Supplements for mud fever?

[horseclover]

Has anyone used any supplements for mud fever? My mum's horse won't let you anywhere near his to treat it topically. He's kicked her a few times now and is now bordering on dangerous

 

[MidChristmasCrisis]

I use Naf mudguard but the existing mudfever will still need external treatment to clear it up…the supplement I believe helps the skin from forming mudfever scales but takes a long while to “fortify” the skin.

 

[MereChristmas]

Is it worth trying the sponge on a long stick to apply any cream?

 

[NOISYGIRL2]

If the horse wasn't so difficult I would 100% recommend silver whinnys, they are the best thing i ever bought. Once healed with them my horse wore them 24/7 to prevent its return They are available from USA and are on sale at the moment, don't be put off that, they arrive quickly

 

[vhf]

I have found a high quality, high spec vit/mineral supplement makes a massive difference to recurrence of mud fever and rain scald once you're on top of the infection, but you still have to get there.
This year I incidentally cleared mud rash when tubbing with a soaker boot for a thrush explosion... but that will only work if you can safely tub the horse.
I wonder if the two infections very often go hand in hand - not had enough of either to know for definite. Have been told that thrushy feet and sarcoid-prone often goes together, so to me this all suggests an immune involvement in skin health, (I'm guessing that wouldn't be a surprise) and good supplementation would support the immune system...?

 

[Maesfen]

I'm not one for calling the vet out willy-nilly but in this case I would for sedation so you can at least clean it up and see what you're dealing with and ABs if they think necessary.
Once cleaned then plaster with something like zinc & castor oil cream, Sudacrem or aqueous cream. Once the initial pain has gone, hopefully she'll let you treat as normal and you can keep plastering on the cream. If she's still funny then make a glove on a stick to use to keep you safe. Don't pick at the scabs at all but gently rub as you put the cream on and you will find they start dropping off leaving good skin behind.

 

[Errin Paddywack]

My blanket spot appaloosa used to get pastern dermatitis (mud fever) on his white socks, usually June/July and one spring he had a form of rainscald all over the white skin on his back, he was a real mess. I started feeding Milk thistle and it started clearing almost immediately. I was also using Camrosa on the sore places. I continued to feed the MT and he then had a summer clear of any problems. The following year we had made the decision that my sister's gelding was going to be put down in the autumn and mine would go too so I had stopped the MT. In June the pastern dermatitis came back very badly, his legs swelled and he went lame so we brought forward the PTS. I have no idea if the lack of MT was the reason the pastern dermatitis came back but seems a coincidence if it wasn't. Always worth trying for a horse prone to this problem I would think.

 

[tristar]

I have found a high quality, high spec vit/mineral supplement makes a massive difference to recurrence of mud fever and rain scald once you're on top of the infection, but you still have to get there.
This year I incidentally cleared mud rash when tubbing with a soaker boot for a thrush explosion... but that will only work if you can safely tub the horse.
I wonder if the two infections very often go hand in hand - not had enough of either to know for definite. Have been told that thrushy feet and sarcoid-prone often goes together, so to me this all suggests an immune involvement in skin health, (I'm guessing that wouldn't be a surprise) and good supplementation would support the immune system...?

i would say a high chance, one of my greys has had, mud fever, sarcoids and thrush, all now gone, thank god

i think immunity can be a big factor

 

[NOISYGIRL2]

Silver Whinnys all the way, was the ONLY thing that helped my horse and was the best equestrian purchase I ever made. Once healed he wore the sox 24/7 to prevent its return

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

I have found a high quality, high spec vit/mineral supplement makes a massive difference to recurrence of mud fever and rain scald once you're on top of the infection, but you still have to get there.
This year I incidentally cleared mud rash when tubbing with a soaker boot for a thrush explosion... but that will only work if you can safely tub the horse.
I wonder if the two infections very often go hand in hand - not had enough of either to know for definite. Have been told that thrushy feet and sarcoid-prone often goes together, so to me this all suggests an immune involvement in skin health, (I'm guessing that wouldn't be a surprise) and good supplementation would support the immune system...?

This basically

 

[HorsesRule2009]

Will he let you spray them?possibly no use atm but once cleared spray with pig oil and sulphur.
You can buy large tubs of this and then pour into spray bottle try and keep it warm ( room temp or just above) otherwise ot won't spray but it's brilliant at helping create a barrier

 

[Slightlyconfused]

Silver Whinnys all the way, was the ONLY thing that helped my horse and was the best equestrian purchase I ever made. Once healed he wore the sox 24/7 to prevent its return

What about turn out? Are they waterproof?

 

[NOISYGIRL2]

What about turn out? Are they waterproof?

They are double layers so the underneath usually stays dry. If it was wet I iswd to use equilibrium close contact turnout boots the old thinner style. Put clean sox on each day

 

[BigRedDog]

I had a pony who had terrible mud fever, wouldn’t let me anywhere near his back feet. In desperation I tried Global Herbs Mud X. I didn’t think it would work, it did! The next winter I started using it when the fields were beginning to get a bit muddy and the mud fever didn’t recur.

 

[Bobthecob15]

I'm not one for calling the vet out willy-nilly but in this case I would for sedation so you can at least clean it up and see what you're dealing with and ABs if they think necessary.
Once cleaned then plaster with something like zinc & castor oil cream, Sudacrem or aqueous cream. Once the initial pain has gone, hopefully she'll let you treat as normal and you can keep plastering on the cream. If she's still funny then make a glove on a stick to use to keep you safe. Don't pick at the scabs at all but gently rub as you put the cream on and you will find they start dropping off leaving good skin behind.

100% agree ring the vet!