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| I guess it could be worse! My gelding was fine last night being exercised in the arena and lame this morning. It rained for about 24 hours straight the other day and is almost dry now (raining again lol). He has been in a big pen behind the barn with a shed. I had been feeding (and haying) him in the shed while it was raining but moving it to the highest spot outside in his pen afterwards. I am thinking its an abscess. I was told he was prone to them. I have had him about 60 days so we are due lol. There is no heat or swelling anywhere and his digital pulses are WNL. He had terrible feet when I got him and the farrier has cut out old blown out abscesses from before I had him so I am not surprised. His feet are much better now and his frogs look a ton better.
Anywho, I followed the normal protocol we use at work when we deal with abscesses. We use the Maganpaste and a good foot bandage for them usually. I also moved him in the barn and gave him some bute. My question is what do you guys do for abscesses, or horses that are really prone?
Edited to ask:
Ichthamol or Magnapaste your favorite? I have both.
Edit #2 to ask if everyone here has dug a track for theirs? I'm having a hard time finding it...
Edited by RoaniePonie11 2015-03-14 6:02 PM
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Location: Kansas | warm water and epsom salt, soak the hoof. |
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| I've been dealing with the same thing. My conclusion...A great farrier to correct any structural issues, and a great feed program to address any nutritional issues. Now my fingers are crossed! |
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| I just had one too. My boy was mildly gimpy last Friday night and 3 legged lame Saturday morning. Epsom soak, Bute, magnapaste bandage for 5 days. Now I have him in a boot and just using pure iodine to close it back up. He's in a stall and gets new shoes Tuesday. Sucker got the boot off last night :( |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | My horse was recently down with one for a WEEK. I soaked, I wrapped it with a draw, a draw and Saran Wrap, bute, prayed over him, held his hoof while he felt sorry for himself...and it finally blew out his heel and gave him relief. He was sound enough to be shod today and the farrier found a toe abscess under his shoe on the same foot, and another one in a back foot.
I think his heel one was from hitting and bruising himself in the last run we made. The shoer suggested the frozen mud/thawed mud cycle we have been in may have been responsible for the others. His heel was still draining Wednesday, so I'm making sure it stays clean until it's well healed. |
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Location: North Dakota | My horse had a huge one that would NOT drain, despite soaking, wrapping, and 2 trips to the vet. Good luck! |
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Location: When you hit the middle of nowhere .. Keep driving | I have a very abscess prone mare and I have had great success with some of the recipes in the thread stuck up top on the forums. Lately with my girl I soak with Epsom salt and warmer water (as hot as they can stand my vet said... it has to stay warm for the duration) for about 20 min. Then I found Squire Brands Drawing slave works well (it has the ichmantol (sp?)), slap it on the foot generously and wrap/boot. I have had luck getting them to break within a few days. I repeat daily.
ETA: Don't mind my crazy editing... my computer is fooling with me today. My girl had an old injury on a foot and usually develops them on her others. Depending on the season or terrain she will baby that foot a lot. I also give her gelatin. She is just a pasture ordainment as well.
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Location: Memphis, TN | Betadine or iodine and white sugar. Make a paste and pack the bottom of the hoof and all around the coronet band front, sides, and back. Wrap with a baby diaper, vet wrap, and I put strips of duct tape and the bottom. Turn them out and re-wrap every 24 hours. It's never taken me more than two wraps to pull it. |
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| I had thought about that. I used a diaper this morning just because it's easier lol |
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Location: Nebraska | icthammol and don't bute. You can also use an old 5L iv bag to soak. Makes life a whole lot easier than a bucket. Just duct tape the top and keep it on while they're eating! |
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| Oh yes! I totally forgot about the fluid bags. Hopefully I'm not soaking much more after monday but I don't go back to work until Monday so I won't have any bags until them. I was not prepared for an abscess since I have never dealt with one lol. Lesson learned lol |
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Location: The Great Northwest | After the abcess, be watchful and treat to keep White Line from getting started. It will get into those crevices and destroy the hoof and you may not find it tell there is a big hole found after a trim. I would keep the cracks open until gone. |
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| Probably a dumb question but should I continue to bandage after the abscess drains? To keep the area clean..? |
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Location: Nebraska | RoaniePonie11 - 2015-03-14 11:52 AM Probably a dumb question but should I continue to bandage after the abscess drains? To keep the area clean..?
I always do for a few days |
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Location: MD | I used ichthammol for the one I just had that blew on thursday (FINALLY.)
My vet gave me IV bags to put warm water, betadine, and epsom salts in. They worked perfectly. My horse would sit there licking and chewing with no knocked over buckets, and the water stayed warmer for WAY longer then trying to soak his foot in a pan pr bucket.
ETA: my farrier has me bandaging until the abscess stops draining, appears "dry," and he's sound. She said that leaving it unprotected with and open wound can lead to a super fun new abscess or infection. Just iodine wraps though since you want to keep it clear of bacteria. Those rubber davis boots have been my best friend for the last month.
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Location: Where the pavement ends and the West begins Utah | If it is an abscess don't bute. Bute slows down the process of letting it explode by keeping the heat down. there is a sticky at the top of the page using Itchthamol alum mudd and such. If it isn't an abscess you need your horse to hobble around some to find the injury. |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | On the bute thing, when I've got one laying down and not eating from pain, I'm going to give them something to take the edge off. |
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| Bump and adding I haven't dug the sole of my horses foot out lol. Just can't seem to find where it's coming from. I don't own hoof testers. I'm working on getting ahold of some. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | RoaniePonie11 - 2015-03-14 6:02 PM Bump and adding I haven't dug the sole of my horses foot out lol. Just can't seem to find where it's coming from. I don't own hoof testers. I'm working on getting ahold of some.
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| Could very easily be an abscess however with all this rain it could be thrush. Thought one of me he had an abscess about a week ago but decided to clean and treat for thrush. She was much better the next day. |
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