Shannon has had rather nasty mud fever over the last few weeks (after we cleared up the mange mites).
The good news is that I've found a new field - so we can get away from the expensive livery with the high turnover of horses and endless infections etc. The new field is for two horses, though, so I need to buy my own horse by the 1st October - pressure is on!
Anyway, I have been treating the mud fever scabs with a combination of sudocrem and aloe vera gel, and have had a lot of success getting the scabs to fall off.
However, I know mud fever is a bacterial infection, and sudocrem is antiseptic but not antibacterial. What should I use now to get rid of the bad bacteria? Now the scabs are off, it's still a bit ouchy so I don't want to use anything too harsh.
What have people had success with? Suggestions gratefully accepted
The good news is that I've found a new field - so we can get away from the expensive livery with the high turnover of horses and endless infections etc. The new field is for two horses, though, so I need to buy my own horse by the 1st October - pressure is on!
Anyway, I have been treating the mud fever scabs with a combination of sudocrem and aloe vera gel, and have had a lot of success getting the scabs to fall off.
However, I know mud fever is a bacterial infection, and sudocrem is antiseptic but not antibacterial. What should I use now to get rid of the bad bacteria? Now the scabs are off, it's still a bit ouchy so I don't want to use anything too harsh.
What have people had success with? Suggestions gratefully accepted