joanne1920
Well-Known Member
I bought my 13.2hh 2 year coloured cob 3 months ago now from a gyspy dealer close to where i live. I had him vetted (only the basic oneas he was tethered and virtually unhandled) and he passed although the vet said to give him a good bath and delouse as he had scabs in his feathers. So i bought him. I did as the vet said i washed his feathers and legs with hibiscrub waited for them to dry and then de loused, then i started to treat the scabs, after reading up on mud fever that s what i thought it was and began treating with protocon to remove the scabs and then using anticeptic cream (dermoline i think) anyway after a few days one leg started to swell and was hot to to touch so i called the vet out and he was given antibiotics and antibiotic cream and bute, i was advised to clip off his feathers to get to the base of the problem and frontline spray him in case of mites - all of which i did. the scabs and cracks got better and healed icluding the big sores he had on his hind legs heels from the tethering chain rubbing his heels.
Meanwhile he's had his first tetanus injection and been wormed twice - yuk - dont think he had ever been wormed... 6" long ones came out
1 month later the beginning of Decemeber and and my livery provider decided it would be a good idea to put rubble in a sodden gateway, rubble with had broken tiles and other unsuitable things in it.
Anyway basically my pony cut his heel and i started to treat it like i had done before using the antibiotic cream that i had left over, 2 days later and puss was coming out and it was beginning to swell. Meanwhile after a heated debate with the liver owner i'd moved my pony to the summer grazing that was being rested granted no grass but no rubble either! Mickey was being turned out during the day and in at night and the area only being rinsed with cold water if it was really muddy but id been putting a barrier on anyway, all the other feet/legs were and are still fine. Vet called out again, a different one this time, who was really nice and explained that the cut was on old scar tissue(mickey has got lots of lumps, bumps and ridges in his heels) she told me the scar tissue was from untreated mud fever infections that he's probably had since a foal
anyway she gave me more cream and antibiotics and said that it would be better within a few days as the infection had been caught early and i had done all the right things. and now the orginal cut has almost healed but he's got a crack that will not heel up, i phoned the vet and she said to stop using the antibiotic cream and just use aloe vera jelly and see how that goes and if its no better in a couple of weeks to giver her another call.
Well the crack which i thought i was on top of had now opened up and spread back on to the bit that had healed
ahhhh.... im using sudocream during the day with robinsons prevent it up his legs, then when he comes in im spraying tea tree mist on waiting ten mins and the putting the aloe vera on waiting 10 mins then putting him to bed, it keeps cracking because its on a joint and even me picking his feet out moves the whole area.... please can some one help??? its not infected at the mo touch wood but im really struggling to get it healed up. Sorry for such a long post but i thought to give me advice it would be better to know the back ground... I was thinking of getting some echinecea to add to his feed to build up his immune system?? also pig oil and sulphur... although i really dont want to use that unless i have too....
Jo
1 month later the beginning of Decemeber and and my livery provider decided it would be a good idea to put rubble in a sodden gateway, rubble with had broken tiles and other unsuitable things in it.
Anyway basically my pony cut his heel and i started to treat it like i had done before using the antibiotic cream that i had left over, 2 days later and puss was coming out and it was beginning to swell. Meanwhile after a heated debate with the liver owner i'd moved my pony to the summer grazing that was being rested granted no grass but no rubble either! Mickey was being turned out during the day and in at night and the area only being rinsed with cold water if it was really muddy but id been putting a barrier on anyway, all the other feet/legs were and are still fine. Vet called out again, a different one this time, who was really nice and explained that the cut was on old scar tissue(mickey has got lots of lumps, bumps and ridges in his heels) she told me the scar tissue was from untreated mud fever infections that he's probably had since a foal
Well the crack which i thought i was on top of had now opened up and spread back on to the bit that had healed
ahhhh.... im using sudocream during the day with robinsons prevent it up his legs, then when he comes in im spraying tea tree mist on waiting ten mins and the putting the aloe vera on waiting 10 mins then putting him to bed, it keeps cracking because its on a joint and even me picking his feet out moves the whole area.... please can some one help??? its not infected at the mo touch wood but im really struggling to get it healed up. Sorry for such a long post but i thought to give me advice it would be better to know the back ground... I was thinking of getting some echinecea to add to his feed to build up his immune system?? also pig oil and sulphur... although i really dont want to use that unless i have too....
Jo
