Treating mud fever/rash

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My little mare is currently lame and on box rest with mud fever on her near hind I am absolutely gutted and upset with myself over the fact I just didn't notice it when quite clearly due to the extent of it I should have noticed it :(

There isn't any swelling and it is clearly the discomfort of where it is and the fact is it weeping and bleeding and irritating her that is making her unsound... My YM treated the area with Pig Oil yesterday and I removed the loose scabs that came away with gentle persuation yesterday but I obviously want to do what is best for her.. it has been years since I have had a horse with mud fever and then it was a heavyweight cob who tended to get it behind his knees and I treat then by washing with hot water and hibiscrub then applying sudocrem once dry.

So my question is how do you go about treating, clearing up and preventing mud fever? There wasn't much I could do yesterday with my YM having already treated the area.
 
I have always treated mud fever by hibiscrubbing with warm water, making sure you get as much of the scabs off as the horse will allow. Then applying a dry anti-bacterial spray like purple spray. I was always told this stops it going sticky but I've used a cream when I ran out and it seems just as effective!
Prevention wise a barrier cream such as sudocream and washing and thoroughly drying the horses heels with a towel when they come in. Turnout socks can be helpful too.
Good luck!
 
Don't beat yourself up about it. My horse had mud fever years ago and one day his whole front leg swelled up right up to the elbow with infection. I felt awful that I hadn't noticed it but the vet said it can come on really quick.

I use Aromaheel which is great for getting the scabs off and you can turn out with it on. Easy to get off as well, you just wipe it off and the scabs come off.

Also, if its stubborn, try plastering it with something like Sudacrem, then put a dry poultice on top, cover with clingfilm right round the leg and vetrap it. Change this every day or twice a day if you can and it will sweat the scabs off. You need to keep doing it until you have no new yellow discharge and the skin looks like its not going to scab anymore. This was VET advice after I couldn't get rid of the last scabs in August last year !

Good luck :)
 
I find Nizeral great for treating mudfever. You can buy it from the chemist - it is a human anti dandruff shampoo that contains Ketaconisol.

Dilute in hand hot water and lather up well - best with a face cloth. It can be left on. Generally find it clears up within a few days.

Make sure that you wash beyond the visably infected area.
 
Evelyn said:
I find Nizeral great for treating mudfever. You can buy it from the chemist - it is a human anti dandruff shampoo that contains Ketaconisol.

Dilute in hand hot water and lather up well - best with a face cloth. It can be left on. Generally find it clears up within a few days.

Make sure that you wash beyond the visably infected area.
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Is this available in the uk aswell :) x
 
Well on the vets advice I have kept my grey in for a week although she can have a leg stretch in the sand school and be ridden for an hour ( she isn't lame). I have treated it by clipping her legs out and gently removing the scabs with hibiscrup then applying betnovate n cream. I have repeated this daily with out fail and it seems to have cleared up yay just waiting for the hair to start growing back then I'm going to apply a barrier cream and keep an eye on it when she has turn out again
 
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