Mallenders and Sallenders?

[rubygirl1968]

I phrased this post wrong. I meant to ask if anyone else had heard of this and if scabs, swelling but no broken skin sounds like it to you?

I was grooming Leif this morning and found a spot on the side of his knee. It seemed a little swollen but not hot and the hair had what appeared to be scabs in it.

I clipped the area and there’s no broken skin. I washed it off, dried it and put some antibiotic ointment on. Probably for nothing since there was no skin opening.

A friend said it sounded like Mallenders or Sallenders. First thing that jumped to my mind was cellulitis but I am a pessimist.

[candyappy]

@rubygirl1968

Mallenders or Sallenders.

Never heard of it and had to look it up. Glad I have horses with non hairy legs so it would be easier to spot.

MALLENDERS AND SALLENDERS (HYPERKERATOSIS) - Equiderma

[rubygirl1968]

I’ve read about it before but I had forgotten about it. There was so many scabs I thought I was going to see a big tick bite or a wound when I clipped it.

I hope that’s all it is. I had just seen a post on Facebook about a horse with a bad case of cellulitis.

[FjordBCRF]

Oh wow, never heard of that either but am glad for the FYI.

Fingers crossed it’s no big deal for Leif!!

[JB]

If it’s just 1 leg, the odds of M&S is slim to none. It’s also pretty much an issue of creases - back of knee, front of hock, so the fact that it’s on the side, also points to not being M/S.

M is when it’s on the knee, S is when it’s on the hock

[rubygirl1968]

Yes, it’s just the one leg. The vet is coming out Tuesday for vaccines so I’ll get her to take a look then.

Thanks for the info!

[OverandOnward]

There are good threads on COTH about Mallenders and Sallenders.

Glad to see you have shaved behind the pastern. I don’t know if it is the same thing, but the worst similar cases I’ve seen were there. Keep it clipped back there and treat constantly. If you want feathers down over the feet, just keep the back of the pastern clipped and it won’t be visible through the surrounding feathers.

What I saw on the back of the pastern was a constant source of pain to a horse, and could become a serious health hazard.