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Location: Alabama | I have a 8yr mare that was run through a barb wire fence. She lost most of her muscle in her left leg. In her forearm the brachialis radial carpal. She can barely walk with her left leg very weak.
I ordered some bevs salve and she's at the vets now on high doses of antibiotics and pain meds.
What else can I do to help her recover ?? |
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Location: Alabama | It won't let me post pictures will email or text if interested |
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| So sorry, do you know how it happened?
Edited by rodeomom3 2015-05-08 8:40 PM
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Location: Texas | My roping gelding was hit by the mail lady on our dirt road, it took every bit of 2 years for him to get nearly "normal".
Lots of time, movement restriction, antibiotics and pain management.
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | THE NutraWound and Underwoods spray 
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Location: Alabama | She's new and the others ran her.
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| I used Nutrawound on a couple and was really impressed with how well they healed. |
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| My understanding is
She won't be able to move her leg if the radial nerve has been damaged, I had one that was dragging her toe due to damage to the radial nerve, she healed great.
I have one mare who had her forearm bit out by a cougar, all the way to the bone, but never injured the radial nerve, it took 4 months she completely healed with hydro therapy, pressure wrapping, and ointment. You can see a scar, some white hairs, and all the muscle filled in.
We had a long rehab program the adhesions causes her to go lame when worked, I thermotex end her twice a day, stretched her after the thermotex, and hand walked.
I applied back on track no bows when stalled.
If I had to do it over I would apply back on track no bows on during the healing period in hope to reduce the adhesions.
My mare came back and I have ran her two years and counting without a lame step |
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Location: Florida | You have serious decision to make, will she ever get OK, how much pain is she in? You need to look at what is best for the mare. |
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Location: North of the 49th Parallel | My mare was 3 when she found the only 20 ft of barbed wire on the property. She destroyed her forearm. We completely cut out 2 muscles. But she was able to walk on it and after 3 days of stall rest she had to be put on a 30 day sedative. She compeletely healed up even though a couple vets told me to just breed her. It took awhile to figure out how to bandage her properly but we did it. But if you have nerve damage that's a whole different ball game. I can send you pictures via text or facebook messenger (I'm on my phone and dunno how to upload photos and they are GRAPHIC) |
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Location: Where the pavement ends and the West begins Utah | Cover the wounds in lime after cleansing and rinse. This keeps any flies and bugs out of the wound. Keeps infection low and helps with pain. Double doses vitamin E and C promotes quick healing. If you have access to a magnetic blanket and boots put it on. |
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Location: Ellensburg, Washington | My gelding got both back legs hung up in barbwire Feb 13th. The lady I sent him to to rehab him wrapped him twice a day. Scrubbed the scab off daily and applied Bannxx and Wonderdust to help with proud flesh. He had limited movement to help it heal and was one bute and antibiotics for the first 2 weeks. I also put him on THE Nutrawound and feel that helped also. One leg is completely healed and the other still has about 1/2 inch until it is closed. I agree with an earlier poster. You need to consider the LONG term health/happiness of your horse. It sounds like your horse got in to it worse than my gelding. Hugs and Good Luck!!
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| unrefined honey-it also pulls out soreness. It's really an unbelievable healer!
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| She absolutely can recover from this...may take time but she can recover. I have a gelding that was run through barb wire when he was a year old or less, had what you'd think would be major issues because of loss of muscle in chest...leg wounds etc...no one would buy him...we bought him as a long yearling and he went on to be a solid 1D barrel horse at even the biggest shows....never say never!
I have another gelding that was hit on the hwy (side swiped) broken ribs, other injuries and a huge laceration at the stilfe..laid wide open, took about 2 months to gradually heal that laceration up...now no scar even of it....7 months later I won our State NBHA Show, Seniors class out of 113 riders against some tough horses...doctor her, think positive and don't give up on her! |
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Location: Arkansas | runs4fun - 2015-05-09 11:59 AM
She absolutely can recover from this...may take time but she can recover. I have a gelding that was run through barb wire when he was a year old or less, had what you'd think would be major issues because of loss of muscle in chest...leg wounds etc...no one would buy him...we bought him as a long yearling and he went on to be a solid 1D barrel horse at even the biggest shows....never say never!
I have another gelding that was hit on the hwy (side swiped) broken ribs, other injuries and a huge laceration at the stilfe..laid wide open, took about 2 months to gradually heal that laceration up...now no scar even of it....7 months later I won our State NBHA Show, Seniors class out of 113 riders against some tough horses...doctor her, think positive and don't give up on her!
Love this positive post. I agree to do what is best for her, but please don't give up on her too early |
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Location: Where the pavement ends and the West begins Utah | My uncle had a mare run through 12 barb wire fences. Her entire chest was missing and her legs looked like they went through a blender. Covered her in lime peeled off daily cleansed in soap water and covered in lime again. She heeled just fine. She had no blemishes and looked completely normal.also want to add straight egg whites to cover the wound works wonders too as well as the raw honey.the vet in not the only cure. Jmo
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| Natural honey then wrap. I did this with a dog - could see the bone. Didn't even leave a scar |
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Location: Alabama | Update. Forgot I had posted on her. 1 week after her injury she is home. She is walking wonderfully. Still. Long road. Her legs are swollen but when hand walked they go down. Can everyone that's had same injuries post pIctures. Or email them. Lillliespad05@gmail.com I can send pictures just don't know how to post.
She's I great sprirt. She nickers to me every moring I walk into the barn. :) |
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Location: Alabama | Why pick the scabs off ? Seem like it would slow the process down and scar worse.
It does have a smell but I assume ita flesh that's dying off. No temperature. |
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Location: Alabama | I AM NOT GIVING UP ON HER :) |
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Location: Arkansas | Glad things are looking up, keep us posted |
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Location: floating down a river | Lilpad05 - 2015-05-16 12:37 AM
Why pick the scabs off ? Seem like it would slow the process down and scar worse.
It does have a smell but I assume ita flesh that's dying off. No temperature.
My question as well. Once an injury scabs, you will not have to battle the proud flesh. The leg injuries I have dealt with I always pressure bandaged, formed a scab and then breathed a sigh of relief.... |
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Location: Texas | Not sure where you are located at, but if you can find someone who will do Accuscope treatments for you, the healing time will be cut in half and you won't have to worry about proud flesh. |
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| I am the one that rehabbed the horse in the picture of legs cut open on first page. I only picked off scabs daily per vets reccomendation while I was battling proud flesh for a short time. Not all of it was scabbing just parts and I was scrubbing the dead proud flesh tissue everyday. Once I got the proud flesh under control and could safely leave a bandage off it scanned up very well and then I could let it be and keep treating it with what I was using. If I knew how to post pictures I wish I could. I had two seperate vets look at this horse and they were both amazed by how quickly and great it healed. |
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Location: Alabama | In I'm mobile Alabama. I haven't found one yet. A acuscope/myoscope. Need to call the universities.
Ok. I've picked a little scabs off from the outside of the wound. I wish I could post pictures. :/ |
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Location: Texas | Lilpad05 - 2015-05-16 2:34 PM
In I'm mobile Alabama. I haven't found one yet. A acuscope/myoscope. Need to call the universities.
Ok. I've picked a little scabs off from the outside of the wound. I wish I could post pictures. :/
You can call Joyce at Animal Therapy Systems and she can tell you if anyone is in your area. Just do a search for it, her number is there. (I don't have it available right at the moment) |
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Location: Alabama | UPDATE---- this mare is already trotting. 1 week after her accident.
Did take her to have it cleaned up. We are all the way to rhe bone on the left forearm. Some tissue had died around it.
She's a tough girl and in very good spirit!! |
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Location: Arkansas | Lilpad05 - 2015-05-20 11:22 PM
UPDATE---- this mare is already trotting. 1 week after her accident.
Did take her to have it cleaned up. We are all the way to rhe bone on the left forearm. Some tissue had died around it.
She's a tough girl and in very good spirit!!
So glad your girl is doing well, hope things keep looking up |
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| A respond laser would also decrease the healing time. |
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