Cream for daily cuts etc

So reason for asking other than I need to top up my supplies, my horse came in last week with about an inch of a gash the underside of his face. I thoroughly questioned myself for a while as to whether it warranted a stitch but I decided I was being ott. I meticulously cleaned it out (wearing disposable gloves and using sterile tub) and put Sudocrem on it which I thought was a brilliant move as it seemed to almost ‘fill’ the gap of the wound. I actually tried a human wound plaster to protect it but funnily enough the hair stopped it from sticking 🥺. A few days of checking it , it didn’t really seem to be doing anything… again I questioned myself so cleaned it again and re-sudocremed it. It looks fantastic now, nice a dry and definitely closing up. Just to add- all the time there was no heat/swelling or I would’ve thought it was infected. Horse also had a bit of raw/weepy looking skin on his mane(where he has no hair left, not sure if youngsters broken the skin or if he’s rubbed it himself) anyway, cleaned that and slathered in Sudocrem last night and it’s lovely a dry today. I slathered some Honeyheel on it tonight. I forgot how sticky that was!

So, interesting to hear different opinions on Sudocrem. I can totally see how it can attract and keep bacteria/germs in the wound. But equally it done a cracking job of being thick enough to plug the wound so to speak.
 
Another vote for sudocrem but also Aromesse Ultrasalve. Always have both available. After cleaning with salt water, found the salve good for stopping small cuts from bleeding and because it’s a bit thicker, it stays in place.
 
Pinkvboots said:
I have just bought this because I use the insecticide spray which I think does work but had to do patch test on Arabi because he is so sensitive to everything.
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Botanica is the only thing Dave will let me put in his ears when he has fly bites. He resists & then when it actually hits, he pushes into my hand rubbing it in, so it must soothe. It's also got a low level of repellant.
 
Bepanthen creme but the antiseptic version, not the nappy rash one.

It kills germs, is soothing, and seems to stop too much proud flesh/excessive scabbing gathering.
 
Old horse at our field scraped his neck on the weekend. I slathered it in sudocrem. Looks so much better already. Kept any flies off and has definitely helped healing.
 
Liberal squirting of leukillin and then if pretty superficial & non concerning sellequine silver / aloe / seaweed gel or if more serious (& I’ve got some) flamzine. I’ve also got red horse honey heal which I find useful for rubs (eg from grazing muzzle) / in areas such as lower legs where I want it to stay put (it’s blooming sticky stuff!)
 
I think a good reason to not use sudocrem would be if you are calling your vet is it will save them having to clean it up so they can evaluate the wound properly. Zinc oxide does stick and if it's a puncture wound, that possibly has something stuck in it, it would be a right pain to clean it up.
 
Vet told me to ditch the sudocrem many years ago so I haven't used it since (along with purple spray!). I just clean with Stericlens and then sometimes apply Wondergel.
 
Used to be sudocreme but find filtabac much better these days. Anything a bit more challenging gets the manuka honey cream made by the same company as filtabac with the filtabac layered on top. Have also used the Lincoln silver cream but find filtabac sticks and lasts better.
 
holeymoley said:
What’s your go to cream for every day cuts and things like that? Oldie seems to have been in the wars lately, probably with the help of youngster I may add. My staple is plain old Sudocrem for cuts or Aloe Vera Gel for swollen bits. Anything superior on the shelves these days?
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I use Camrosa
 
Leovet silver salve and they spray. Make a good combo and seems to keep wound clean.

I only use sudocreme as barrier, so for burnt noses, mud fever (however silver salve works better) or my itchy pony to keep the midges off as it forms a film. Some horses can be allergic to it mind...
 
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