DMSO and splints

[lucym]

My vet has advised the use of DMSO on my 4yo new splint, however i am not convinced...it seems like nasty stuff, although some say it works

just wondered what people felt about it...also my horse has black legs- and would it cause the hair to turn white??

 

[Imonone]

Didint make any hair change colour and I had no probs with it, but make sure you wear gloves.

 

[Halfstep]

DMSO as a carrier for cortisone sometimes helps new splints as it acts as a strong anti-inflammatory directly on the area effected. Don't rub it in or bandage over it. It will not change the colour of the legs, but if the area gets scurfy, stop using it.

To be perfectly honest, DMSO didn't help my 5yr old's splint at all. Neither did splintex. But it is worth a try! The best thing for active splints is rest and cold therapy.

 

[Caritas]

DMSO did not help with my horses splints although did make the hair grow white!!

 

[star]

DMSO made my horse's pink skin blister in the sunshine even used diluted.

 

[glenruby]

The purpose of DMSO in the treatment of splints and epiphyseal dysplasias is to ac as an anti-inflammatorya nd also especially in the case of splints its used for inhibiting cellular growth and differentiation in the bone, thereby hopefully minimising the size of the new splint.

Iv used it on TBs with epiphysitis with good results but havent personally used it for splints. In my experience it did not affect the hair colour of the legs (have only used it on many shades of bay). We applied it via a patch which was scured with a pece of vet wrap to the knee and left on for 3-4 hours every 2nd day(dex has a long half life). Mind you, we only used it on serious cases that were taking a long time to clear up - ie. 2 f the 9horses affected by this problem were treated using dex.