what to do for urine burns?

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i belive my mare has urine scald on her legs, ever since i’ve bought her her back legs have been quite scabby, it doesn’t effect her in anyway, no heat, no itchiness but since i’ve moved her on straw i’ve noticed it but ive always put it down to mud fever. i have started to put creams and moisturiser on her legs and leaving it to sit but when she goes into the stable it all rubs away.

i’m thinking about buying mud fever boots to put on her overnight to keep the creams on her legs as during the day she has no issues because she’s out in a dry field. is there anything i should be doing or i should get as i can’t afford to move her onto shavings as she’s a very wet mare
 
My mare had something like that after she had been to horspital for a few days. I put it down to stress. She also got light sensitivity on her white heels and pasterns, but it all went away after she had been home for a couple of weeks.

It may be worth thinking about what could be causing her to be stressed (if that is what it is).
 
Petalpoos said:
My mare had something like that after she had been to horspital for a few days. I put it down to stress. She also got light sensitivity on her white heels and pasterns, but it all went away after she had been home for a couple of weeks.

It may be worth thinking about what could be causing her to be stressed (if that is what it is).
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i didn’t think of stress, i’ll definetly have a look into it, she does have a routine which she loves and anything outside it can really upset her
 
I'm stuggling to picture how you think it's happening?
When my mare became partly incontinent post-foaling she would dribble urine down her back legs when moving. The best thing for it was a thorough wash every other day and a liberal coating of barrier cream- initially the medicated stuff from the vet when the legs were sore, then just a normal mud fever barrier.
 
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TheMule said:
I'm stuggling to picture how you think it's happening?
When my mare became partly incontinent post-foaling she would dribble urine down her back legs when moving. The best thing for it was a through wash every other day and a liberal coating of barrier cream- initially the medicated stuff from the vet when the legs were sore, then just a normal mud fever barrier.
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Agreed, I've had same with a mare post foaling and did the same with washing off and cream once dry.
Never seen it otherwise.

OP, please don't cover with anything like mud fever wraps, particularly not scabs. Best speak to vet, send photos too.
Are you sure it's urine and not mites from the straw?
 
TheMule said:
I'm stuggling to picture how you think it's happening?
When my mare became partly incontinent post-foaling she would dribble urine down her back legs when moving. The best thing for it was a thorough wash every other day and a liberal coating of barrier cream- initially the medicated stuff from the vet when the legs were sore, then just a normal mud fever barrier.
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i’ve been washing it every other day with some really diluted hibiscrub then moisturised her legs and made sure her bed and legs are always super dry after washing. since i moved her off 24/7 turn out it’s the only thing i can think of that’s causing her legs to be scabbed to the point where ive seen flies all over them and they’re starting to bleed no matter what ive put on them
 
I’d try changing the bedding to shavings, as that’s about the most sterile bedding in terms of mites, as they tend to hate pine/fir tree oils, that the majority of kiln dried shavings are made from.
If you’ve noticed it since being off 24/7 turn-out and onto bedding, I’d be questioning the bedding.

I’ve had field mites in a delivery of hay one year, they were horrendous. Theyre so tiny it’s really hard to see them with the naked eye - but they bite skin and it’s like a tiny pin burn. I can imagine many mites would cause sore weeping skin attracting flies.
The mites lay eggs on the forage out in the field, and hatch when stored and baled, same with straw-based bedding bales. Luckily the hay we got was teeming with them freshly hatched so could all be sent back as refused to feed it - but it’s possible the hatching is incremental so you wouldn’t necessarily notice them, but they’d soon find the horse fetlock flesh in the bed of straw they’re living in.

Edited to add - if shavings are not possible, try changing to a different straw supplier.
 
The scabs could be due to mites, they live in straw and can effect some horses. I would change to shavings or wood pellets and see if it improves. I would also treat with Fipronil dog flea pipits, one on each leg to make sure there are not mites on her going forwards.
 
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