Coronet band injury wwyd

[ponyparty]

Not the first post about my new horse that I was anticipating

Would you dress this injury or leave open to air? I’m thinking I’d prefer to dress it (and did so last night). YO reckons might be better to leave to air but mare is turned out and the field’s muddy (in August! Grr).

It’s an awkward spot and means I’m wrapping the hoof to keep the dressing on.

If I’m going to continue dressing it I’ll need to go get some more supplies - i was thinking a dressing, then a sock to hold in place and prevent rubs, then maybe one of those woofwear poultice boots to save messing about with vetwrap and duct tape. I cleaned with saline and put some wound cream (all I had to hand) last night; I’ve got some Manuka honey here I’d probably go for if I’m going to dress it again.

She was a bit of a pain to handle last night, she’s pair bonded with the mare she’s out with - she’s still at the yard I bought her from, on livery there until I can move her to one closer to home next week. Other mare was also on the yard having physio but they were both just desperate to be in each others line of sight.

She’s unshod at the moment and her feet are in a bit of a state (getting trimmed and measured for boots asap - IF I can get a boot on, with this cut, that is!), she’s footy on the hardcore yard surface and has an aversion to standing on the rubber matting by the tie up points so getting her to hold the foot up for long enough to vetwrap etc. was a bit of a struggle, combined with fretting about her “girlfriend”!

So yes it would be easier to leave it, but I’m worried about mud/flies/infection risk. Would some silver spray or something like that do the trick?

Anyway - I promise photos of actual horse when I get round to it

 

[Barton Bounty]

I would cover it till it heals and kind of seals it then I would use silver spray to put a second skin on it then leave it to air dry. I wouldnt want any bacteria getting into that wound

 

[meleeka]

I’d cover it too until it isn’t flapping anymore.

 

[Skips11]

I also would keep it covered to start with, and would wrap as you would for a hoof poultice with vet wrap and duck tape.

 

[ponyparty]

Thanks all, glad I'm on the right train of thought. Need to find a better/quicker way of dressing though if she's still antsy about holding her foot up. Off to the country store I go...

 

[Skips11]

If you can quickly get the vet wrap on, you can make a duck tape ‘boot’ by cross crossing bits of tape, then she only needs to hold the foot long enough to slap it on the bottom. Then you can do the rest with the foot on the floor!

 

[Pinkvboots]

Cover it for now until its part healed then silver spray

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

We would cover that for a day or 2 then use teramycin spray on it and leave it open to air and kick on.

 

[ycbm]

I would cut the flap off because it's just dead and will trap dirt. I'd leave it open and flush it twice a day with something, but I am old fashioned and a bit of a maverick these days as far as wound treatment goes.

 

[JGC]

You can do the duct tape in advance, so you cut the tape and stick it together in a hoof-sized star shape, then you just need to stick it on the bottom, then she can put her foot down and then you stick the ends up the hoof wall and then a wrap around to keep it stuck!

 

[JGC]

This explains it better (although I prefer the star to the square): https://www.horsenation.com/2018/05/22/4-steps-to-create-the-perfect-duct-tape-bootie/

 

[ponyparty]

You can do the duct tape in advance, so you cut the tape and stick it together in a hoof-sized star shape, then you just need to stick it on the bottom, then she can put her foot down and then you stick the ends up the hoof wall and then a wrap around to keep it stuck!

YES I had forgotten this, I have done this before. It's been a few years and I've had a bit of a baptism of fire on my first day of owning a horse again

 

[ponyparty]

I would cut the flap off because it's just dead and will trap dirt. I'd leave it open and flush it twice a day with something, but I am old fashioned and a bit of a maverick these days as far as wound treatment goes.

ycbm you are indeed a maverick and I rather admire you for it
The thought of cutting the flap off makes me feel a bit queasy... but maybe worth a try as it's the trapping of the dirt that I'm worried about...

 

[Landcruiser]

I'd be worried about the dressing just getting soaked. Is there no way you can keep her somewhere dry for a few days? In an ideal world I would spray with SCP and keep as dry as possible until "sealed" or scabbed or whatever it's going to do.

 

[Roxylola]

I'd probably do what ycbm suggested. Bon did similar a couple of times last year - he likes "waving" through the fence
Made a full recovery with minimal intervention on my part.

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

This explains it better (although I prefer the star to the square): https://www.horsenation.com/2018/05/22/4-steps-to-create-the-perfect-duct-tape-bootie/

I prefer the square too, I make it on my thigh.

 

[ponyparty]

Well I went up this eve, cut the flap off and it doesn’t look half as bad as it did last night. So I’ve just cleaned it, flushed with saline and whacked some wound cream on as that’s all I have apart from Manuka honey (country store didn’t have much in at all!) and turned her back out.

Will report back but fingers crossed for a straightforward healing process!

 

[MidChristmasCrisis]

New horsey came to us with similar damage..we washed it and covered with yellow summer cream to keep flies off and within a week has dried up and is healing well.

 

[poiuytrewq]

I would cut the flap off because it's just dead and will trap dirt. I'd leave it open and flush it twice a day with something, but I am old fashioned and a bit of a maverick these days as far as wound treatment goes.

I was thinking the same actually. It’s only going to dry up and fall off so speed up the process.
We used to have loads of this kind of unjury at work and it was a snip the flappy bit off, spray and that’s about it!

 

[SusieT]

I would call a vet out to assess this horse, administer pain relief and advise on best course of treatment for the wound.
It sounds like she needs a professinal who can assess all the issues and prescribe appropriate medicatin involved.

 

[eggs]

I usually send a photo to my vet if I am not sure about something and ask their opinion.

 

[ponyparty]

Had the vet out today anyway as she had a bit of a fat hind leg - old mud fever scabs which have flared up into a bit of infection. She's had steroid, bute and antibiotics IV and is on antibiotics and bute for the next 7 days (iirc). Vet not bothered at all by the coronet band injury and - bar the fat leg and flat ex racer feet, said she looks like she'll come good, and commented on how sweet natured she is. Legs (both hinds had scabs but only one fat one) hibiscrubbed and slathered in sudocrem, new fly mask on (not sure she'd ever had one on) and she's back out in the field happy as larry. Hopefully just a little blip, I may look at getting mud fever leg wraps for turnout in the winter as a preventative though. Or at least just a good barrier cream. Think I used a powder on my old boy? I've got time to think about that though.

I keep forgetting to take pics (of her face/whole body rather than her injuries, that is) when I'm up there, I'm useless, I will get some at the weekend and do a separate post!