Farmassist for Mud Fever

When the weather begins to turn wet, the chance of your horse or pony developing skin conditions increases. This can be concerning if you don’t know how to handle it or tried everything and nothing is working.

That is why we would love to share with you how we treated a case of mud fever with Farmassist products.

Mud fever & rain scald are fairly common skin conditions that are caused by bacteria or fungi entering the horse’s skin through damaged hair follicles. It causes irritations like dermatitis on the lower limbs of the horse. You can read more about mud fever and other skin conditions here.

Preventing Mud Fever

Using Farmassist Antibacterial Healing Spray and, or diluted Farmassist Antibacterial Wash throughout autumn and winter will help to prevent your horse or pony from contracting mud fever or rain scald. Taking preventative measures in the first years will mitigate mud fever from developing down the track. During the wetter months, it is vital to keep a watchful eye over your horse or pony for signs of bacteria and fungi.  A little painful scab can develop into a leg full of really painful scabs quite quickly.

Keep your horse and its equipment clean and free from germs by using Farmassist Antibacterial Wash all year round.

If you have any concerns about the health of your horse or pony, then speak with your vet.

CASE STUDY

How Farmassist worked on this case of Mud Fever

When we first met our pony in September 2016, he had a fairly bad case of mud fever on his front and back legs. Horses with white socks are more commonly affected by mud fever, just like this pony. The first step in curing mud fever is to gently remove the scabs. We removed as many scabs as possible using sunlight soap with warm soapy water and using your fingers or a soft brush to remove the scabs. These images show the pony’s legs after the majority of the scabs have been removed on 13th September.  Don’t panic if you can’t get near to remove them all, just continue the following procedure:

Front Legs