We have finally beaten Malanders !!!

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Tess came with Mallenders, Sallenders, mites, heavy scar tissue on legs due to mite infestation that resulted in deep cracks on back legs. AND !! after just over a year and a bit of constant treatment we have finally *touch wood* beaten all of it. When she first arrived it meant clipping her out completely her feathers were like dread locks and getting tight on the bright pink sore legs of hers. Prepare yourself for the list of potions we have tried
  • Sudocream: too thick didn’t work on her skin
  • Pig oil and sulphur: Still use this stuff with baby oil, fantastic use this on her feathers and mane
  • Uddercream: Works okay, can get quite gunky after a few applications, also stains legs bright pink !!
  • Banana Boat aloe vera: amazing stuff, rubs in really well applied every day to back of knees.
  • Wound powder when flared up: This worked well at drying the gunk out.
  • Hibiscrub: Works really well , applied once a week and left to dry naturally
  • Some American potion stuff: No change whatsoever apart from a hole in the pocket.
  • Mite injection from vet: No change at all, didn’t have mites was a skin problem.
Washing with cold water once a month: more to encourage feather growth. Our routine now is at 6am she has her legs towel dried, feathers brushed with a paddle brush from the knees down, Aloe Vera applied to back of knees and into the deep scar tissue. Then when she is brought in at night if it’s a Wednesday or Saturday they are pig oiled and sulphured all over, back of knees hibiscrubbed and light application of aloe Vera if needed. Any other night her legs are towel dried again, brushed once more and the aloe Vera re-applied over night. It certainly is time consuming but it stops her from becoming lame and keeps her pain free and happy so cannot complain. If only her past owners had bothered to find out what works for her she wouldn’t have such extensive scar tissue enlarging her Legs :(

** Please excuse the spelling error in the title **
 
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My boy came with bad mallenders and sallenders and I, too, have had a bit of battle to sort. I've just found some Rosemary and Sulphur Cream from Stableline which seems to be working wonders and isn't massively expensive. It's really light so goes on easily.
He was so upset when I started with him that he used to rear (when tied up) if I even touched his legs and the only way I could treat them was with a friend holding the opposite leg up.
Now they are virtually healed and I do a once-weekly cream while he's having his feed with no fuss or bother at all. I use pig oil and sulphur when his legs are clean enough but the cream lets me just treat the actual sores when necessary without having to wash legs.
 
moleskinsmum said:
My boy came with bad mallenders and sallenders and I, too, have had a bit of battle to sort. I've just found some Rosemary and Sulphur Cream from Stableline which seems to be working wonders and isn't massively expensive. It's really light so goes on easily.
He was so upset when I started with him that he used to rear (when tied up) if I even touched his legs and the only way I could treat them was with a friend holding the opposite leg up.
Now they are virtually healed and I do a once-weekly cream while he's having his feed with no fuss or bother at all. I use pig oil and sulphur when his legs are clean enough but the cream lets me just treat the actual sores when necessary without having to wash legs.
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I certainly know your pain and it really is a battle ! That's interesting I will give it a google when im home.At the moment we have found a routine that suits her but if there is something better out there to reduce the time spent doing her legs it would be a lot easier for all concerned. Glad to hear your boy is better now :)
 
What would you suggest for a cob who has the dead skin in his feathers, but hasn't any pink skin or inflammation in the actual leg?
 
Broke_But_Happy said:
What would you suggest for a cob who has the dead skin in his feathers, but hasn't any pink skin or inflammation in the actual leg?
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Does he have scabby legs hence the dead skin ? Baby oil might help him from getting dry skin and it flaking off. We were told by the vet not to try and pick at any scabs but I suppose if it's detached from the leg and dead you could brush it out ? :)
 
I just googled it (because I couldn't remember the name) and came up with it sale on Amazon - huge pots of it! My little pot (can't remember weight) cost £3.25 and has lasted about six weeks so far with about half left.
Good luck with it - it is a time-consuming thing!
 
bearTessy said:
Does he have scabby legs hence the dead skin ? Baby oil might help him from getting dry skin and it flaking off. We were told by the vet not to try and pick at any scabs but I suppose if it's detached from the leg and dead you could brush it out ? :)
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Not that we can see, and we've had a good look. He was hogged until the end of last summer as well so would have seen anything then. I'm putting PO&S in and combing the dead bits out at the moment.
 
I am using Equimins Tea-tree mist to get on top of my mare pastern dermatitis, which has obviously built up scar tissue over years.. Her feather is clipped off but the treatment is so effective that I am hopeful that we can let them grow back over the summer.


I am very wary of using baby oil on damaged skin as it contains perfume.
 
Bepanthen the baby rash cream works wonders for malander and sellanders :D

We use it on tattoos to stop the scabbing, works fab for them, so I thought id try it on the horse! and voila, in a few days all scabs gone :)
 
Whilst not criticising anyone on here for their use of Pig Oil and Sulphur - when I used it on mine (stupidly should have patch tested first) he reacted very badly to it and he came up very red and swollen, has pink skin with white legs.

So am just sounding a warning in case anyone not realising how caustic this stuff can be does what I did, and rushes out to use it.

IF if works for you, no problem - I'm sure its wonderful stuff on some horses that are OK with it, but am just sounding a warning bell coz don't want anyone else's horse to end up like my poor lad did!

I've used Pig Oil WITHOUT the sulphur, i.e. a few drops of Tea Tree and/or Neem Oil added. Its the sulphur which caused the problem not the Pig Oil!!

Glad you've sorted yours OP! A success story on here is always good to know :)
 
moleskinsmum said:
My boy came with bad mallenders and sallenders and I, too, have had a bit of battle to sort. I've just found some Rosemary and Sulphur Cream from Stableline which seems to be working wonders and isn't massively expensive. It's really light so goes on easily.
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I have a small patch of mud fever on one of my horses back leg and decided to try sulphur and rosemary cream as nothing seems to be clearing it up completely and after a week of using it has completely gone so thanks moleskinsmum as you said not expensive and for me has worked really well .I shall keep a pot in my kit from now on
 
I find the Stable line sulphur and rosemary cream is really good for mite patches and irritated skin. Just wanted to add a note if caution though, as I know it has caused slightly irritated skin for some horses - guess its a bit like the pig oil and sulphur - some skins react to the sulphur so test first.
 
When we lived in Italy, the horse that my daughter rode at the stable in the Valpolicella got it and they treated it with a horse loam mixed with a microbial liquid which formed a paste to protect the affected area. The only reason I remember this is because they bought the liquid, appropriately called Manna Equine, from a company called Manna something in the UK and they asked me to translate the directions for use on the label into Italian. Since my daughter was soon riding her again, I can only assume it worked. Hope this helps.
 
Broke_But_Happy said:
Have just seen this, thank you :)
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No worries. We were very lucky because every year we'd go to Fieracavalli di Verona (see:http://www.fieracavalli.it/en) with our neighbour who's family business was manufacturing Molinari Horse Boxes - though I think the recession has got the better of the business unfortunately. I think it's the biggest show of its type in Europe and if you like horses it's like a sweet shop for a five year old and a wonderful place to learn about new stuff and exchange ideas. Plenty of English companies there too as I remember. I've just had a look for the Manna stuff online and it's still sold in the UK at http://manna-biologic.myshopify.com/products/manna-equine. They don't mention mallenders specifically, but it might be worth dropping them a line. Good luck.
 
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