What a difference going back to basics makes.

[itsme123]

I posted here a while back about mud fever.
Back in the 90's I had a grey who was very prone to Mud fever, and was taught that washing and drying muddy legs was the way to go.

Oh, the hours I spent washing and drying, fingers frozen, trying to soften and pick off scabs.

I recently found myself in the same predicament and dreaded the winter ahead.
I ensured I didnt turn out when the field was very wet. I left any mud on the legs to dry, before brushing off gently the next day and applying sudocrem.

I can happily say that this has all but cleared now. We are still having the odd flare up, but we have one happy scab free equine...

sometimes the best treatments are the simplest.

 

[Maesfen]

People always think I'm being idle because I always let the legs dry, I never wash them off however muddy they become and do as you do (but I usually use Protocon!)
I always think (and my vet thinks the same way too while another advocates actually leaving MF to run the course as it will get better on its own) the more you wash them off, the more grease you wash out so the skin doesn't have any proper protection which is going to make it more vulnerable to infection such as mud fever, so what is the point of pro longing it?!

 

[susan56horse]

to prevent mud fever
i put liquid parrafin about a cup full, and tea tree oil in warm water then sponge it down the legs this really protects the skin,you only need to do it 2/3 times a week

 

[SAL66]

A lady at the yard swears by this simple method of preventing mud fever, simply rub each leg in turn with vegetable oil maybe twice a week dependant on how much they are turned out. By doing this her horse has never had muf fever un like the mess he was in previous years.

 

[Moggy in Manolos]

your right, some of the simplest methods really are best

 

[Bananarama]

We did the vegie oil and/or vinigar sprayed on legs and that worked well. The horses smelt like a fish and chip shop mind you