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Post by Johanna&Yorkie:) on Dec 27, 2012 18:46:39 GMT 1
what does everyone do with mud fever? we paste udder cream on yorkies legs well before the wet months which usually works but this year we ran out hay presto he has a hind leg with clusters of mud fever. I don't believe in picking the scabs off, and tomorrow i am going to scrub the affected area with hi-bi scrub. what does everyone else do ?
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Post by cheekychops on Dec 27, 2012 18:52:01 GMT 1
Cheeko has it mildly, I'm washing in hibiscrub, spraying with Hypocare and covering with sudocrem.
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Post by jill on Dec 27, 2012 19:13:00 GMT 1
My vet reckons antibacterials are too strong and suggests washing with salt water, then drying thoroughly and covering with some mild barrier - I am using petroleum jelly until the scabs have gone, then dairy ointment.
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Post by shan on Dec 27, 2012 22:02:28 GMT 1
We got MF for the first time this winter, and all treated differently - I just hosed the mud off (no soaps) and then used hypocare spray, Keratex talc and tons of pig oil. Friends used hibiscrub once, then tea tree cream and pig-oil & sulphur. All methods worked although 2 of the girls have now got it again further up
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Post by amelia on Dec 28, 2012 13:03:53 GMT 1
I've found that the best way to get rid of the scabs (I have a horse who barely lets me touch his legs when he's got mud fever let alone pick the scabs off) is to clean and dry the leg thoroughly, plaster with sudocrem and then wrap in cling film (fairly loosely) and vet wrap over the top and around the hoof to keep in place. Next morning remove the bandage/cling film and the scabs will be soft enough to just brush off. I then use pig oil to prevent mud fever from coming back.
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Post by specialized on Dec 28, 2012 15:23:55 GMT 1
You don't say whether you stable, I find the key is to be able to get the legs totally dry for a period of the day otherwise it is so difficult to break the cycle especially with the weather this year. We have found an occasional wash with equimins antibacterial wash if the mud is fresh and thick, then dry overnight stabled and aqueous cream applied as a barrier before turnout, along with a dose of echinacea daily to boost the immune system. I don't like applying sticky barriers as it takes a lot of washing and scrubbing just to remove the barrier which sticks to the scabs and fur.
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Post by Johanna&Yorkie:) on Dec 28, 2012 20:37:50 GMT 1
i hibi scrubbed yorkies legs this morning and dried and plastered with udder cream. tonight when i got him in ( hes stabled) all scabs were gone ! don't think i will repeat process tomorrow because it must have done the job. thanks everyone x
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