Sore scabby legs

[poiuytrewq]

Ongoing summer issue. Usually starts a bit later than this I thought and is a nightmare until October.

I'm after some advice on the best way to deal with this problem. I know the cause and there is really nothing I can do about it, I just need to treat the symptoms between now and then. Its a similar thing to sweetitch, a summer allergy but only affects his head, 4 legs and chest.

Pony has a bit of feather, hes a Welsh A. Do i clip them out completely? Remove scabs/ Leave scabs?
hibi scrub, shampoo, keep dry?
I have had fairly good results with sulphur ointment.

Any tips from those of you used to dealing with sore itchy legged cobs I thought would be helpful. I have time today, i could go clip him out but unsure if leaving his skin even more exposed might worsen things

Thanks

 

[Britestar]

I pick off the dry bits and plaster with wondergel. It seems most effective.
I don't want to clip of the floofs.

 

[poiuytrewq]

I’ll have a look thanks. I’ve not used Wondergel before. I don’t think he currently had dry bits. It’s all pretty raw and sore looking little patches.
He is actually chewing his legs

 

[JumpTheMoon1]

Smother with Sudocrem.It stays on and acts as a barrier.

 

[Hormonal Filly]

Following as my mare has the same. I clipped her legs, my vet said not to pick scabs and sent some cream but they aren’t budging

 

[poiuytrewq]

Following as my mare has the same. I clipped her legs, my vet said not to pick scabs and sent some cream but they aren’t budging

I have just trimmed his legs a bit so I could get cream on the sores rather than just the hair.
It’s horrible isn’t it?

 

[Hormonal Filly]

I have just trimmed his legs a bit so I could get cream on the sores rather than just the hair.
It’s horrible isn’t it?

Yes it is, and painful.. she has a few up her neck

 

[Pearlsacarolsinger]

I leave the scabs on and keep the legs as dry as possible. After a particularly bad do this year I got some Absorbine silver spray and it cleared the problem up better than anything else ever has done. Tea-tree oil spray has worked well in the past but not as well as the silver. I have used silver cream but the heavily feathered cob mare got fed up of having her legs touched. It was safer to use a spray.

 

[Gloi]

I’ll have a look thanks. I’ve not used Wondergel before. I don’t think he currently had dry bits. It’s all pretty raw and sore looking little patches.
He is actually chewing his legs

I agree with Wondergel if it is cob scab type condition.

 

[Hormonal Filly]

What is it, fungi infection? My mare got them after what seemed like riding through long grass. She doesn’t really get any feather but I trimmed what she had. I can’t say the vet cream is helping. I’ve got a fungal cream I’m considering trying. The sores on her neck are red raw and sore.

 

[Pearlsacarolsinger]

What is it, fungi infection? My mare got them after what seemed like riding through long grass. She doesn’t really get any feather but I trimmed what she had. I can’t say the vet cream is helping. I’ve got a fungal cream I’m considering trying. The sores on her neck are red raw and sore.

Mine had an allergic reaction to linseed originally and that seems to gave sensitised her to goodness knows what. We are plagued by people walking past and wanting to feed the horses!

 

[poiuytrewq]

What is it, fungi infection? My mare got them after what seemed like riding through long grass. She doesn’t really get any feather but I trimmed what she had. I can’t say the vet cream is helping. I’ve got a fungal cream I’m considering trying. The sores on her neck are red raw and sore.

We are in a bad area for grass mites. He is particularly irritated by the horrible things.

 

[poiuytrewq]

Mine had an allergic reaction to linseed originally and that seems to gave sensitised her to goodness knows what. We are plagued by people walking past and wanting to feed the horses!

I *think I’m lucky in that no one seems to feed mine. They are alongside a road so I did worry about that but I’ve never seen anyone or any evidence thank goodness. I imagine that’s a huge pita

 

[SEL]

I used to be heavy on the piriton with M at this time of year. He was worse if he'd been on long grass so I guessed grass mites but he'd destroy my fencing itching his legs

 

[poiuytrewq]

I used to be heavy on the piriton with M at this time of year. He was worse if he'd been on long grass so I guessed grass mites but he'd destroy my fencing itching his legs

I’ve tried citrizine, my vet said she didn’t rate them for horses really but figure they are a cheap thing to try.
I think piriton is better, what dose did you give? That’s the other thing I’m never really sure about.

 

[Gloi]

We are in a bad area for grass mites. He is particularly irritated by the horrible things.

If it is grass mites coat the legs with neem oil which will kill them.

 

[poiuytrewq]

If it is grass mites coat the legs with neem oil which will kill them.

Thank you! I have some pure neem oil, today I used a sweet itch preperation which is neem based but not as brown looking!

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

Bite back cream is pretty good I've been using on Louis horse fly bites as he will bite them or rub them and they then bleed and weep, it sooths the itch and helps to heal them and seems to be working so far.

I use wonder gel as well its really good for skin.

 

[poiuytrewq]

Bite back cream is pretty good I've been using on Louis horse fly bites as he will bite them or rub them and they then bleed and weep, it sooths the itch and helps to heal them and seems to be working so far.

I use wonder gel as well its really good for skin.

I’ve looked at bite back and wondered about trying that! Thank you x

 

[Surbie]

I use thin layers of udder cream / E45 cream overnight on any scabby bits mine has (elbows and above ergots currently) It softens the hard skin and seems to be easily absorbed. Biteback cream is also really good, but more expensive. I am still applying a bit of leg oil deep into the feather to keep the hair soft and it seems to remove anything my horse feels the need to bite - though he's never really had mites possibly because the feather is very fine and not massive.

My neighbour uses psoriasis cream on hers - I think it's Doublebase.

 

[RHM]

Oh my pony has a terrible time with his legs too. I use t-gel shampoo the one for people with terrible dandruff and then I use an emollient like cetraban or diprobase.

 

[Carlosmum]

I have been using Thuja cream on my chaps problem areas, starting to see an improvement now after week.

 

[Hormonal Filly]

@poiuytrewq how is your boy doing?

My vet sent a pot of some (£35!) mudfever creme although have to say I have found sudocrem alternately used with fungal cream helped most.

The sores have healed, but the hair hasn’t grown back so she has bald areas at the back of her fetlocks/feet. I haven’t trimmed her legs since as I’m sure that combined with riding in long grass caused it originally.