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louisejo
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 United Kingdom
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 Posted - 06 Nov 2006 : 4:33:44 PM
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The dreaded mud fever is back.
Astral had a mud fever scab on his front heel that i managed to get off last week. I have been putting dermobian on the area but the scab seems to be coming back again.
he is such a wimp and hates me getting them off, even if i soften it for days before, he really puts up a fight. is there anything i can put on that works well to stop the scabs coming back?
I use keratex mud guard powder when it is wet and muddy to guard against it, but this one is a stubbon little patch!
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Judith S
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Wales
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Posted - 06 Nov 2006 : 5:12:45 PM
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Go & buy a large tug of Aqueous Cream from Boots or chemist - then slather it on your horses sore bits - leave on 24 hours then wipe with a clean cloth - you should find that the scabs come away without a fuss & also the cream sooths sore, raw skin! Repeat until clear of scabs. Use to moisturise sore skin also.
Aqueous Cream is BRILL for sore skin - human or equine - also it doesn't clog up the hair like most other creams do. You could add a few drops of Tea-Tree oil to the cream if you want. In the past I've mixed in some Calenula for very sore skin.
HTH
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shah
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Posted - 06 Nov 2006 : 6:16:09 PM
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| Aromaheel from aromesse works a treat for us. |
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Judith S
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Wales
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Posted - 06 Nov 2006 : 7:41:36 PM
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Claire - I suppose you could add any of the essential oils to the Aqueous Cream as its a good carrier - like you I've found adding Tea-Tree gives a great healing/antiseptic property to the Aqueous Cream! Another friend uses it for mud -fever - after she's applied the cream she them wraps the leg in cling-film - which she says helps the removal of scabs action - this I have not tried - so can't comment! cling-film has a mind of its own when you try to cover a static object - I can't begin to imagine trying to cover a moving critter!!!
Shah - I'm a fan of Aromesse - used it for years - use it for small cuts etc. Also have used the Aromaheel with success - have a tub on the go in the winter - but do find it clogs up the hair rather - hence my use of Aqqueous Cream. But the Aromaheel does stay on well in wet, muddy conditions - its a most excellent product & I rate it highly!!!
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katherineepea
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Posted - 07 Nov 2006 : 12:31:47 AM
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i know how you feel-i have such an argument with opal atm to get his off and its not helping all his excess enrgy from being in!!
liquid paraffin is good too i mix it with the aqueous cream and tea tree- a trick i learnt on here. first i scrub with neat hibiscrub, leave it on and dry with cotton wool. then slather this cream on. slathe ron before he goes out too so when you hose the wet mud off it just slides off and protects the skin beneath.
i found that aromaheel just got loads of mud stuck to it and was very difficult to wash off |
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louisejo
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Posted - 07 Nov 2006 : 09:49:09 AM
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| Excellent, thank you all for that. I shall get some today and see how we go. If i mix it with tea tree, do you mean the oil, i imagine it comes in a little bottle and you add a few drops...... |
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sapphire blue
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Posted - 07 Nov 2006 : 11:40:37 AM
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| Aroma heel was the saving grace for us last year as it softens the scabs and they just came off when you towel it off, also very good under bandages if they are ever in, shifted all my lads mud fever last year and we had done everything, had the vet up everyday at one point, was on antibiotics and had his legs shaved, box rest the works until we used that. But it is trial and error as some don't respond. |
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clare1983
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 07 Nov 2006 : 12:40:47 PM
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| I am also a big fan of aromaheel its worked really well for my boy and no picking of scabs which is a big plus. Stays on in mud! Now just using keratinex mud guard which also seems very good an no scabs touch wood... |
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tamila
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Posted - 07 Nov 2006 : 2:11:57 PM
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| I had this problem last winter and put Cut 'n Heal on it and that protected it and healed it up. |
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Judith S
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Posted - 07 Nov 2006 : 5:12:16 PM
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Louise - yes the Tea Tree usually comes in a little bottle - you just need to add a couple of drops & mix well!
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Donna Irons
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Posted - 08 Nov 2006 : 11:18:02 AM
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I have always sworn by honey, yes the same you put on your toast!, it has a good abrasive way of getting scabs off, it has a cooling effect, and above all ease it has a natural antiseptic. I always have a pot in my first aid kit!!!!
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Amanda Teale
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SEZ
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England
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Posted - 08 Nov 2006 : 7:31:51 PM
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| They are using honey in the NHS for chronic, wet, wounds with some success. I would bet Manuka honey would be the best to use but V expensive! I will try Aqueous cream as I found the Aromaheel too gooey and sticky. The Keratex powder has kept scabs at bay so far though! |
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Donna Irons
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Posted - 11 Nov 2006 : 6:25:15 PM
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| I use the cheep runny honey, ( life is expensive enough )! |
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katherineepea
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Posted - 15 Nov 2006 : 11:26:04 PM
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ive had lots of success recently using neat tea tree oil. only for 3days otherwise the skin gets too dry but it really has cleared it up and he even went out yesterday which was the 2nd day of the tea tree. it dries the scabs so they come off without being painful. then you have to apply a cream to stop the skin cracking as then there would be more infection.
when will they invent the magic bullet for this!!! |
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baxter
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Posted - 16 Nov 2006 : 09:47:21 AM
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I've been battling mud fever with Aurran for two weeks now, have an unhappy horse on boxrest BUT it is clearing up (he's been at least 3/10's lame with it) A week into the usual treatment of hibiscrub and sudocream and bute all ok'd by the vet, it still wasn't clearing up, so i spoke to the vet at the weekend and he prescribed an antibiotic gel (begins with an F) and more bute and more enforced box rest, and i "think", fingers crossed, it's nearly all gone, and a vague trot up this morning, he looked to be sound....
If all else fails with this dreaded mud fever i suggest consulting the vet, my vet said usually after a week it should be clearing with the correct treatment, and NO turnout, if not, then it's highly likely the area is infected especially if scabs are causing lameness.
Just a few words of wisdom from a mud fever , scab picking, towel drying, containing angry horse on box rest, owner and fighter!!  |
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Marie-Molly
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Posted - 16 Nov 2006 : 3:50:55 PM
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| Hebe leaves out and had both hind heels covered in scabs two weeks ago. I got the Aromaheel out of the first aid box and he is now scab free, while remaining out throughout. One application daily is all it took. |
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baxter
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Posted - 16 Nov 2006 : 4:35:09 PM
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Marie - Oh how i wish mine were as simple to heal as yours!!
Aurran IS a drama queen and anyone would have thought his leg were hanging off, just an hour in a small mud free paddock blew up all the scabs again...! |
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katherineepea
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Posted - 16 Nov 2006 : 6:43:19 PM
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baxter is aurran your flaxen horse? he looks just like mine and from the sound of it behaves exactly the same too! one tiny scab and you would think he'd been stabbed! we've had tree trunk legs all week yet walking down the lane is misery for me he's jogging all the time with his tail over his back(the only time he does this )
my farrier showed me how to hold the leg up so its easier to put the creams on and pick the scabs off- ask yours next time he's up its genius |
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baxter
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Posted - 17 Nov 2006 : 09:20:18 AM
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| Thanks for tips Katherine, yes he is the orange thing in my signature, completely overdramatises things, at the moment, we have a "game" of brush fat boys leg, whilst crouching down beside him, quickly, pick a scab off, then feed polo, still crouching beside him, apply sudocream aimed at heel, usually get his knee! Then we have lots of flapping around, and after about 20 minutes he'll stand to let me apply lotion etc... Complete wimp and royal prince whose owner (me) bows down at his feet... wipes his nose, and worships the ground he walks upon. |
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katherineepea
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Posted - 17 Nov 2006 : 10:49:41 AM
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mine actually used to be called prince lol! but then i discovered he'd been named opal at birth so i changed it back.
sounds like my exact regime at the stables also. but we let them get away with murder koz they're so pretty. . . |
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baxter
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Posted - 17 Nov 2006 : 10:52:31 AM
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My instructor calls him a delicate little flower... he likes that! |
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Deboniks
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Posted - 17 Nov 2006 : 11:00:41 AM
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Well it took 2 weeks of intensive hard labour But there is not a trace of mud fever left on Flame He's never had it as bad as it was this year, before it had only been a tiny patch. |
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Jude
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Posted - 29 Nov 2006 : 6:48:05 PM
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| The simplest and kindest way to remove mud fever scabs (as recommended by a vet) is to apply something like sudocreme to the scabs, cover with cling film (ordinary kitchen-type) and bandage overnight with plenty of gamgee/fybagee under the bandage. In the morning the scabs will all be softened and will just wipe off. At this stage you should wash with weak hibiscrub, dry and apply what ever cream/lotion you want to use. It really works, although you may need to repeat the cling film again after a few days if scabs re-appear. |
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