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Post by marianne on Oct 12, 2008 12:15:08 GMT 1
There appears to be a particularly virulent strain of mud-fever out there this year; (a) there's no mud yet and many horses are stricken and (b) not responding to 'usual' treatment.
For anyone who's interested, I was at Horsepital SW France a couple days ago (Libourne) and the feedback is that because of the strange weather we've had this year there are LOTS of cases of mud-fever appearing already.
I've picked up some special top-secret-formula gel which I've been putting on my TB, will keep you posted and let you know if it works or not. I just knew I didn't want to be going INTO winter with mud-fever :-(
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Post by gillmcg on Oct 13, 2008 9:20:54 GMT 1
Thanks Marianne - will get out my Keratex powder and be all proactive for a change!
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Post by marianne on Oct 22, 2008 13:14:53 GMT 1
hmmm, not exactly miraculous result :-(
The gel has been good for reducing the pain - big time. Unfortunately when I shampoo the leg (twice a week as advised), carefully ease off any scabs that are ready to come off, and reapply the gel, the scabs are back, exactly the same size, within 24 hours.
Think I'll resort to leaving the scabs on and waiting for them to fall off by themselves, as someone has advised. I'll also be getting a blood-test done in about 10 days so will see what that shows up.
Darn, I was really hopeful .......
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Post by Isi on Oct 22, 2008 15:59:10 GMT 1
Hi Marianne,
Have you tried Manuka Honey?
I have never actually tried it myself (thank goodness - because I am lucky enough that my horses have never suffered Mudfever! But I guess I have all that to look forward to when we eventually move - lol) But friend of mine had good results.
It is quite messy to apply and bedding gets stuck to the legs - but it did seem to work for her
horse.
I just wondered - you never know.
Poor horse, hope you get on top of it soon.
Isi
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Post by cobalmighty on Oct 22, 2008 16:51:39 GMT 1
a load of us British are suffering too - there's four or five on my yard right now! my big mare has had a terrible bout, horrid scabs up three legs, swollen, lame, cracked skin, the works  conventional treatments have done little, but Aromaheel has done a marvellous job. She came sound within three treatments and the scabs are now dry and reducing in size everyday. The skin is no longer angry red and the hair is growing back. look at www.aromesse.com three other horses on my yard have been given Flamazine cream by their vet - it's silver sulphadiazine (human bed sore or burn treatment). It sort of burns open flesh and seals the wound and kills bacteria. They are getting better, but I think mine is working quicker and more thoroughly - the others still have very angry wet looking skin and no fur growth. Plus, the flamazine is seriously expensive! good luck C x |
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Post by marianne on Oct 22, 2008 18:54:38 GMT 1
Have you tried Manuka Honey? Hey Isi, this is a VERY sore point! :-) [no pun intended] About a month ago, I placed 3 orders (horsey stuff) on the same day ... the one from the US arrived 6 days later the one from the UK arrived 7 days later and my order from France - the MANUKA HONEY - is still pending  I rang them up this morning for a rant and apparently they're expecting their inbound delivery imminently. I won't hold my breath but I AM keeping my fingers crossed. Have pretty much exhausted every other option :-( |
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Post by Isi on Oct 22, 2008 21:30:00 GMT 1
May not have been intended but the pun was quite amusing ;D Does this mean Manuka Honey is not readily available in France? We are coming to France for the weekend of 7th, 8th & 9th of November to complete on the house. If there is any way we can meet up I would be more than happy to bring a couple of jars of honey for you. Absolutley no idea if it would be logistically feasable  Please feel free to PM me  |
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Post by marianne on Oct 23, 2008 14:04:19 GMT 1
Does this mean Manuka Honey is not readily available in France? I've only found one supplier in France so far; and apparently their deliveries are dependent on the time of year: the 'new' stock of Manuka has only recently become available - so it's a seasonal thing. Thank you for your offer to bring some over. I may definitely take you up on that for my next pot :-) Have received an email today telling me my delivery is now on it's way [well, apparently ...! ] |
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Post by wendyihts on Oct 23, 2008 15:45:28 GMT 1
Re: the leaving it alone. This is what I did with Lutine when she had scabby sore legs. After working through all the various treatments, veterinary and 'alternative' and only seeming to prolong or exacerbate the problem, I decided to just stop messing with them. But the presmuption, therefore, was that it wasn't mud fever after all but some kind of 'funny' immune system thingy (technical description  ) |
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Post by wendyihts on Oct 23, 2008 15:46:34 GMT 1
p.s. you need to get Flamazine in France. It's about 3 euros a tube from the chemist 8)
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Post by marianne on Oct 25, 2008 19:01:53 GMT 1
so the manuka honey arrived about an HOUR after I'd collected 5 tubes of flamazine from the chemist .....
Will have to wait 24 hours to apply either because crusts are so thick on both legs I've covered them with vaseline in the hope of easing the worst off before latest treatment, but
I think I'll try the manuka honey before the flamazine, primarily because I've tasted it and it's rather nice .... and I'm concerned I might eat it all before I've given the flamazine a fair trial hahahaha.
PS - Wendy, the manuka importer is in Fleurance so I'll be giving him a call on Monday to maybe get faster deliveries ... if the stuff works, of course ........
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Post by ted on Oct 25, 2008 19:42:47 GMT 1
Marianne ,
If you want some honey for you , let me know ; Our bees gave us (or we stole from our bees - dependant on your viewpoint) around 40 kilos this year .We have the pale yellow tournesol honey and the marron mille fleurs honey .
Didn't know until we started beekeeping that in the sealing beeswax which is a dark brown colour there is a natural antibiotic ; round here it is chewed like gum for dealing with throat infections etc in Winter .
Ted .
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Post by cobalmighty on Oct 25, 2008 22:08:11 GMT 1
hey we could enter into a very specialised trade deal, we'll swap you manuka honey for cheap flamazine LOL !!! |
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Post by marianne on Oct 27, 2008 11:50:29 GMT 1
Ted, thanks for the offer. The reason I'm looking particularly at the manuka honey is because of it's high anti-bacterial qualities.
Cobalmighty, haha, that would be a VERY specialist market ;D Could you let me know what UMF rating your manuka honey has?
Regrettably, have just rung the company who import this particular manuka honey and it has a very poor 5-6 UMF rating, whereas some of those I've seen online are advertising UMFs of 18 or 20.
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