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Post by easychoice on Nov 9, 2013 23:56:55 GMT -5
I have a 5 year old TB that has developed some serious sores from laying down. I used those 'sleeping' boots that cover the area but not until after the sores developed and they ended up getting worse. My Vet said to leave the boots off and let the air in to help them heal. One had gotten infected and I had her on anti-bios for 10 days. They seemed to improve a little but now they're deep/a bit bloody and very sore. She's also getting them on her knees. She's on rough board (hates stalls) and when the weather is bad the horses are kept in a dry lot which is quite muddy right now. Once the mud dries it's like clay and difficult to get off. I've been hosing and then taking a wet cloth to clean up what's left of the dirt. Tonight she wouldn't let me touch her right leg and she's a bit 'off' when walking on that leg. Any ideas? BTW I just re-siged up for this board -used to be Easychoice .
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Post by easychoice on Nov 9, 2013 23:58:17 GMT -5
Guess I'm still easychoice, different horse (never raced and got her as an unbroke 3 yr old)
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Post by ZenRider on Nov 10, 2013 23:56:04 GMT -5
Well, EZ, I have no easy answers for you, especially if your horse has no stall available for when it gets muddy. Zen is prone to bedsores on the front of his fetlocks. Of course, one had to open up quite bad while I was having fun in Yellowstone. Anyway, the long slow process of healing for Zen's fet lock started with twice a day treatments (about 3 days) of Animalintex (best stuff for drawing out infections) wrapped with vet wrap followed with a couple of days of single day treatments. Followed with daily Furozone wraps, using thin Always feminine napkins with Vetwrap (or equivalent). Thinner is better for feminine napkins for keeping the dressing in place. This was for about a month. Should be judged by the amount of healing and skin growing over the wound. Switching then to Wound Dust, with the feminine napkins (changed daily), but able to switch to these www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=cbcd1a17-3e61-471e-bf1e-fb147d903b7c . Ultimately cheaper then vetwrap. Until they break in, they can turn if left on without adjustment for more then a day or two. Use the feminine napkins until the wound dries up. Eventually, then you can use the Pro Choice or whatever bedsore boots alone until the wound heals entirely. From there, I would put the boots on when it seems the horse is rubbing raw again. On full time pasture/dry lot, that can't be kept dry all the time, this could be an even more labor intensive venture. BTW, it's a good idea to get two sets of the bedsore boots as that way you always have one clean set to alternate with. Best of luck. Zen's are much better now. Much of his issue was the shavings they are using now and the extra dry late summer and you might say, a pre-existing condition. |
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