the £2.50 recipe worked wonders on a horse with quite severe mud fever on three legs but since using this stuff and despite the field being a mud bath the mud fever has not returned.
 
I googled Flamazine cream and it appears to be by prescription. Will check with my local chemist.

The MF is on the off hind and is not looking too bad.

The NMMBC looks good but is a bit over budget, any cheaper alternatives?

I know Stockholm tar can be used on scratches and cuts (very old remedy) as it is anti-bacterial. Now its water tight so would hopefully help keep muck off.

Tetanus will be a delicate work in progress, second person taking over owners part of livery temporarily in March so will see what I can do. I know how important it is.

Will look up Mud Fever cure recipe on ebay.

Thanks all - it's amazing how much cr*p one can accumulate with horses, it is almost like a new born baby!
 
I find the best way to get scabs off is to scrub with hibiscrub and get off the loosest scabs (don't like picking the scabs off - if you get one thats not quite ready and it hurts then my boy isn't so keen on me near his legs for a few days after). After i've hibiscrubed i then towel dry and put on stable bandages over night to really dry it out then the following morning the dry scabs brush off.

Once the skin has healed up, i don't use barrier cream - as i find once it is on it is hard to get off and traps mud to the skin. Instead i scrub the legs clean with betadine solution every night and dry thoroughly - have not had a case of mudfever since using betadine when the fields get bad!

I agree would definatly want tetinus up to date!
 
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