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Hi my mare had a 2cm nail in her foot but gone in a cm she’s still lame on hard ground but soft ground she’s more comfortable she’s been weight bearing even more today is this normal and the poultice look like there’s the sign of the abscess coming out thanks just tad bit of a stress head atm
 

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The vet has already seen this horse and found the nail. You need to talk to your vet.


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Hi looking for some reassurance as super stressed atm My horse when lame Friday afternoon she was find morning short hack morning then we when hacking in afternoon came back popped her in the turnout pen then when I came to bring her in she wasn’t quite right on her back right she already has a...
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Nail in foot

Hi any tips for help aid the healing of nail in foot vet took out a nail in my mares foot and what should I watch out for she’s been put on equibactin and Bute with a poultice how often should I change the poultice never had to deal with this before so any help would be appreciated
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Was the foot x-rayed?

Hard to see from your pics where exactly the nail penetrated. One of mine had a nail in his foot which just missed his navicular bursae, if if had hit that it would have been game over.

He did end up at horsespital for 2 weeks as a result of an under-run sole. You really do need to consult your vet about your concerns.
 
Reading your previous threads it sounds like you need to give this a bit more time. Proper rest and poulticing.

I had this with a horse last year, he was sounder with the nail removed (obviously) but soon became lamer after a few days of box rest and poulticing. Abscess burst and took around a week to clear. Then had the issue that we had a sizeable tract into the foot and was reluctant to turn out. Turned out with bandage and boot in school for a short time, then put putty and pad (OH a farrier so we had a play around) on that foot to stop it getting too grotty whilst the hole healed. It took time, so two days in you’re gonna need some patience to see it through.

Personally I would always have a foreign body in the foot xrayed before removal, there’s no messing around if it’s hit bone or the bursa, that’s straight to horsepital, IV antibiotics and pray you don’t lose them.
 
If it was near the frog or in the frog it probably won't have caused any permanent damage but for reference I would have left it in.

I know to do this as the same thing happened to my horse and he had a clench stuck in his foot. I had read somewhere that you should leave nails in for the vet to see. Luckily it had gone in where the frog meets the sole on the outer side of the frog and it wasn't near any important structures in the foot.

Also if you leave the nail in the vet can see the depth and angle it has gone into the foot and is better able to judge whether to treat the problem as an emergency. I don't meant to worry you but you can permanently lame a horse by a nail going into a foot in the wrong place and infection in the pedal bone can be fatal.

I know its scary having to hold a foot up for a long time until the vet comes, but if you can you can put rolled up bandages either side of the nail and wrap it around the foot with gaffer tape to stop the nail going in deeper, or better still get a really clear photo of the foot with the nail in and remove it if you clearly have no choice as putting the foot down will drive the nail in deeper.

In the end I took a photo of it and then removed it. It didn't need an x-ray. But it cost me a small fortune having the vet for an emergency call out on a Sunday.
 
Birker2020 said:
If it was near the frog or in the frog it probably won't have caused any permanent damage but for reference I would have left it in.

I know to do this as the same thing happened to my horse and he had a clench stuck in his foot. I had read somewhere that you should leave nails in for the vet to see. Luckily it had gone in where the frog meets the sole on the outer side of the frog and it wasn't near any important structures in the foot.

Also if you leave the nail in the vet can see the depth and angle it has gone into the foot and is better able to judge whether to treat the problem as an emergency. I don't meant to worry you but you can permanently lame a horse by a nail going into a foot in the wrong place and infection in the pedal bone can be fatal.

I know its scary having to hold a foot up for a long time until the vet comes, but if you can you can put rolled up bandages either side of the nail and wrap it around the foot with gaffer tape to stop the nail going in deeper, or better still get a really clear photo of the foot with the nail in and remove it if you clearly have no choice as putting the foot down will drive the nail in deeper.

In the end I took a photo of it and then removed it. It didn't need an x-ray. But it cost me a small fortune having the vet for an emergency call out on a Sunday.
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i didn’t even know had a nail until Monday when vet came and took a look at her what threw us off was fact her cannon bone was hot not her foot but vet pulled it out and she’s more sound on a soft surface than hard which is to be expected so hoping that’s a good sign
 
Robynpleigh23 said:
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No antibiotics? That's a dangerous place for a nail, right into the pedal bone if it went straight up. I would have wanted antibiotics cover for that, and I'm pretty anti antibiotics in general unless there are symptoms.

Please call your vet immediately there is any increase in pain or heat.
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Robynpleigh23 said:
But she’s looking way better on the soft surface than hard ground
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On a soft surface the whole of her sole will share the weight. On a hard surface the frog will press directly onto the pedal bone at or very close to the place where the nail touched it, if it did.
 
ycbm said:
No antibiotics? That's a dangerous place for a nail, right into the pedal bone if it went straight up. I would have wanted antibiotics cover for that, and I'm pretty anti antibiotics in general unless there are symptoms.

Please call your vet immediately there is any increase in pain or heat.
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Yes she’s on equibactin and Bute
 
I would get a hoof X-ray done. a friends horse punctured with a nail, and it causes a bone infection which had serious operations to fix.
 
paddi22 said:
I would get a hoof X-ray done. a friends horse punctured with a nail, and it causes a bone infection which had serious operations to fix.
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I’ve asked vet about it and they said if she doesn’t Improve in aweek they’ll investigate it’s only been 3 days and there is slight improvement
 
The problem with posting the same thing in 3 different posts is that people haven’t necessarily read the whole story, so they give time to make sensible suggestions but it has already been covered in the other threads. It is better to update the original thread if possible, then people don’t waste their time.
 
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