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Post by sarafina on Sept 10, 2009 20:36:46 GMT -5
There is a big ISH rehabbing at our barn right now. Such a cutie. Tonight, his owner's friend (who is doing the rehabbing) noticed clots and smears of blood on the floor where his feet had been. Unfortunately neither of us noticed before we left for the arena. He has a remarkable case of ongoing thrush, and damaged frogs, one of which has a pretty deep looking bit of yuck in it. We for the life of us, could not find any evidence of blood coming from his feet (a smear, or a fresh looking wound). She cleans and treats his feet daily with stuff prescribed by the vet, takes excellent care of this horse. Of course, she's calling the vet and the farrier tomorrow, but has anyone ever heard of clots coming from the frog area? we searched this poor boy high and low for cuts on his legs, blood from his mouth or nose, each hoof...it was weird. Zero painful steps from him. We even went so far as to check the other horses who had been in the aisle. no dice.
I mean, unless one of the cats happened to kill a big mouse in a very violent fashion right there, we're completely stuck. Thoughts? If nothing else, I'll let everyone know what the vet/farrier came up with.
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Post by Lis on Sept 10, 2009 21:30:22 GMT -5
I've had a horse with nasty nasty thrush. It can do wierd things. I don't remember her bleeding, but it got really nasty at times. Hope he feels better. I've been there..done that. It sucks.  |
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Post by Smay on Sept 11, 2009 14:55:36 GMT -5
Make sure what they were seeing is really BLOOD. Kinda funny, but I freaked out about something kind of similar the other day which turned out to be some kind of red BERRIES or something red and juicy that looked very bloody! ( White brushing boots on the pony came off looking completely stained with blood!)
On the other hand, thrush can get bad and so can abscesses caused by bruising, but the discharge is rarely bright red or fresh blood.
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Post by sarafina on Sept 11, 2009 20:50:00 GMT -5
We picked up the clots with latex gloves, just to be sure. It sure was weird looking. (I would have freaked if I saw those brushing boots!!!)
The boy is set to go into the hospital for an injury rehab update early next week, and it's on the list. Strange. Will update then.
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Post by Rusty on Sept 12, 2009 13:29:48 GMT -5
According to some web articles, cases of deep thrush that affect sensitive internal structures can result in bleeding. We had 2 bad cases here in the last few years, one of which was quite extensive and both were very successfully treated with novo-dry. In my case the thrush was in the central groove and the frog near the heel was close together like butt cheeks so we had to keep the sides apart for airflow by filling the gap after the medication was squirted in. Although the original thrush cleared up quickly, it took 4 months of gauzing the gap while the new healthy frog grew. As long as the crevice was present it would be an invitation to re-infection. Thankfully we haven't had a recurrence. Novo-dry is primarily used for cow teats, but I am a fan of it for horse thrush. Lovely, flexible nozzle helps get the medication in, very little wastage and each syringe contains enough for several treatments.
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Post by Lis on Sept 12, 2009 17:04:19 GMT -5
We used Tomorrow on ours (among other things). Very very similiar to novo-dry.
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Post by sarafina on Oct 16, 2009 11:39:42 GMT -5
Rusty - turns out your central groove deal was spot on. that's where the blood was coming from. Sadly, the big boy is retired now and living the life of Riley in a big field with some buddies, but that Novo dry is an excellent tip - especially with that nozzle. healing that crevice with a pasture kept horse is going to be challenging for her....i see a lot of duct tape and diapers in her future....
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