New to mudfever!

[angellauren]

My loan pony has been returned over the weekend with mild mudfever which he's never suffered with before but when I went to see him a few months before he came back the fields were quite bad imo so I'm guessing that's provoked it! Quite annoying really as he's always been one of those types who never comes to any harm!

I won't lie, I don't know much about mud fever because I've never had to deal with it before. It's nothing serious but I'm not happy to leave it be to be honest. I did pick up some sudocrem whilst shopping yesterday but haven't used it yet as I see some people don't think it's a very good idea as it's traps the bacteria etc?

Any other suggestions to tap it on the head?

 

[glamourpuss]

Wash legs with Nizoral or Head & Shoulders containing Pyrithone Zinc. Dry thoroughly.
Slap on tons of aqueous cream, wrap in cling dim, then a stable bandage. Leave overnight.
Next morning take of bandages, cling film, rub off the aqueous cream with a clean towel. The scabs will just slide off & you won't be damaging the sensitive skin.
Then you can apply the sudocreme as a barrier to protect the skin & prevent the scabs returning.
Baby oil or pig oil applied liberally is a great preventative.

 

[Tash88]

Is the mud fever at the scabby stage or are there just bald patches on his legs? Also, is it all the way up his legs or just on his heels?

I think that it is generally best to keep his legs dry unless there are huge scabs that need to come off, in which case you need to wash his legs with hibiscrub, then put some cream on after towel drying them. My horse only has bald patches and in the mornings I brush off any dry mud, then put zinc and castor oil cream on the bald patches as a barrier. I was told that it is better than sudocrem, although I'm not sure why, but I think it is more water repellent and it is easier to apply; it's also cheaper. Then I put Keratex mud shield powder on all four legs, up to his knees/hocks as the mud is so deep in his field. This is great and makes the mud easier to brush off in the morning, however for the bald patches he needs a bit more protection.

Hope that helps!