bad thrush!!!on barefoot horse

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jackessex

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hi my chap has thrush in all four feet,i phoned vet this morn and he has adviced to get farrier to cut as much of frog away as poss but im slightly worried about this as i thought the frog was important!!!advice please,he is now on paddock with not much grass and ive started giving him fast fibre and biotin plus and pink powder im also cleaning it daily and treating with peroxide.
 
Sounds like you're doing all you can until the farriers due. My boys occasssionally get mild thrush, especially when weather's like this! I always use stockholm tar, the spray, as much easier to apply, clears up by the next day.
 
As well as the usual clean and scrub routine, I have always used Terramycin (sp) spray. It has worked on the few occasions one of mine has had it.
 
Does your horse have long heels? This can prevent the frog coming into proper contact with the ground and make thrush more likely. Unless your horse has big strips of frog hanging off then I would recommend that you don't have the farrier cut them off. All he will do is expose more sensitive tissue. I would go easy with peroxide - it will kill the good bugs as well as the bad ones. I would soak your horses feet in salt water each day, using a brush to scrub the frogs if there are any raggy bits that are tough to get to - a dish washing brush is ideal! I find this gets things sorted, but if your chap is prone to thrush then I would salt soak regularly and take a close look at his diet as excess sugars can increase the likelihood of thrush. Avoid anything like greases and oils (inc. stockholm tar) as the thrush bugs are aneroibic so you are giving them the perfect living conditions rather than clearing them out.
 
if the farrier doesnt cut away the exfoliating sole and frog then the thrush will remain in these places trapped from air, so do as the vet says and get the farrier out. Then after that wash the feet with diluted hiby scrub and go to Farmway and buy a bottle of Bactaril will be found in the cow section, it is absolutely brilliant and you only need to use it once, instructions are very straight forward on the bottle.
 
Join the club, so has my barefooter (only in fronts)..........

The farrier came out today with the same advice from my vet he cut away all the dead frog but not only has she got thrush she has deep split in bulb that goes down to the middle of the frog.
Vet told me to (this is after farriers cut away frog) wash them with hibi-scrub, dry them out then spray with blue spray. i cant remeber what its called but i bought it off the vet and its the stuff they use on cattle, she told me it would all be cleared up in 5 days. They also said not to use peroxide but i know that works also. Apparently peroxide kills some of the good frog which being barefoot isnt good.

Fingers crossed yours clears up soon :)
 
rosie-ellie said:
Join the club, so has my barefooter (only in fronts)..........

Vet told me to (this is after farriers cut away frog) wash them with hibi-scrub, dry them out then spray with blue spray. i cant remeber what its called but i bought it off the vet and its the stuff they use on cattle, she told me it would all be cleared up in 5 days.
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Terramycin is a blue spray, so assume we are talking about the same thing
 
pampered ponies - found out what it was the blue sprays called its animedazon.

Went to spary her feet again today and already i can see a difference.
 
I used to use fast-fibre and had same problem. Switched to normal speedibeet - no problem. I think fastfibre is still quite high in starch - correct me if I am wrong...
 
ive been washing feet in hibiscrub drying them then purple spraying them it looks a bit better today but im worried as he has hot feet all round and was pointing with front foot today when out in field,he has been on bute for 3 days as vet said it would help him to feel a little more comfortable,he still looks sound when something spooks him tho,this is really worrying me now.he is on fast fibre now and pink powder and biotin extra,he has been moved to field thats been well grazed and ive topped odd bits of rye that growing on there,suggestions please :(
 
Are you worried about lami jackessex???? If so, you need to act fast. Get him off grass asap - bute will mask any signs of lami. I would stable your horse tonight on soaked hay and do not feed fast-fibre - it's too high in starch and sugars. I would switch to speedibeet and herbs if you must feed anything.
 
thanks tallyho,i asked the vet about poss lami but he didnt think it sounded like it,he thought the heat was more to do with the thrush,but frogs are looking much dryer tonight but still heat in all 4,ive only just switched to fast fibre as it was recomended as being low suger??if i pull him off grass how long do you think before i see an improvement if its lami??i dont want to keep him in for to long as he will be a plonker away from his mates!!also i have no hay only haylage will this be ok??
 
I have been using red horse sole cleanse to keep thrush at bay (one of my boys has very deep clefts) but now I make my own solution using hibiscrub, diluted, and add tea tree essential oil. Works a treat, very cheap, so each time I pick feet out they get a quick squirt.
 
jackessex said:
thanks tallyho,i asked the vet about poss lami but he didnt think it sounded like it,he thought the heat was more to do with the thrush,but frogs are looking much dryer tonight but still heat in all 4,ive only just switched to fast fibre as it was recomended as being low suger??if i pull him off grass how long do you think before i see an improvement if its lami??i dont want to keep him in for to long as he will be a plonker away from his mates!!also i have no hay only haylage will this be ok??
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I'm sorry you were told about fastfibre as low sugar...

The thrush will disappear soon enough if kept dry and clean. I would pull him off for a few days at least, depending on severity. Keep checking for heat, check the crest too - this is a good indicator. If rock hard, it's swollen with fluid. When floppy, it's a sign he's less toxic. Keep on with soaking haylage. 20-30mins is enough, rinse and hang to drip-dry. You don't want it to ferment. Walk him in hand as many times as poss for circulation and it will give you good indicator how he's doing. If it improves, I highly suggest a herbal detox before he goes out on grass again. Even then, it should be gradual. Do stop all extra feeds.

I really really hope it's not lami, better to bring in now than let the laminae swell/weaken more and cause more damage.
 
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