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| Okay, so I have a unique situation going on here. 2 weeks ago Friday I went to pick up a mare. Before I got there, she was tied to the trailer and the neighbor's dog got under the trailer and ran out under her feet. Needless to say, she sat back and sliced the top of her front left ankle open (right where you can't stitch it). This happened 10 minutes before I got there. We got there and she was doing fine (except for the 3 inch gash across the front of her ankle). We waited there a while and it was apparent that this mare was doing fine. We put some Wonder Dust on her and wrapped it with vetwrap and headed home. Her cut has been healing nicely for the last 2 weeks (wrapped up and being treated with FuraZone or Vetricyn). Yesterday I left her tied to the trailer with her cut unwrapped so it could get some air. Less than 20 minutes later I see her cut is bleeding profusely and her tendon appears bowed. I have no idea what happened. I called the vet and they said to get her to stand in a bucket of ice water for as long as she can stand 2-3x per day. She's a young mare and obviously didn't appreciate this action and I'm concerned that the battle to keep her in the bucket is doing more harm than good. Is there a better way to ice one than a bucket (I was thinking plastic bag?)? If she actually does have a bowed tendon, are there any dos and donts (I've never had to deal with this before). ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED. Thanks In Advance!!!! |
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 Namesless in BHW
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Location: At the race track with Ah Dee Ohs | Ice boots. |
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The Advice Guru
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| When my mare had a bow, my vet said wrapping the leg can aggrevate the bow even more.
You could try a leg of jeans, sew one leg closed, put the horses leg in dump ice in the jean leg, then secure the top around the forearm and wait 30-45 min.
Game ready works wonders on these injuries, if you can get your hands on one, I put mine on low pressure and leave it on for 45 min
If you can get back on track no bows, I swear it increases the healing.
Sore no more poultice works well for bows, the goal is to get the fluid out of the bow, I used SNM on mine and her leg went from a bow to looking normal within 20 hrs.
Good luck |
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| Look and see if there is a salt water spa near you. I swear there is no better way to get one healed up- those things are AMAZING. |
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| Professional Choice has a ice wrap that you can put under your running boots. |
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Extreme Veteran
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| Salt water spa? Specifically for horses??
I doubt there's one near me (I'm in the Boonies lol) But I'll sure look into it! |
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | Maybe it depends on the bow, but my old rodeo mare bowed a front tendon and all I was told to do was ice or cold water hose it as often as I had time and keep it wrapped for support. She was 12/13 at the time and went on to do HS Polebending and College breakaway roping with me. And another 1 or 2 4-H speed event buckles. She is still as sound as can be at the age of 34. This was back in '93 or so, I know they have more popular ways to heal now. |
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| I wet remind pads and put them in the freezer. Put one on each side of the leg and hold with vet wrap or put on an SMB to hold them. Will provide cold for about 30-40 more minutes. |
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Location: Where the pavement ends and the West begins Utah | Freezer bag filled partially with water and alcohol to keep it from totally freezing and polo wraps. |
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| I used a rubber kitchen glove and pulled over her hoof then filled with ice and water and duct taped at top.. I also once cut a pool raft into about a foot section with closed end and filled each section with ice wanter then taped/ vet wrapped around the leg.. |
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