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Post by mamadarcy on Jan 22, 2009 22:13:36 GMT
What is everyones recommedations for the most effective mud fever protection?? the boys are in a very mucky field!!!! used keratex before - but made Darcys legs go a bit scabby!
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Post by moira on Jan 22, 2009 23:55:50 GMT
I use Equimins winter leg scrub 2-3 times a week. I've used it for years now and it's fab ;D
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Post by jbarabians on Jan 23, 2009 17:36:07 GMT
Sudacream! You'll get a big tub from chemist. ;D
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fee
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Post by fee on Jan 23, 2009 18:31:17 GMT
Luckily both my girls are completely MF free! * touching wood and they have 6 white socks between them I have only used preventatives this year. It's been great to have a preventative only year because of course when they get the dreaded MF it never seems to fully heal and all you do is keeping treating it My two simple preventatives are... 1. MFP by 4horse, twice a week in the morning when the legs are clean and dry 2. Keeping hosing legs to an absolute minimum and if I have to (night before MFP) then absolutely no pressure hosing as it strips off all their natural defenses, so gentle running water and a soft brush. If you have no mud fever right now I defo recommend some kind of preventative(s) whatever your choice may be, as I know all to well the agony of mud fever, my orange girl suffered terrible with it
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kaz
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Post by kaz on Jan 24, 2009 10:38:33 GMT
Kaz had bad mud fever a few months ago. I was advised to wash her legs in hibiscrub and dry them thoroughly, them cover them in Sudocrem and wrap the legs in cling film for max of 30 mins. After this the scabs come off really easily.
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Post by fiona on Feb 1, 2009 11:04:49 GMT
Gaby had extremely sensitive legs, not only was she grey but she had 3 white socks too! I was advised by my vet to wash with hibiscrub and again use sudocream on her legs. In the winter I kept the leg washing to a minimum as it made her legs a bit sensitive. I used to wait until I had finished all my work and usually the mud had dried and I brushed it off. Also, when it was really muddy I limited her turnout to 4/5 days a week.
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Post by joycehmelvin on Feb 9, 2009 13:10:04 GMT
Keratex mud shield power for preventation.
Armoheel applied 3 times daily for 3 weeks for treating
Worked for me.
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Post by mamadarcy on Feb 9, 2009 23:15:51 GMT
thanks everyone!!
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vanbro
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Post by vanbro on Feb 15, 2009 0:02:19 GMT
We have had fairly good results by only washing legs once per week with water only. Completely drying off then massaging in lashings of Zinc and Castor oil cream. Boots sell nice big tubs of the cream for about £2.50p.
Don't use warm/hot water as it opens the skin pores and allows 'bugs' and dirt in.That was my big mistake the first time round. Don't over use the likes of Hibiscrub or Betadine as they dry out the skin too much.
So far this winter we have had very good results after years of trying lots of different 'recipes'.
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Post by mamadarcy on Feb 15, 2009 20:29:14 GMT
thanks everyone, the ginge had really bad mud fever, had to get vet! he has had a week of oral antibiotics, and is much improved. the vet recommended keeping them out of mud!! and if they get mud fever - apply flamazine cream(used for burns) wash with hibiscrub twice weekly.
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