Camrosa ointment?

[now_loves_mares]

My mare has a crack for about 3/4 way down her off fore, from the top. It is quite thin but every so often has a hole. It seems to be being caused by a damaged coronary band. The best way to describe it would be that the periople (is that the right word??) is parted like your fringe looks like after you've had your riding hat on

or perhaps curtains that have been tied back.

Anyway it doesn't seem to be getting any better, and I wondered if Camrosa would help this to heal, and therefore (I hope) stop the crack before she has it all the way down her foot. Has anyone used it for this and seen success, or will something else work. I don't think it's actually to do with the rate of growth or the quality of horn that's at issue, so I don't think a supplement will help.

Probably worth mentioning that due to the unbelievably wet summer (as well as last winter) her feet are probably wet a lot of the time.

 

[hussar]

I can't answer on the Camrosa point (although I think it's marvellous stuff and I use it for nearly all skin complaints) but I would suggest you consult your farrier. A friend has a TB mare with what sounds like a similar problem and the hoof eventually split top to bottom - it's now plated but doesn't seem to be improving. The crack had been stable for some months and not causing alarm but split very suddenly - probably as you say due to the awful wet summer. Your mare's hoof might be worth some remedial farriery at this stage.

 

[Booboos]

Another vote for Camrosa for all sorts of skin problems, but afree with Hussar that you farrier should have a look at this.

 

[Box_Of_Frogs]

Your farrier should be able to staple across the split and, if nec, put filler into the crack while it grows out. Be very, very careful about Camrosa. This debate has been aired on the Forum before so it might be worth you looking it up. The concerns are that the company tried to keep secret that it contains toxic heavy metals. They had previously denied this but a court case (I think in America) forced them to reveal that it was true. I don't see how anything toxic with heavy metals can be beneficial except in the case of chemotherapy-type therapies when you are actively trying to kill cells. Just my view. It's a hoof problem - I'd start with your farrier x

 

[Tia]

Lol!! BoF - deja vu eh?

It wasn't a court case, it was the Advertising Standards commission or whatever they are called, which received a complaint from someone in Hampshire about the wording of their advertising.

<font color="blue">"The advertisers said the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) had checked and accepted their advertisement before publication; they asserted they did not use heavy metals in the production of the ointment. The advertisers explained that the formulation of the ointment in 2004 was the same as in 1992, when they had originally applied for a marketing authorisation from the VMD. They sent as proof of safety a dossier that included product and clinical trial information, various letters to, and from, the VMD, several testimonials about the efficacy of the product and a copy of the instruction booklet for the ointment. The advertisers said they understood, however, that the claim could be interpreted to mean no chemicals or heavy metals were present in the ointment and said they would remove the claim "NO HARMFUL CHEMICALS" from their advertising.

The Authority noted the complainant had had a spectral analysis of the ointment performed and that that analysis showed lead, nickel, uranium and lithium to be present in the ointment. It also noted the advertisers'' assertion that the elements present in the ointment did not exceed the levels found in human blood and that animals and humans were at no greater risk from the ointment than if they ingested their own blood from licking a wound. The Authority took expert advice and understood that the evidence submitted did not prove that the product did not contain harmful chemicals. The Authority concluded that the information submitted was not sufficient to prove the product contained no elements, chemicals or substances that could be unsafe and welcomed the advertisers'' assurance that they would remove the claim from their advertisements." </font>


Camrosa is not known over here; it's British and I'm the only one that I know, who has it over here

. I've always had success with Camrosa - love the stuff and wouldn't be without it ... even living here I have it shipped over.

I don't think Camrosa would be useful for this type of issue though - as others have said, your farrier is the man for the job.

 

[Daffodil]

Can't advise on what you should use, but like everyone else I'd have a word with your farrier or vet. Re Camrosa. I didn't get on with it all. Ordered it for a tiny spot (and I mean tiny) of what could have been mud-fever during the summer and within about 4 days it had spread to an area of about 3 sq inches, taking all the hair with it and looking sorer than when I started. I switched to Lincolns Tea Tree Ointment and it healed within a week.

 

[now_loves_mares]

Thanks everyone. Obviously the farrier sees it every time she is shod. The problem is, there is nothing he can do to actually repair the coronet band itself, so he would be literally putting a sticking plaster over it! Until the crack stops growing with the new horn, then it's just going to get worse. He's has changed the way she is shod to reduce the risk of her foot spreading and therefore making the crack worse. He actually thinks the crack itself is superficial, but I'm not convinced. No foot no horse after all....

I guess the next step is the vet, as it definitely looks like the coronary band itself is damaged.