|
Post by marianne on Dec 11, 2006 11:36:27 GMT 1
Is it possible to heal mud fever withOUT picking the scabs off? My sensitive TB is in great distress with mudfever on his back feet but won't stand still and kicks out when I try to pick them off :-( I'm contemplating asking the vet if there's a local anaesthetic cream I can apply ...
|
|
|
Post by specialsparkle3 on Dec 11, 2006 12:14:49 GMT 1
Marianne, if you pile on Zinc and Castor Oil cream and leave it for a while, the scabs will more or less slide off with no discomfort to the horse. You can then slosh more on to stop them returning. After a few days, it should clearup. The scabs do have to be removed, because the organism that causes mud fever lives and multiplies under the scabs
|
|
|
Post by apachepony on Dec 11, 2006 13:27:01 GMT 1
MFP from IV Horse gets my vote, absolutely brilliant and I have never used anything better I knew someone who used to use sulphur and lard.....
|
|
|
Post by marianne on Dec 11, 2006 14:03:36 GMT 1
SS3, apologies for my ignorance, what form is the zinc in? is it zinc oxide, as in the sudocream?
Incidentally, my french vet has recommended I apply fucidic acid, which contains butylhydroxyanisol, cetylic acid, glycerol, liquid paraffin, potassium sorbate, polysorbate 60, vaseline and distilled water. Is any one familiar with the benefits of all these ingredients?
|
|
|
Post by Louise C on Dec 11, 2006 15:00:55 GMT 1
I found with the Aromaheel you didn't have to work very hard at getting the scabs off - my boy was the same:-) And it was a back leg!
|
|
|
Post by specialsparkle3 on Dec 12, 2006 19:14:21 GMT 1
Marinne I've replied to your pm but I forgot you are in France. but yes it's Zinc and Castor Oil cream for babies bots ;D. I found Sudocream didn't work as well-------it has something else in it
|
|
|
Post by pameustace on Dec 13, 2006 21:11:30 GMT 1
well I swear by pig oil and sulphur' I have heavy feathered horses and a white legged pony my feilds are very muddy and the pony particularly likes to go in the mud I put it on her up to her knees a couple of times a week and her legs are white' unbelieable I know but true' it is not sticky and the mud just drops off' the sulphur is a great healer but you have to use it gradually cause it is quite powerfull' you can get both from an agricultural store' like country wide' just mix a washing up bottle of oil with a desertspoon full of sulphur easy'and cheap
|
|
|
Post by marianne on Dec 14, 2006 14:00:03 GMT 1
Interesting you mention the sulphur. I had the osteopath out this morning who happens to be a qualified vet (always useful!) and he mentioned a vaseline and sulphur mix as a useful barrier too.
|
|
kofihorse
Grand Prix Poster
Oh,such a perfect day, I'm glad I spent it with you
Posts: 1,454
|
Post by kofihorse on Dec 15, 2006 18:39:26 GMT 1
marianne - don't know if this is any help but what my vet gave me for Khan's infected mud fever was a cream called "Fuciderm" - it contains fucidic acid and betamethasone and propylparahyrdroxybenzoate and methylparahydroxybenzoate - whew!! This had to be put on after the scabs were removed.
You're right, it's a sore thing to have done them and they don't like it at all - you need to find an easy way. What I did was to use Dermisol (but sudocrem or vaseline would do), smear on thickly all over the scabs, wrap clingfilm all around ( not too tight, must be fairly loose) and then stable bandage on top. Leave this overnight and when you take the bandage and clingfilm off, most of the scabs will just slide off with the clingfilm. If there are still some left, repeat the cream/clingfilm/bandage treatment. Then the skin is exposed where the scabs used to be and you can put the Fuciderm on.
Hope that helps. PM me if you like.
|
|
dizzy
Grand Prix Poster
Posts: 2,875
|
Post by dizzy on Dec 15, 2006 18:51:15 GMT 1
I have just used the same method as Kofihorse on Little D, she was going crazy when I was trying to remove the scabs but bandaged over the clingfilm and they came off fine. I didn't wrap the clingfilm round, I made a pad of it over the scabby bit. Then been using fuciderm since and (fingers crossed) it seems to be healing up.
|
|
kofihorse
Grand Prix Poster
Oh,such a perfect day, I'm glad I spent it with you
Posts: 1,454
|
Post by kofihorse on Dec 16, 2006 9:07:14 GMT 1
Also happy to report that the above treatment (and keeping him yarded and off the grass) has worked. After the redness and oozing cleared up, I stopped the Fuciderm (about a week of twice daily application) and the areas began to look like normal skin. Now the hair is growing back as normal but it has taken at least 6 weeks to get to this stage
|
|
|
Post by marianne on Dec 18, 2006 16:06:53 GMT 1
ooo thanks for the clingfilm tip, I've got a 1kg tub of Vaseline so no prob trying this one out straight away. Really pleased the scabs all come off by themselves as the picking off business really wasn't happening !
|
|
rocky
Novice Poster
Posts: 17
|
Post by rocky on Dec 20, 2006 0:13:28 GMT 1
got the aromaheel cream on saturday, started using it straight away. By sunday there was an amazing improvement. It also seemed to sooth his legs almost immediately. Now his legs have a few stubborn scabs, but lots of pink skin and I've not had to pick the scabs off, they're just falling off! The cream is not messy to use and smells fab. The best thing I've used on his mud fever and I can still keep him out with this cream - huge bonus
|
|
suer
Advanced Poster
Posts: 289
|
Post by suer on Dec 20, 2006 1:35:25 GMT 1
How interesting - was feeding my mare alfalfa this summer, and not only has she just developed her first case of mud fever, she has also had a raised GGT reading, indicating liver damage .....
Who makes Aromaheel and where do you get it from? And roughly how much is it? Thanks!
|
|
|
Post by joto on Dec 20, 2006 18:04:33 GMT 1
Hiya, Aromaheel is lanolin with a little esential oil added,[teatree oil I think.] our chemist sells Lanolin [ which is the oil out of sheeps fleece/skin]. you can get a big pot quite cheaply then add a few drops of tea tree or calendula, or just use it plain. cheaper rhan buying Aromaheel.
|
|