Bandaging a cut

catherine22

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My horses field mate tripped on the road yesterday and cut her knee (joint isn't damaged just a deep graze. Vet has seen it, cleaned and bandaged it and said to keep bandage on for 3 days, owner took this to mean leave this bandage on for 3 days whereas I would, personally, re do it everyday, especially as the horse lives out, so bandage is probably very wet and soggy this morning.
What would you do?
 
Rebandage, or have a look at it and leave the bandage off. :)

Depends on size of graze, I prefer to leave things open if possible to let air get to them.
 
leave it! If the vet has said to leave it there is probably a reason. My horse had a knee accident, a really bad one and only then he re-bandaged every day, and only for a week then he left it for 3 days. if your worried about it getting wet, cut a bin liner or a bran bag up the side and wrap your the leg. Then use adhesive bandage, defo helps!
 
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