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| When a horse has thin soles & limps (barely) periodically, would Previcox be beneficial to a horse like that? I wasn't sure if bute or Previcox even worked on hooves. Thanks | |
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| Previcox is safer than bute when used long term. I would call your vet and get some isoxuprine. It has done absolute wonders for my barefoot horse when he was bruised/ thin soles. You will see results in 24 hours. | |
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Location: Ohio girl moved to PA | i second the isox, but would also be looking into a hoof supplement as well. I had great luck with the DAC foundation formula. | |
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Location: Texas | I used previcox on my old horse for foot pain. It did work about 80%, but he was still unsound.
So, I have changed my strategy with my young horse. He has been transitioning to barefoot since April, & although he is doing good, my vet really pressured me to put shoes back on him because his sole thickness was measured (x-ray) at 8mm (should be at least 15mm). (I have resisted going back to shoes for various reasons, not related to this post) Anyway, I have a very trusted barefoot trimmer that encouraged me to wait a bit, and try boots, etc. I found this product, and am ,so far, impressed. It is called Hoof Armor. It is an epoxy-based adhesive that contains and anti-microbial and Kevlar (the stuff that bullet proof vests are made of); It is applied to the bottom of the foot only, & prevents abrasion of the sole (so that it has opportunity to build thickness), prevents moisture loss, prevents chipping of lower edge of hoof wall, and as an added bonus, prevents and treats white line disease. Although I applied it only 17 days ago, I can see a healthier hoof with regard to thrush and white line disease. It was applied to the frog, heel bulbs, sole, and lower edge of hoof capsule. I have seen less chipping and NO WLD, which has been a little problem with all the rain we have had this year. I think it will certainly take more time to build enough sole depth to see a measurable difference, but I am willing to give it a fair trial. The added bonus is that is is cheap, easy to apply, and when I ordered it, I recieved it in about 2 days.
Here's the link
http://www.hoofarmor.com/
I truly believe that there is no magic bullet, but with a combination of management techniques, you canhave a sound barefoot horse.
BTW-I would research isoxsuprine thoroughly before using (side effects, drug interactions, etc)
I also want to add that my horse is on a 3 wk trim cycle which helps a great deal. No paring of the sole, no trimming of the frog (unless obvious flaps are trapping debris/moisture).
Edited by tracies 2017-09-07 9:31 AM
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