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Post by perfectpony on Sept 24, 2009 14:37:33 GMT
Wendy last year for the first time got a real bad case of mud fever, she was on 3 legs it came out of no where! it was hardly muddy in our field and she came in two week ago and thefollowing morn had a puffy leg with scabs, this happened over night, it went within a couple of days and i havent dared to turn her out. this morn got her out for our weekly lesson and now her knee is swollen with a scab at the back! what the hell is going on   please help  |
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Post by abi on Sept 24, 2009 16:25:13 GMT
you sure it was mud fever, not mites or something? maybe try bathing/scrubbing with aloe vera or hibi scrub?
can we have pictures?? xx
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Post by maximum on Sept 24, 2009 18:06:24 GMT
mud fever comes from the bateria Dermatophilus Congolensis and so it doesnt need to be overly muddy just for the bacteria to be present in the soil. the cold and wet are ideal conditions for it as the skin is wet and its easier for the baterium to pentrate the skin .
Theer are lots of different products but not having had a mud fever horse I would not like to advise on any particular one. keeping the area clean is a must - clipping excess hair ( but not the actual leg hair) can help stop the bacteria having a nice place to hang about. becareful about pulling off the scabs too soon or you run the risk of infection. wash with hibiscrub and gently scrub- if the scabs fall off fine then but dont scrub away to make them come off.
behind the knee is unusual so as abi says could it be mites?
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Post by perfectpony on Sept 24, 2009 18:53:06 GMT
well, it was def mud fever last year, but this year is very strange! she has clipped legs anyway and suffers from mites. i think shes had a scab from the mites and mud has got in. as shes had it before ive been told she is more likely to be prone in the future, but now its in her system i dont know what to do for the best!
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Post by brigadier on Sept 24, 2009 19:30:31 GMT
Seems early for mud fever- does she have heavy legs? some horses with thick legs are prone to a type of humor (pus) that erupts for no reason, the edges of the scabs are yellow. Could it be this? Would explain the knee eruption.
If it is mud fever, cant top the advice above except to add that using a barrier cream helps and making sure the legs are kept warm and dry wherver possible, even bandaging with a thatch of soft straw overnight to allow the air to circulate but keep the legs warm.
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Post by perfectpony on Sept 24, 2009 20:56:11 GMT
Seems early for mud fever- does she have heavy legs? some horses with thick legs are prone to a type of humor (pus) that erupts for no reason, the edges of the scabs are yellow. Could it be this? Would explain the knee eruption. If it is mud fever, cant top the advice above except to add that using a barrier cream helps and making sure the legs are kept warm and dry wherver possible, even bandaging with a thatch of soft straw overnight to allow the air to circulate but keep the legs warm. yea that sounds right, tell me more, Please xxx |
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Post by duckles on Sept 24, 2009 21:00:56 GMT
Mud fever does seem to be associated with certain places as Maximum says - the horses never get it where I am now.
What I used to do in my mud fever days was get a anti bacterical wash from the vet, soften the scabs and remove, wash them, dry the legs and put on sudocream.
It is worth going to the vet and getting the proper stuff if your horse gets it bad.
They hate the scabs being taken off as its painful, I heard putting cling film on can help to soften but never tried it myself.
Our vet used to advise clipping hair - if they were hairy and putting a tablesthingy on oil in the feed (just ordinary cooking oil)
Yes, keeping the legs dry is good. There are field boots you can get - I have never tried them but I've seen them in magazines and there are loads of mud fever barrier creams you can buy or use baby oil, sudocream, vasaline etc as a barrier
Hope this helps, it is a horrible thing and is painful for the horses
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Post by perfectpony on Sept 24, 2009 21:06:48 GMT
its not really dealing with the scabs whats worrying me, i have hibbiscrub, teatree shampoo, udder cream, vasaleine, sudcreme and pig oil for mites and is stabled all the time now so keepin dry and warm is not a prob, but shes still got swollen legs with scabs like what brigadier has said so maybe its a different prob altogether!!!!!!!!!!! very confused x
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