Sweat/Rub marks, oozing - best treatment?

[HoHum]

My horseis fully clipped and fairly fit for regular hunting. We had a long day yesterday and this morning he came out of the stable stiffly. The reason I found, eventually, is where he has looser skin between his front legs, in the fold of that the skin has rubbed, or sweat has been trapped and it is now oozing and clearly painful to walk. I don't think the skin is actually broken and no blood is visible

He also hunted earlier in the week and was well washed off and groomed since, so I am sure that it isn't something that has been building up and in the dark last night, when he was washed off, I saw nothing of concern.

I washed and cleaned the area this morning and put veterinary wound powder on as my thought was to dry it up, but now I am wondering if I shouldn't have used some sort of gel or barrier cream?

I have derma gel, antibacterial cream, sudocream, ordinary petroleum jelly all to hand, would any of these be a better alternative?

Also when the initial soreness has gone would salt water washes help to harden the skin?

Will reducing turnout and exercise help or hinder healing ?
Any one any experience of this and how long it may take to heal, or how to stop it happening ?

Thank you

 

[be positive]

I would treat it as if it was mud fever, it is probably similar in origin, wash with hibiscrub or similar then use a cream, sudocrem or anti bacterial, I find gold label wonder gel very good. Turnout should help reduce swelling and stiffness.
I would then treat after hunting to prevent in future.

 

[HoHum]

thank you, I'll try the sudocream, when I do him tonight. Hopefully it will heal quickly, but I feel for him, it seems so uncomfortable now

 

[Goldenstar]

Agree with poster above wash with hibiscrub sudocrem is good but takes a lot a washing off I use E 45 or some sort aqueous creme its soothing and does not clang up the skin so much .
When it's healed up and you are hunting again I would wipe him with liquid paraffin ( use a small sponge) before hunting it creates a barrier and helps guard against this sort of thing I hope that helps.

 

[HoHum]

I've never used liquid paraffin - is it similar to baby oil in consistency? I usually put a thin layer of that on belly and legs as it stops the really claggy mud getting a grip.