Recent content by denisel

Thats great thanks. I have just called the HSI and they are calling me back as busy at moment.

Hi guys, I have been advised by my vet that my current passport does not conform! It doesnt have the section in it that provides medicine details. i.e., for the food chain etc. It was issued by the Irish PC and I have come to the end of the road trying to seek out who i should contact...

[ QUOTE ] 2 days hot poultice - maximum. You run the risk of compromising the hoof by doing it any longer. After that use cold poltice's to keep it clean. [/ QUOTE ] Yes shame our vet didnt tell us that after doing it for 4 days!!!!

[ QUOTE ] I have never kept an animal in for an abscess, all have cleared up fast and completely. [/ QUOTE ] I have had to keep mine of for 2 weeks as it wasnt 100% it was an abscess. Keen to get him out now but cant until he has a shoe put back on. Hopefully next day or so. What kind of...

[ QUOTE ] i use anthony d evans http://www.anthonydevans.co.uk/ [/ QUOTE ] I use this and have had to call them out on break down and they were brilliant. Very recommended.

[ QUOTE ] I soak mine for 30 minutes (as long a it takes me to muck out the bed), then I hang it for as long as it takes me to put the bed back down. Seems to work...at least I haven't had any coughs this winter yet...touch wood [/ QUOTE ] I used to do this as well and whilst on full livery i...

Ooh I dont know - perhaps bits of straw and hay maybe. I'm assuming that anyway - dont think they'd eat the poo would they.

[ QUOTE ] Almost every yard i have been on this is the case usually tucked into a corner.Your been a bit OTT the field should be big enough so the horses can graze well away from it.Horses tend to not graze within a few feet of droppings anyway i think its 5ft. [/ QUOTE ] These horses stand...

can you imagine in the Summer though. Pooh what a stink - and all those flies!!!!

If the muck trailer was regularly emptied onto the field where the horses are grazing - could this be dangerous? In my opinion it doesnt seem right. The horses can often be seen standing on the pile eating off there and although i'm sure there's no rubbish amongst it, there would be muck from...

Hey guys - just wanted to update you all. Vet came back out Friday night and inspected foot etc. Also did tight turn walks and on the straight too. Vet is pleased with progress and advised that being pain killer free he would have shown signs of pain with the tight turns that he was doing if...

Thats encouraging then. Wish my Farrier had said that to me. The vert has advised me that it can also mean that it is pus thats been in there a long time.

How long should you tend to use this for? I have been advised to spray on area, fill hole with cotton wool, spray again then vet wrap it - once a day for 2 days. Trouble is - I am now thinking - ok what do i do over the weekend - leave the area just vet wrapped (no shoe on you see and still...

[ QUOTE ] Purple spray is normally used for drying things up and preventing infection, so would be surprised if it were used to release an abcess, more clearing it up once it had come out. Are they still thinking abcess rather than pedal bone fracture? [/ QUOTE ] There is certainly pus...

I have been told to use purple spray on the wounds dug to release an abcess. Farrier told me to get the aerosol rather than the pump - think purely because its easier to direct. Just wondered what your experience with this was and what exactly purple spray is good for.