Stubborn mud fever - needs vet treatment

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My mare has persistent mud fever. Bet has been out and given flamazine cream but it's not clearing it up. Strongly she has a patch behind her knee as well as in the usual pattern area. I've persisted with the flamazine cream for 2 weeks and it's not for worse but not got better. She's now also on bute and norodine granules.

What treatments have other vets pescribed for your horses. My vets very open to suggestions so I can ask about something I want to try? Do you use antibiotics and steroid create on severe cases? I'm not so interested in over the counter type treatments and pig oil and sulphur as I've tried most!!!!!

Would also like to see other peoples photos of mud fever out of interest......

It's definatly not mitesas she is extremely prone to these. Has at least 4 dectomax courses a year ( 2 jabs 10 days apart) and we use frontline and lime sulphur washes.
 
I'm sure that'll work.

Worst case I ever had was on an emaciated mare I brought from a sales. Ended up being cured really quickly with aromoheel. Worth a google!
 
When my boy had a particularly stubborn case of mud fever, I was 'given' a tube of antibiotics used to dry off cows (by a farmer). Applied externally - did the trick in no time!!
 
She's been on the antibiotics 7 days and it's still not shifting. Some patches have responded but there's 2 stubborn ones. I'll google that aroma heel one now.
 
The other thing to try is gently washing the area (no hibiscrub) with warm water. Dry, then plaster with something like udder salve, and cover overnight with cling film and a bandage. This should soften the scabs - enabling them to come away easily which in turn will enable the infection to clear up more efficiently.
 
We had a horse with persistant mud fever that nothing worked on, turned out it wasn't mud fever but signs of damage to the liver and skin photo sensitivity. a simple blood test will confirm.

we had another with mud fever and a silver based cream cleared it up no end - can;t remember the name - it was a few years ago but we got it from the vet.

good luck
 
jennie1000 said:
Bertolie: do you know the name of the product you were given so I can google it?
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Sorry dont know the name. It was given to me by my son who worked on a farm at the time. Its the stuff in the little tube they squirt into the udder to dry the pregnant cows off. I have also used antibiotic eye cream (intended for cows) with the same results. I dont think its so much what make it is, more the fact that the antibiotics were applied topically to the affected areas.
 
Thanks guys. It's not overly scabby. A small patch. Weeps lots of fluid though which crusts and falls away. The flamazine just seemed to keep it wet and manly. When it's bathed the best way to describe the skin is ulcerated.

She had the liver test a few years back due to her persistent skin problems and came back clear... Might be with me looking into again though.
 
Amy may.... Will clean it tonight and dry then leave for a few days with just air to it and go from there. Wish I could still get hold of demobian!!!
 
I have a steroid cream from the vets, I’ve faffed about with various different things before but this stuff I pop it on and it goes within a few days. Said horse is a tb with two white socks that now lives out so I need something quick and effective. Although the cream is about £30 a tub it lasts for ages as it’s so effective and is probably cheaper in the long run than when I faffed about buying different lotions and potions.

Can’t for the life of me remember what the active ingredient is though!
 
jennie1000 said:
Amy may.... Will clean it tonight and dry then leave for a few days with just air to it and go from there. Wish I could still get hold of demobian!!!
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I think they still do it for small animals but it will be expensive but if the area not to big might be worth trying.
 
Goldenstar: The area isn't that big to be fair.... It's a patch behind her knee. 2inch by inch maybe. Just can't font a supplier!!

Drizzle: what a bugger you can't remember the name! Lol thanks for the info anyway! Vets suggesting betnavate at the moment.
 
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