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katherineepea
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England
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 Posted - 29 Nov 2006 : 9:59:22 PM
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| the clingfilm process is genius!! especially for those of us who's horses wont let us pick them off- its very painless this way for them altho everyone on our yard thinks im mad |
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Havenbeech
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Wales
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Posted - 15 Dec 2006 : 9:12:11 PM
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Just a quick note to say my vote goes with the Aqueous cream.
I've never had any problems with Mud Fever until i bought my new mare home.
She has a white stocking on one back leg, and after bringing her in her leg swelled enormously and huge scabs were apparent.
They were horrid, and definately not going to budge (ears, swishing tail - the works)!!
I bought a tub of Aqueos cream, plastered it on and left it for 24 hours, then steam cleaned with the hosepipe and pulled them off like cherries off a bun! LOL
Gave a good scrub with Hibiscrub until VERY pink, then dried and masaged in a little of the cream into the raw flesh (only as much as the skin would absorb) 3 days later and what was half a leg of bleeding weeping scabs is well on the road to recovery and all heat and swelling gone. Definately a winner (and bargain price too!)  |
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Judith S
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Wales
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Posted - 16 Dec 2006 : 08:33:31 AM
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If you can get some Calenula cream you could add it to the Aqueous - the Calenula is very soothing.
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Rozy Rider
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 18 Dec 2006 : 10:22:40 PM
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In the good old days we always used an Animal Intex at the start to loosen the saps and clean everything up,putting it on hot and leaving it on up to 48hours,worked well.
I'm please to say we are lucky here, our ground is dry and sandy so we dont get mud... |
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gossy
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England
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Posted - 01 Jan 2007 : 9:41:05 PM
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I would have to agree with you Jude, Sudocream is fantastic, i have a youngster that had mud fever, 2 days of sudocream and the scabs cleared up and fell off.
excellant and was also recommended to me by the vet!!
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tamila
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England
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Posted - 02 Jan 2007 : 06:53:10 AM
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| I actually leavethem alone except when they are infected. Throughout the winter months a use a supplement from Roger Hatch of Trinity Consultants and they just dry up underneath and come off clean as soon as the weather improves. If they do not have mud fever I still feed it as a preventative messure. It is cheaper than all the creams and potions in the long run. I have been using this for nearly 10 years. |
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angel2002
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 02 Jan 2007 : 1:20:35 PM
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My filly has never had mud fever before this year, she was born here and will be five this April. I agree with Jude, I used sudocream or Zinc & castor Oil over night, the scabs drop off/pick off easily in the morning, I then was with Diluted hibiscrub, dry off and put more cream on to act as a barrier when she goes out.
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Judi
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England
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Posted - 02 Jan 2007 : 10:42:35 PM
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My 2 had mud fever. I stopped feeding Alpha A immediately as I had forgotten that the last time I used it the horses got it and then I heard there may be a link (raises the nitrogen levels or something).
I cling filmed walking them through the muddy gateway, then took it off. And I cling filmed when I fetched them in. Call me tight, but tons cheaper than turnout boots, lol!
Do any of you use Alpha A or Hi-Fi etc? Am curious. |
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alethea
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 03 Jan 2007 : 10:39:10 AM
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Keratex mud shield powder is brilliant!
Alethea
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angel2002
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 09 Jan 2007 : 12:55:04 PM
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I do use Dengie Good Do-er or Hi-fi lite if my supplier doesn't have the good do-er. Been using this product for 5 years so it can't be that. Would be interesting to see if anyone else has had a mud fever type reaction from using alphalfa based products.
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Posted - 09 Jan 2007 : 3:36:20 PM
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[right]Originally posted by louisejo
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!
[For 30 yrs plus I have been searching for a really effective treatment for mud fever which all my Arabs (& ponies) have suffered with over the years and I have tried absolutely every treatment, with limited or no success.
Last summer my boy was out at night and in during the day, he got mud fever because of the damp grass. He had scabs at the back of his white pastern which were very sore and affected him when he was ridden. With the prospect of having to live without Dermobion in the future, I went back to my original 'treatment' that I used donkeys years ago on my ponies before all these creams, lotions and potions were available and do you know what, it works! It also stops it from starting up again, it’s so simple and costs nothing, the only thing is you have to do it every day and you must be thorough.
Every time I bring my horse in from the field, I thoroughly hose off his legs with a hose that has a sprinkler adjusted to fast and forceful, I never use a brush as this scratches the skin and I never use soap of any kind. As I have always managed to contain the scabs to the back of the pastern, I only wash up to the fetlock joint. When they are clean, I dry them off with a Clean Towel and I take care not to scrub or use force, just gentle drying.
Sounds time consuming, but I work so don’t have much time and this only takes a few minutes. I then put clean stable boots on all 4 legs (the sort that go down to the top of the hoof). I use boots with wicking properties on the front legs and thick padded magnetic boots on the back legs, as these were the stable boots I already had. I had forgotten how effective this method was and was genuinely amazed how quickly the scabs dried up and fell off (I never pick scabs off, but give them a bit of gentle encouragement when drying legs with the towel) and using the boots at night meant that not much hair grew around the pastern and they dry very quickly indeed.
I have complete success but have to be diligent and do it every day without fail. During the day he is turned out with out any boots on to let his skin breath. Give it a try, it works.
However, if my horse’s mud fever had got out of control and progressed up the leg/under the belly etc, I would then have called the vet, got anti biotics to clear it up and then started the regime above.
Good Luck
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