Wednesday, January 21, 2009

it's a form of mud fever

apparently.

had a long chat online with natasha this morning, her OH is a very goo dhorse vet; they've had the same thing with one of theirs.  took 8 weeks to clear him... :-(

advice is to put an antiseptic type cream on, gamgee, bandage, keep in, and that'll mean i'll have to exercise her twice a day.

i'll have to keep a close eye on that swelling up, though, to be sure it doesn't!  but i need to keep her out of the wet to give the skin a chance...

and new farrier (YO's OH) saw her for the first time today in a professional capacity!  said she had really good feet due to not having had nails in them....

2 comments:

Jean said...

Blogger was out last night.

Glad you found out what is going on with Molly. It is a nuisance, but you do know how to treat her.

I would suspect that her previous bout of mud faver has made her particularly sensitive to another. Glad you caught it early.

Danni said...

Oof! Mud fever, what a pest. But as Jean has said, it's good to know what it is.

Hope she isn't too sore with it and it clears up quickly. Not easy with this damp weather!