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| Caro23 |
Posted - 08 Feb 2010 : 10:07:03 PM
I thought I had managed tokeep mud fever at bay but having just had one small patch Dulcie now has a few bad patches and one leg is very sore. The horses live out 24/7 with access to two shelters. My field is so wet apart from on the hill so tonight I have washed and treated her legs and shut her in with Gretel shut in next door and little Morph the Shetland left outside under the overhang standing on the dry straw outside. Poor Dulcie is not happy about her legs or being kept in. How do people cope with mud fever and all year turnout? |
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| arabic |
Posted - 10 Feb 2010 : 12:40:55 PM
Unfortunately its one of those horrid things where prevention is better than cure. I can vouch for Keratex powder. My friend swears by camrosa cream to clear it up. Another suggestion made to me is that they are more prone to it if they are lacking in the minerals copper and sulphur (I think)and I have to admit that Freddie never got it when he was having his RDA of vits and minerals. Because he was prone to weight gain I never fed the full recommended amount of feeds. Once I realised that he hadnt had mud fever since I had corrected this, I stopped the keratex and he never got it again.
Good luck and I hope Dulcie feels much better soon. |
| Caro23 |
Posted - 10 Feb 2010 : 08:29:38 AM
Thanks all! I kept her in to dry the legs off naturally and then have plastered on barrier cream and turned her back out as she was getting so stressy and her legs were puffy.
I will resist touching the mud on her legs!
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| shah |
Posted - 09 Feb 2010 : 6:30:58 PM
Have the same problem - and agree with garnet, never touch them, leave them be muddy as much as possible. Had one teeny spot the other day which I quickly hibiscrubbed off and dried out but we've been ok so far in deep mud out 24/7 with pink white legs. Using a good barrier cream, or mud boots, might also be useful. I've heard a lot of good about Keratex so will probably try that myself next time he's clean (probably in 6 weeks time when the farrier is due again).
If I remember correctly Caro didn't Dulcie have some scabs the other year in the summer and you suspected LV? With the snow the LV seems to have returned with a vengeance so be watchful of those scabs. |
| sazzlepants71 |
Posted - 09 Feb 2010 : 1:21:15 PM
hi caro , sorry to hear the dreaded mud fever has returned , as you may remember I battled with this for many years with panache with his white flashy legs and pink sensitive skin!
absolute mud fever haven for bacteria!!
 after spending lots of money on lots of cream and potions the only thing that 'helped' although not totally cured was the mud fever powder 'keratex'
Unfortunately, although its a pain if you can have her standing in a few hours a day it will help it to die down as well until you have it under control.
I used to cover DRY clean legs in the powder working well into skin , he would of course come in later in the day muddy etc , but i would let it dry and brush off and then re-apply the powder,( do this daily) it does eventually build up a good barrier although once a week i would wash it with hibiscrub and towel dry legs and inspect legs for scabs, dont pick scabs it makes them worse you will often find when you brush legs ( once dried ) they will lift off naturally and resist the temptation to scrub! its a bit like ecezma on people if you scratch it it will get worse!
Hope this helps a bit good luck xx |
| garnet |
Posted - 09 Feb 2010 : 12:23:24 PM
This won't help for this year as you already have mud fever and will obviously have to treat it, but for the last few years I have left legs totally untouched once mud sets in and, touch wood, have been free of mud fever. They both live out and Red's field gets extremely muddy where they are fed hay. I don't even attempt to brush off mud from legs before working, although I appreciate that this wouldn't be possible for anyone competing. When the farrier is coming I hose mud off hooves and just let mud dry on legs. |
