Cleantrax winging it

[Roxylola]

Bon has been having a little break from shoeing and I'd like to do him a cleantrax before they go back on.
I do not have a suitable boot. I do have a couple of small deep red gorilla trugs. Would those be suitable?
Or I could make up a bag and use gaffa tape to make it kind of hoof shaped although there's more chance of getting a foot in the bucket than a bag I think.
If the trug works how deep does the stuff need to be up the foot/leg? He doesn't have thrushy feet particularly its a precaution but if I split the solution I could do 2 feet at a time for 45 mins. If it needs to be deep it would be one at once for 20.
I think my trugs are 14 litres so maximum would be a bit more than a quarter full vs about a seventh

 

[sbloom]

It has to be up to at least 45cm IIRC but I used it a long time ago! The soaking boots aren't especially expensive.

 

[Roxylola]

45cm! That's most of the way up to his knee. Even in a boot I'll struggle to do that I think

 

[Gloi]

45cm! That's most of the way up to his knee. Even in a boot I'll struggle to do that I think

The solution doesn't need to be past the hoof.

 

[Tiddlypom]

Have you got a couple of thick plastic feed sacks? Charnwoods micronised linseed sacks would be good.

I've posted this pic before. I split the cleantrax into 2 and put it into 2 shires poultice boots. It covers the coronet band, no need for it to be deeper than that. I soak both front feet simultaneously for 45 minutes, then move the cleantrax to the back feet and bag up the front feet to fumigate them. It ends up with nothing on the fronts and the hinds being fumigated. A long suffering horse helps a lot!



These are proper cleantrax soaking boots, but sturdy feed sacks and duct tape could do instead. You do need to fumigate the feet after soaking them.

 

[Roxylola]

Thanks TP, I do have feed bags - I'm thinking a gaffa tape outer to strengthen.
There is going to be so much snorting ridiculousness over this

 

[sbloom]

The solution doesn't need to be past the hoof.

Everything I read back then was that you need a certain pressure to get it truly into the hoof, hence the tall column creating that pressure.

 

[Tiddlypom]

Everything I read back then was that you need a certain pressure to get it truly into the hoof, hence the tall column creating that pressure.

I don't think that one pot of cleantrax made up in the correct volume of water would reach anywhere near 45cm high if poured into a cleantrax boot? Look how bulky the boots are.

To the coronet band is fine.

 

[Roxylola]

I can't find anything at all where it stipulates any depth - and I've had a fair search. It does all state use a boot or improvise similar though so presumably there is some reason you can't just tub in a bucket

 

[sbloom]

I don't think that one pot of cleantrax made up in the correct volume of water would reach anywhere near 45cm high if poured into a cleantrax boot? Look how bulky the boots are.

To the coronet band is fine.

This was a long time ago, 2004 ish? The boot is that tall because of this requirement, I had a boot but gave it away years ago. The advice may have changed but that's what it was back then. Maybe the pot was bigger....

 

[Tiddlypom]

I can't find anything at all where it stipulates any depth - and I've had a fair search. It does all state use a boot or improvise similar though so presumably there is some reason you can't just tub in a bucket

I suspect that the main problem with a bucket or trug is keeping the horse standing with at least one foot in it for 45 mins .

My mare is free to move in her stable in all her boots, but she mostly stays munching at her haynet. I do make sure that she is likely to be hungry beforehand! I park myself in the corner of the stable on a folding step.

Tip - I put the boots on empty, make sure she's settled, then gently add the cleantrax.

 

[Melandmary]

My EP helped me with my clean trax treatment as no way would Mel stand with her foot in a tub. I bought a boot but it was too small so we improvised with 2 carrier bags ( doubled bagged) put on each leg then poured the solution in and bandaged the tops up so we did both front feet at the same time. Tied up with a haynet. And yes solution was just above the coronet band. Wouldn’t work in a tub anyway as you have to keep the air out was my understanding.

 

[Roasted Chestnuts]

I just used feed sacks and gaffa tape. No way would Kia have stood in a bucket for 45mins. So even less chances than a snowball in hell of Faran standing at peace for that long.

Someone suggested to me years ago about putting it onto a big wad of cotton wool or a nappy and sticking it on, still being forced into the foot by the pressure of standing on it. For Faran I may try the nappy idea as it’s probably the only way the bugger will keep it on