Sorry first time dealing with mud fever

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pistolpete

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My horse has it I think! Slightly puffy both hind pasterns which I had put down to them being kept in recently. Gave him a good groom today and to my horror, his pasterns are ridgy and lumpy. Tips much appreciated. Poor boy!
 
What works for my horse is mixing sudocreme with flowers of sulphur and gently applying it over the affected area then leave it well alone for a couple of days. Then apply some more and again leave it alone, don't be tempted to pick scabs. The scabs will simply wipe off when they are ready to do so and the skin is nicely healed underneath.
I never wash the area and always ensure it is bone dry before applying the mixture. I've found the more you interfere and disturb the scabs, the worse it gets.
 
The best thing is to get some fucidin H off your vet, it is brilliant and cleaned it up really quickly (despite him still going out in the field).

Once its cleared use pig oil and sulphur as a preventative.
 
Once I started on micronised linseed daily I got a less itchy skin and no mud fever, though if I felt it starting I kept him in for a day [we are talking hock deep winter fields].
I also kept the hair very lightly trimmed but only minimally, probably better to leave natural.
I never washed the legs unless absolutley essential, and then I dried legs with bandages [stable chaps are easier]. All the others girls washed every day and had mud fever regularly; once on hibiscrub and so on, the natural skin bacteria are killed, so it is a bit of a slippery slope.
Even if he does not get a full on groom every day run your hands all over body and legs, and hoof walls for heat, to check for problems, it ony takes a minute, both sides.
 
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If you do use hibiscrub, it needs to be well diluted, and if you wash take towels to dry as much as you can.
 
Yes, extra copper and sulphur in their feed will help enormously.....I mix black wound powder and flowers of sulphur 50/50 and put it back in the puffer...puff on 2ce a day for 3 days, then 1ce a day for 3 days then let the dew/rain wash the scabs off and you will be left with nice healthy pink skin :)
 
Alyth said:
Yes, extra copper and sulphur in their feed will help enormously.....I mix black wound powder and flowers of sulphur 50/50 and put it back in the puffer...puff on 2ce a day for 3 days, then 1ce a day for 3 days then let the dew/rain wash the scabs off and you will be left with nice healthy pink skin :)
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Better to add a balanced mineral mix, eg Feedmark original or Equimins Original, or pro earth balancer, this will need to be fed all year round, 50gms of micronized linseed will help with skin, joints and feet.
I know most people just think a scoop of pony nuts is OK for all ponies in summer, but you will find that quality feed all year round will pay dividends in good health
 
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