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Oh god, thank you for your stories! I've been having a royal nightmare. Turned my boy away unshod and found him broken leg lame, phoned the vet as I panicked and she said yeh it's ready to burst, poulticed up and little came out but he went sound. Week later, broken leg lame again, another vet...

Please can people share their dreaded abscess stories and tips ... I have had my boy over 2 years and experienced his first abscess and to be honest, it has been a royal nightmare and continues to be! What are your experiences :)

Thank you very much! Very helpful :)

Hi guys Sorry to pester I'm just after further advice. Had the farrier out, (new one). He's happy the abscess is now gone but said my boys so sore because he flat footed and has basically been left with no sole through the digging. He said it has grown a new layer and is hardening up but...

Well I ended up with the vet back out because he was in so much pain. He dug the sole and voila, out poured a very deep load of black smelly pus. His other foot looks like it's sorted itself but he's in at a new yard and box rested but looking 100x better. Vets back out for a check up as even...

Well he was crippled lame yesterday, so phoned the vet back out and he's cut more of the foot only to find a pretty nasty abscess that hadn't drained out fully. Foots all packed up again and thankfully the smaller abscess ok his other foot has sorted itself out. Fetching him in tomorrow...

I know, I had a moment of panic when he was hopping and phoned them. In hindsight I'd have phoned the farrier but I have since re phoned the vet, more so for bute for him but they won't unless they see him again which I fear they'll just want to dig even more. He doesn't have wonderful feet...

Thank you, both are wrapped up and both still seem to be oozing out yellow pus and black goo only small amounts. He's still hopping lame and very sore. Dry poulticing as I don't think his feet will take anymore wet as they have become so soft. Also had to use home made hoof size sponges...

Thanks for the advice, fingers crossed they'll sort themselves out with some help and he won't be in as much pain. Thank you guys!

Thank you, I feel like a poultice expert now ha. The abscesses are out I believe but he's pretty much now walking on his sole with the digging that has been done on his worst foot. I'm just a bit worry that his foot is ruined and it's going to take months to recover. Would you suggest...

My horse lives out and has had his 2 back shoes removed. He's a TB and quite flat footed but has had all of winter off to live out. Anyways 2 weeks ago he comes in hopping lame, panicked and phoned the vet who confirms suspected abscess and digs into his foot. Not popping it out but enough...

I haven't posted for a while but feel obliged to add my experiences ... I moved from a yard with completely unrestricted turnout and could kick myself in hindsight but sadly it offered no help and I needed it with shift work. I moved to a yard which advertised all year turnout and they...

To chew everything!

Have you tried keratex mud powder - it acts as a barrier from the mud and keeps legs dry. I found it very good in the winter.

Thanks - he's seems more comfortable and is bearing weight on all his legs. Bit of heat in his hinds but no other symptoms. Spoke to a barefoot specialist who's helped me and he's going back out in the field today with his boots on :) I'll definitely speak to the farrier just weighing up...