SSM
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When I fell off and duffed my finger up out hunting Donkey also duffed her hock up came up huge and puffy worse in the mornings than evenings after she has been out all day.
She was well enough to taz around the field though. To be on the safe side after 10 days I had the vet out, who prescribed bute and if no better in 5 days they would come out an xray. Of course I was not happy with the hock still so vet came out and x-rayed and I swear the next morning the ruddy hock was back to normal! However to be on the safe side thought I would give her the rest of the week off and start riding her again on Saturday. Saturday came and in the afternoon it was foul so I brought her in and could not be arsed to ride groomed her, whilst grooming her tum she loves her tummy being groomed I noticed a lump around the girth area further investigation its a tear about 3 long hose pipe on and its deep so vet called.
It was obviously a very fresh wound and I think she did it to herself rolling. Vet wanted to clip the hair around it without full sedation and a huge army that was not going to happen. So I have been told to keep her on antibiotics and bute and to hibiscrub and cold hose twice daily this morning it did look much better but there is still heat.
What else can I do to to stop infection, get it to heal fast??
We had our first show on the 13th Cleveland Bay show so I am gutted.
She is on box rest but I will dress her in her lycra gimp suit tonight (to keep dirt out of it) and lunge her as the vet said movement is good for it and she is not getting out of work. She is happily box resting next door to the lovely Tonto (Dancer 99) who is on a months box rest. Will also graze her tonight just cannot let her roll and get dirt in it.
I am so glad I did not ride her as I think I might have been sent into the next county, and she is being amazing letting me prod, poke, cold hose and hot wash it with out a complaint.
Any suggestions for healing and mending please!!
She was well enough to taz around the field though. To be on the safe side after 10 days I had the vet out, who prescribed bute and if no better in 5 days they would come out an xray. Of course I was not happy with the hock still so vet came out and x-rayed and I swear the next morning the ruddy hock was back to normal! However to be on the safe side thought I would give her the rest of the week off and start riding her again on Saturday. Saturday came and in the afternoon it was foul so I brought her in and could not be arsed to ride groomed her, whilst grooming her tum she loves her tummy being groomed I noticed a lump around the girth area further investigation its a tear about 3 long hose pipe on and its deep so vet called.
It was obviously a very fresh wound and I think she did it to herself rolling. Vet wanted to clip the hair around it without full sedation and a huge army that was not going to happen. So I have been told to keep her on antibiotics and bute and to hibiscrub and cold hose twice daily this morning it did look much better but there is still heat.
What else can I do to to stop infection, get it to heal fast??
We had our first show on the 13th Cleveland Bay show so I am gutted.
She is on box rest but I will dress her in her lycra gimp suit tonight (to keep dirt out of it) and lunge her as the vet said movement is good for it and she is not getting out of work. She is happily box resting next door to the lovely Tonto (Dancer 99) who is on a months box rest. Will also graze her tonight just cannot let her roll and get dirt in it.
I am so glad I did not ride her as I think I might have been sent into the next county, and she is being amazing letting me prod, poke, cold hose and hot wash it with out a complaint.
Any suggestions for healing and mending please!!
