bad leg injury with pics......

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i was given a new paddock which had been fenced with wire fencing i wasnt happy with this as iv heard how dangerous it can be but turned her out and kept a close eye 2 weks in she rolledand got a leg caught so i immeadiatly complained and put her in our outher paddock i was told i could not turn out in other pad and had to go in 1 with wire unhappy about this i put white electric tape inside the wire and turned her out... this was the result.... i am so angey with my self for turning her out there but more so with the owners thinking they can fence off paddocks for horses in this way.....has any one had any similar experiances..
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U must be gutted, had a experience with my old horse similiar to yours. keep you spirits up!! i would highly recommend camorsa ointment-see their website, worked a treat, expensive but hardly a scar left with my old horse and you can use it for various other things. hope all goes well
 
Seen a similar (but smaller) injury - also from a wire fence.

Highly recommend Robinsons Activate dressings. We used intrasite to "pack" the wound out, with the Activate (charcoal) dressings over the top. Healed within 6 weeks, almost no scar - and this was on an elderly horse.

Most important is to be patient and follow vets advice.

Good luck! Hope your girly recovers well.
 
Eugh. My pony forced her way through a metal gate years ago and ended up with one foreleg looking very similar to that. She had to have a full-blown op to remove the necrotic tissue and stitch the flap back together. Vet wasn't happy as it was, like in your pic, a "pointing upwards" flap of skin that obviously doesn't get any blood flow to it. Luckily my pony's leg healed well. She had a cast on for about four or five months to stop the leg from moving too much and ripping the stitches.
Good luck, I hope it heals well!
 
Ouch! Poor horse and poor you. That must've been an awful shock to find your horse with that injury.

What type of wire fencing are you talking about? Barbed wire or the wire squares?
 
Thanks all for your kind words.........it was just plane cow wire which is just strips of wire basically 1 at the top and 1 at the bottom.. cheese wire effect...
 
Holy s**t........
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That is awful..... I have sheep fencing and do worry about this type of injury
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A horse I know kicked his leg backwards through a sheep netting fence and cut it really badly, but it did all heal well
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Vibes to you and your poor horsey
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yeah she has full confidence that it will heal 100% except scaring thankgoodness the awfull thing was it was still bleeding and looked fresh wen she was found but the vet thinks it was done late evening so she put up with the pain for an awfull long time....poor thing...
 
Oh Marie, poor keets. She has really been through it lately and i feel so bad for you too, you are such a caring owner and do everything by the book for your lovely mare, truely sorry. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 
Gosh, poor mare, poor you, that's terrible. really hope she heals fully and quickly.
i'd line the whole paddock with double electric, set well in from the wire... i know it's a bit late now though, you must be gutted.
the thing is, some horses you could have turned out there for years and nothing would have happened. flipping things.
 
Oh no that looks so sore, but your mare looks as if she is standing there nice and relaxed
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... presume she is sedated, but with the leg resting I would have thought possibly not ... what a good horse she is ..

<< hugs and I hope it heals well >>>
 
Good Lord! So sorry for you and your mare, what a nightmare to go through.

When you say cow wire, was it barbed or plain? My boy took his entire foot off with loose plain wire fencing.

I hope your YO is feeling rather bad about this. Unfortunately for you, this will be a learning curve for YO and hopefully she/he will review her fencing requirements.

Please let us know how she gets on.
 
yes she was sedated bless her and lots of local was injected around it.......The YO well she is just rude i called and demanded she came right away to see what had happened and she didnt even ask if keets was gonna be ok!!! all she could say was how i cant possibly see how this would of happened with the fencing.....not a sorry r u both ok ...she then stormed off down to field to fix fencing b4 i got there....
 
OMG that looks horrific !
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I am appalled (sp?) at the YO's reaction. I would have thought remorse at the very least ..

((((healing vibes)))) for your girl. I hope she heals well *crosses fingers*
 
thakyou all for your kind words.......... i love my little mare and its so sad to see her in such distress she,s been through alot lately.....i will keep you all posted
 
I've had two horses with near identical injuries .one was from climbing over a stone wall.
The vet said the flap of skin would likely die and have to be cut off, but we asked for time to try our dressings. they were developed in burns units and work incredibly well on thjis type of injury.
The results were superb. the flap stayed stuck to the leg and only a tiny piece was lost for good, the legs were dressed with MM's cod liver oil and honey dressing tulles, available via your pharmacist to order.
You put them on, cover with clean packing, bandage and leave 36 hours minimum.
The bugs in the honey eat any gubbins much as intrasite gel does but seem to promote good healing quicker to my mind.
The mare in question healed sound and I would say the wound started just above the coronary band and went almost to her knee..
It does look as if you may have lost a bit of skin in which case they can do skin graft and plaster over, that was what I wanted to avoid if possible.
pm me any questions if you want.
 
Thanks again....... the vet is coming out every 48 hrs at the minet and dressing it for me she is on antibiotics twice daly and is coping quite well at the moment when she comes out the stable she is sound which is a good sign after the first week we will know if were gonna lose any of that skin flap***fingers crossed***
 
keekee, can you take photos of how it progresses? I am always encouraged when people do this on HHO when they experience dramatic injuries or illnesses, not because I'm ghoulish (!) but because it's helpful to anyone in a similar situation to be able to look ahead and stay positive.

I'm glad your vet is optimistic, and amazed and delighted at how well your horse is coping. I wish you both well.
 
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