Abscess query

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AutumnDays

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Mare was a little lame when doing my rounds on Tuesday. Thought it was probably because she's been hooning about with the new boy and it's a little slippy, couldn't find anything of concern on her leg/in her hoof, even after washing it out to be sure, no heat, no pulse, and she took off like a rocket with him again! Farrier out Wednesday anyway, she was still a bit lame on that leg, he has a look and said he thought he could see something that could be an abscess, had a dig, and got a little blood but that's all. No hole to be seen. Told to poultice it and then wash/tub daily. She lives out. Poultice is a no, if she isn't taking it off herself the boys are helping her! So I've left it off, but am soaking her foot and applying field paste to where she's had it dug out. She's getting better, she's happy moving around the field and having the odd Araby look at me moments, but I'm not seeing any hole appear, any pus, or heat etc... I'm staring to think she's bruised it on a stone and her soles are soft as it's winter. Should I just carry on as we are? Everyone is having their feet picked daily anyway, and a good soaking spray of hoof cleanse/dilute Milton, as feet aren't great in the boys anyway. I was just expecting a big hole and loads of pus when he said abscess!
 
Friends horse was on 3 legs. Vet ( he was useless at taking shoe off, took him a good 30mins) came out and found a suspicious looking bit on his hoof. Like yours, all tha ever came out was a bit of blood. Horse was stabled and poulticed but nothing ever came out. He was in for about 2 weeks.
 
meleeka said:
It doesn't have to be much to cause pain and isn't usually loads anyway. Normal amounts of pus is usually smelt before it's seen 🤮
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See, this is my experience of abscesses (in my former life as a vet nurse, we used to fight for the honour of lancing a cat bite abscess 😂), but no pus at all came out, just a bit of blood, bright red and not murked with gack.
 
Flowerofthefen said:
Friends horse was on 3 legs. Vet ( he was useless at taking shoe off, took him a good 30mins) came out and found a suspicious looking bit on his hoof. Like yours, all tha ever came out was a bit of blood. Horse was stabled and poulticed but nothing ever came out. He was in for about 2 weeks.
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I couldn't even keep the poultice on her (wrapped, duct taped and bagged) for more than an hour, they all took great delight in pulling everything off, let alone stabled etc for two weeks! I'm hoping it's just a bruised sole, but will keep tubbing it for a bit longer to be sure, I think🤞
 
AutumnDays said:
I couldn't even keep the poultice on her (wrapped, duct taped and bagged) for more than an hour, they all took great delight in pulling everything off, let alone stabled etc for two weeks! I'm hoping it's just a bruised sole, but will keep tubbing it for a bit longer to be sure, I think🤞
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I actually think they are better out, moving about. It would worry me with the mud though. Hope you can resolve it soon.
 
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