Feet going soft whilst on box rest? tips needed please!

[MJ_1993]

Hi all,


My horse is on his 10th day of box rest, he is on box rest as a minimum of Friday until he can go to the vets to have scans done, but his feet (well mostly frogs) are going a bit softer than i would like, a back one in particular. Hes also fully shod.

He's on straw bed, i cant change this as yard rules but he's mucked out fully twice a day, no skipping out, no deep littering, but i can't odds that he is still going to stand in poo! I've put a bit of purple spray on the slightly smelly one, smell is all gone now but just wondered if there was any way to protect his feet?!


Never had a horse on box rest before so it's all very new to me! Luckily my horse is a diamond dude and isn't making life too difficult! xx

 

[Tiddlypom]

Sorry to hear that your lad is on box rest. I hope that it proves to be nothing serious.

Red Horse sole cleanse spray is excellent at keeping feet healthy in such circumstances. I've just had one of mine on 3 weeks box rest and a daily application kept her soles and frogs in good order.

https://redhorseproducts.com/shop/hoof-care/sole-cleanse/

 

[ycbm]

Do you mean you can scrape chalky sole off with your hoof pick?

If so, that's nothing more than some that would have been robbed away by walking around in a field or worked in an arena or on soft tracks, so don't worry about it, it's normal.

 

[Pearlsacarolsinger]

I would spray with tea-tree mist (Equimins or Ozoil). Antifungal, anti-biotic and slightly drying.

 

[ITPersonnage]

Another Red Horse product, sole paint, will dry the frogs a bit & protect them. I used it with sole cleanse it seemed to work for me.

 

[MJ_1993]

Thankyou very much! I have just purchased both Red Horse products and hopefully they will be with me Tuesday! Much Appreciated! x