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barrelchasinmonki Reg. Oct 2003	Posted 2014-07-10 7:55 PM Subject: Multiple hoof abcesses
Expert Posts: 2532 Location: the land of dust & sticks	Anybody have any suggestions for a horse that gets a lot of abscesses? I'm about at my wits end. Horse isn't being used right now and has still had several and this is the 2nd one in 9 months that they have been severely lame from, in that time they have had several other small ones that didn't cause much soreness
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komet. Reg. Jun 2012	Posted 2014-07-10 8:01 PM Subject: RE: Multiple hoof abcesses
Expert Posts: 4121 Location: SE Louisiana	Stop pairing out the sole... Put shoes on them if there are a lot of rocks... If there are really a lot of rocks stop running them until you pick them up... Tetanus shots!!
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barrelchasinmonki Reg. Oct 2003	Posted 2014-07-10 8:11 PM Subject: RE: Multiple hoof abcesses
Expert Posts: 2532 Location: the land of dust & sticks	Horse is shod. No rocks. We live in beach sand basically
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komet. Reg. Jun 2012	Posted 2014-07-10 8:17 PM Subject: RE: Multiple hoof abcesses
Expert Posts: 4121 Location: SE Louisiana	barrelchasinmonki - 2014-07-10 8:11 PM Horse is shod. No rocks. We live in beach sand basically Are they wet a lot?
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barrelchasinmonki Reg. Oct 2003	Posted 2014-07-10 8:24 PM Subject: RE: Multiple hoof abcesses
Expert Posts: 2532 Location: the land of dust & sticks	We had spells of wetness earlier in the year but I keep her in if it's too nasty out bc I don't want her in those conditions. The last several weeks it's been super dry though
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komet. Reg. Jun 2012	Posted 2014-07-10 8:31 PM Subject: RE: Multiple hoof abcesses
Expert Posts: 4121 Location: SE Louisiana	Well, if a real bad abscess gets to the coffin bone, it can eat a tiny hole in the bone and the anaerobe bacteria moves in, seals itself over and waits for the original one to clear up. Then it will break loose and start over again. I don't know how to stop that once it starts Edited by komet. 2014-07-10 8:32 PM
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barrelchasinmonki Reg. Oct 2003	Posted 2014-07-10 8:33 PM Subject: RE: Multiple hoof abcesses
Expert Posts: 2532 Location: the land of dust & sticks	Well I've already been through the whole coffin bone infection disaster definitely don't want to go there again. Sure wish I could find some prevention....unfortunately I'm not sure there is any
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komet. Reg. Jun 2012	Posted 2014-07-10 8:49 PM Subject: RE: Multiple hoof abcesses
Expert Posts: 4121 Location: SE Louisiana	barrelchasinmonki - 2014-07-10 8:33 PM Well I've already been through the whole coffin bone infection disaster definitely don't want to go there again. Sure wish I could find some prevention....unfortunately I'm not sure there is any I'm curious. How did they clear that up? All my information I got at school in 91 so it's over 20 years out of date. Back then there was nothing they could do when that happened.
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barrelchasinmonki Reg. Oct 2003	Posted 2014-07-10 8:57 PM Subject: RE: Multiple hoof abcesses
Expert Posts: 2532 Location: the land of dust & sticks	Coffin bone surgery. Really neat but God I hope I never have to go through that again
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Time2beat Reg. Sep 2008	Posted 2014-07-10 10:27 PM Subject: RE: Multiple hoof abcesses
Elite Veteran Posts: 938 Location: Texas	I have used Ritkens (I think that's what it's called) to toughen up my guys feet. He used to ALWAYS get abcesses.
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Nothing Fancy Reg. Sep 2012	Posted 2014-07-10 11:03 PM Subject: RE: Multiple hoof abcesses
Veteran Posts: 205	My TB was an abcess magnet everytime it got muddy !! after spending tons on Vet Bills $$$ I put Him on "Animal Element Detox" His feet are great. We/ve had nonstop rain and His paddock is muddy no Foot Problems !! Yay Good Luck
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kramerica Reg. Oct 2005	Posted 2014-07-10 11:41 PM Subject: RE: Multiple hoof abcesses
Elite Veteran Posts: 742	Once the abscesses are cleared up Coppertox them a lot.
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komet. Reg. Jun 2012	Posted 2014-07-11 12:06 AM Subject: RE: Multiple hoof abcesses
Expert Posts: 4121 Location: SE Louisiana	kramerica - 2014-07-10 11:41 PM Once the abscesses are cleared up Coppertox them a lot. Coppertox is good for waterproofing.... That's about it... Heck, just try washing it out of your clothing or washing it off your skin.... Screw scotch-guard... Wipe Coppertox all over your tent one time...You can flop it upside down and float to the sea without springing a leak...
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illlookup Reg. Oct 2013	Posted 2014-07-11 6:59 AM Subject: RE: Multiple hoof abcesses
Veteran Posts: 183	I think that is a very true statement, Komet! I spilled some on some rocks outside my horse pens and after having about 5 inches of rain off and on this past month the rocks are still green - faded a little but still green!! lol!!
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3canstorun Reg. May 2007	Posted 2014-07-11 8:14 AM Subject: RE: Multiple hoof abcesses
Hugs to You Posts: 7550 Location: In The Land of Cotton	komet. - 2014-07-11 1:06 AM kramerica - 2014-07-10 11:41 PM Once the abscesses are cleared up Coppertox them a lot. Coppertox is good for waterproofing.... That's about it... Heck, just try washing it out of your clothing or washing it off your skin.... Screw scotch-guard... Wipe Coppertox all over your tent one time...You can flop it upside down and float to the sea without springing a leak... So very true. As a matter of fact, we spilled some on the concrete and it waterproofed it. We did it as an experiment when the shoer was there. Mine prefers Thrush X or the Jeffers brand. Try the Jeffers brand CJ. Maybe add a biotin supplement. I know several of us in this area have had bad luck because of the wet weather we have had this year.
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