Abscess or not?…

[Poppy2003]

My horse went very lame almost over night a couple of weeks ago. There was no swelling in the leg but heat in the hoof so treated as an abscess until a farrier could come out. Farrier used the hoof testers and had no reaction apart from one spot on/near the frog. He thought the abscess was in/near his frog, he trimmed it back a bit and said just keep wet poulticing it. He also said the last farrier had ‘under run’ his frog.
After a week of wet poulticing he is now sound in walk but still a bit lame in trot.. There is sometimes some slimy stuff on the poultice pad around the frog area (which i understand is normal?) but I certainly haven’t seen any huge amounts of pus or anything really…
Do I keep poulticing? Time for the vet?

 

[FFAQ]

If this has been going on for a couple of weeks I would get a vet to take a look. Hopefully it's nothing, but best to check. Hope your horse feels tip top soon ?

 

[meleeka]

Stop the wet poultices. They tend to make the sole soft after a few days which can make the lameness worse.

 

[Poppy2003]

Thanks, get coming tomorrow so will update

 

[Poppy2003]

*vet*

 

[FFAQ]

Hi Poppy2003, how did it go with the vet?

 

[Poppy2003]

Hi!
I’ve had both the vet and the farrier and both think it’s probably a bruise rather than an abscess. Vet prescribed some bute and rest. He’s looking much sounder now. The ground is insanely hard here atm and he can be an idiot in the field!