How to treat Mud Fever

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Mud Fever is one of the most common winter ailments. Vet Claire Williams talks to Fiona Price about the bacterial infection and how it becomes activated in the horse's skin. Using a racehorse as her model, she shows the indicative tufts of hair in the heels and profusion of scabs, then sets about treating them. Having cleaned any mud and dirt from the area, Claire uses a scrub to cleanse deeply and explains the importance of drying the heels before applying a barrier cream. She tells us when to call a vet and indicates what other conditions give rise to similar symptoms. Claire also offers some very useful tips on prevention!

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Horse Hero Guru 6 Mar 2010 Sunburn is not the same as mud fever, which is caused by bacteria – however, sudocreme is still wonderful treatment if the problem has developed. Far better though is that, if you know your horse is prone to sunburn (noses are a common place for this) then apply sunblock to prevent it happening in the first place. However, if your horse only suffers on his legs the problem may be photosensitivity caused by plants – especially buttercups.

Alirules 5 Mar 2010 Excellent video. Thank you. I have an Arab mare who gets the same symptoms on her white sock, from the sun!! Am I right in using the same form of treatment? Plus a sunscreen.

karrihapa 23 Feb 2010 The very best cream to buy is available to order at Boots the Chemist - it is called Thovaline - it is an almost pure zinc preparation and is used for nappy rash and bed sores - far supior to other creams - i wouldn't use anything else as it creates a total barrier and allows quick healing - gone on try it!

stillponymad 23 Feb 2010 I used a hair dryer to ensure my horses' legs were dry before applying cream.

TinkerBell 23 Feb 2010 The cream Claire used as barrier cream did magic as nappy cream for my kids! They bottoms never were even pink!! It is really great!