Aggghhhh! Poulticing!

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I have had my gelding on box rest for the last 9 days with a hoof abscess. And tonight I had to poultice his hoof on my own.

Well maybe it's just me and I'm totally cack handed, but poulticing with out a spare of hands is impossible! I used up the last 2 poultice pads because he kept stamping his hoof and have had to pack it out with gauze :(

Thankfully tonight is the last time!

On another note, equities are the most useless invention ever! My boy has now learnt to pull back to free himself
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Pointless rant really, just had a stressful evening.
 
bekib said:
I have had my gelding on box rest for the last 9 days with a hoof abscess. And tonight I had to poultice his hoof on my own.

Well maybe it's just me and I'm totally cack handed, but poulticing with out a spare of hands is impossible! I used up the last 2 poultice pads because he kept stamping his hoof and have had to pack it out with gauze :(

Thankfully tonight is the last time!

On another note, equities are the most useless invention ever! My boy has now learnt to pull back to free himself
:(

Pointless rant really, just had a stressful evening.
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Omg I remember this, my horse used to be a total nightmare. In the end, I used to buy cheap socks and use them as a sleeve over the poultice to give me a bit of time to wrap everything else on. Still fiddly but a lot easier than just trying to hold on a poultice and then vet wrap!
 
I'm in the process of poulticing my 18h1" Shire mare for the abscess from h&11. She's pretty calm, but oh so heavy when she leans on me! The fact that she has dinner plates for hooves doesn't make the procedure any easier. I was given a very helpful tip many years ago. Once you've got the Animalintex in place, use a disposable nappy (diaper) to slip over the hoof and it will hold everything in place while you apply the Vetrap. My Shires need the large size, but, depending on your horse, you could go with the much smaller sizes, even newborn.
 
Nappies are useful, as is duct tape and plastic feed sack corners. My horse, who had been ill for some time, developed 2 septic feet at the same time, diagonal pair now that was fun, it took four of us to do him.
 
We put the very wide black tape over the Vetrap, but by that time everything is in place. I can't imagine poulticing two feet on the same horse at the same time!!! Btw, your Ted is going to have dinner plates in a few years' time, if not already!
 
RutlandH2O said:
We put the very wide black tape over the Vetrap, but by that time everything is in place. I can't imagine poulticing two feet on the same horse at the same time!!! Btw, your Ted is going to have dinner plates in a few years' time, if not already!
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I have spent a year telling Ted not to get foot problems, it has taken me that long to persuade him it is not the end of world to give his feet to anyone who asks to see them. He already has dinner plates !

It was the retired show horse with two feet, he did 11 months inside on box rest and as soon as he went into his sick paddock his feet gave up. It really was difficult doing his poultice, we kind of held each side up and got him to lean on us whilst the others wrapped his feet. He kicked my knee the one day, I was so shocked, had him for 10 years and never lifted a leg at anyone.
 
Yes nappies are the best. Animalintex, nappy, half a roll of vet wrap and fabric ductape all lasts a good 24 hours without wearing through. I am always on my own doing it you just get the nack
 
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