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MUD FEVER - SCRATCHES
dear sara ....My clydesdale has a severe case of mud fever
(scratches), which I have been working on for over 2 years now. I have tried numerous products suggested by vets... various
homemade remedies. ...The products suggested by vets are costly and do not always work. ...Some products they suggested
have had good results but very expensive..... I have asked the
advice of anyone I meet that owns or works with horses, ..especially draft horses. ...old time farmers and
horse owners are a wealth of knowledge... they are pleased to pass this knowledge on to ...newer generations of
horse owners Below I have listed some homemade remedies cornstarch and "polisporin Apply the connstarch directly
to cleaned sores to soothe and relieve pain and itch leave
cornstarch on sores for a short period ( about 5 minutes) then apply "polisporin" over top of the
cornstarch.....This remedy worked quite well to reduce the sores and provide
some relief from the itching and is quite reasonable to buy at most local drug stores or grocerie stores. bag balm This product
is available at most co-ops or local reed stores and can work well on most minor cases of mud fever Rawleigh's
Antiseptic Ointment This product is only available through a Rawleigh dealer Home made treatment 1 cup non brand listerine type mouth wash several tablespoons "murph's oil soap" 2 tablespoons "Lotriman"
AF (or non brand) The listerine cleanses and disinfects, the lotriman (jock itch medication) kills yeast murphy's oil soap softens skin which relieves itching and protects the hair from breakage tumbleweed@primus.ca
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yahoo scratches
forum discussions 2008 yahoo forum member writes in here are the replys yahoo members wrote in with and commentary
by sara shalda initial question How can I cure a bad
case of scratches on my Clydesdales legs? a really bad case of scratches on the rear legs.
I have never had this happen in the 17 years I have had him. I need to do something quick. Its 9 degrees here today
so washing is out of the question. I have started to clip the hair off but decided to figure out what exactly to do
first. Please help Thanks to all of you for your great advise and support. I found some MTG at
a store last night and will start with that . I know this sounds crazy but since I have shaved his legs ---will he he
get frost bite on them? Geeze, its always something. yahoo member reply ... Washing really is the last thing you want to do. Clip the hair all off, then
put iodine on it, or something antifungal that you have. Keep the area clean, since mud shouldn't be a problem with it
being freezing there. But leave it open to keep dry, do not keep wraps on it.Your not being abusive, scratches happen and
moreso on horses like your clyde with the feathers. No worries girl, its not your fault. Its a fungus from being wet alot,
hard to keep feathers dry. Relaxxxxxx lol :) EDIT- I would put shipping boots or wrap polos lightly around his legs if your
worried about frostbite. I have a bare butted donkey with no fur on his rear that has been in -20 and been fine. Before the
critics scream, vet appt on monday :) but he should be fine, but if your worried you can do the above sara shalda commentary the above advice from this forum member is not helpful...iodine will not cure clydesdale
scratches maybe regular horse scratches-but not clyde scratches....nothing will cure it completely....and washing you
must wash the legs to remove scabs no two ways about it.....if it is nine degrees out figure out a way to get out of the wind.....make
a little wind break.....bring your horse in the garage if you have to but you must wash him with warm water...you must
closely examine the lesions.....the scabs must be removed....this has to be done very gently.........many shampooings-many
conditionings....blow drying by hand...not with a comb......you need to keep removing scabs as you blow........the dryer the
hair gets the looser the scabs get......the scabs are formed around each hair.......it is very difficult to remove them'
they are sticky when wet......let me repeat this is important........they are sticky when wet.....as
they get dryer they start comming out more.......but only if the hair is clean really really clean iodine will dry the skin out way too much and it will sting........being kicked by a clydesdale is....well...you know.......you
must wash the legs original yahoo member reply i talked to my vet and started antibiotics and some bute to relieve the inflamation. He has some antifungal wash that he uses on his drafts and says its the only thing he has seen work. Betadine
isnt strong enough. Shaving when it warms up a bit. Thanks for your help and support sara shalda commentary this wont work either-well not in the
long run anyway......at first the super great super expensive shampoo will work.......remarkably well-definitely you will
notice......but its not actually the shampoo doing the greatness it is
you.......the simple act of shampooing the sores everyday will always
have a marked improvement......this shampoo is insanely expansive and it can be too drying to the skin......you are
better off just going with plain old panteen moisturizing formula followed by conditioner.....skin never dries out and
you wont go broke buying shampoo also...the demon will adapt to this new application......soon it will have no effect whatsoever you
probably will be like me and wash more shampooings to increase effectiveness but
it will only dry out the skin further and your nightmare will grow another yahoo answer
I always used betadine salve...just the kind
you pick up at any store. It works great sara
shalda commentary the reason this salve works so great is either of two things the horse she is treating does not have true clydesdale scratches or if she is treating a clyde the betadine
is not the healing ingredient it is the petrolium base itslef......if she washes the leg...it is nice and clean...thats good.....and
if she applies the balm immediately thereafter.....she puts a barrier between the nice clean skin and the environment this will immediately have a positive effect on a clyde...but it wont last after
a couple weeks the demon will figure it out and adapt...it will no longer work...sorry most
vets dont know how to treat true clydesdale scratches they only know the kind of scrathes light horses get the
kind my quarter horses used to get another
yahoo member reply
MTG- Mane Tail Grow. It will get rid of pretty
much anything fungal. It's easy to use doesn't smell great, sorta messy but it has worked for me in
as quickly as 2-5 days It also doubles as a mane and tail de-tangler and you can use it to help your horse's
mane and tail grow longer. It is fabulous. sara shalda commentary the above is actually pretty good i like mtg as well but you still
need to shampoo and condition and blow dry......please do not clip the feathers......they horse needs those....they will protect
the leg once it is clean another yahoo answer TRY TO KEEP HIS LEGS DRY AS POSSABLE. THEN APPLY DESITIN OR SIMILAR DIAPER RASH CREAM.
DON'T LAUGH, IT WORKS GREAT AND THE PRICE IS RIGHT ALSO GOOD LUCK! sara shalda commentary yep desitin works good but its not really as effective as some of my other
treatments but it will help...yes you should try it...you still have to shampoo and conditon and blow dry another yahoo answer find
a fungus or scratches shampoo and wash with warm water. it shouldnt be that large or any area you show
be able to dry the legs pretty quickly. sorry i do not know the name of the stuuf i use to get rid of scratches. sara shalda commentary blow dry
100% much as possible yes the right answer....warm water yes the right answer any good qualaity moisturizing
shampoo will work nicely another yahoo answer
Honestly I would clip the hair off, and then leave it
alone. When my mare had scratches it seemed like the more I tried to get rid of it, the worse it got. As soon as
I left it alone, it started to go away. And once I brought her back home from the boarding stable she was at, it went
away completely. I would leave his legs alone for now, and try to let it heal on its own . But make sure you clean out your paddocks when the weather is nice enough. That's what's causing it. sara shalda comment this ladys horse did
not have clydesdale scratches...it had regular horse scratches if you have a clydesdale-you have clydesdale scratches if you do nothing you horse will die
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