Hoof Abcess?

[Lucyann89]

My highland pony has a sore hindleg and looks quite lame on it. My vet has been up several times and advised me to put him on box rest for a week. It made no difference. She tested his soles for sensitivity but did not think he was particulary sensitive in any area. She then flexed his fetlock back (holdong it as if she was picking his foot out) for one minute then asked me to trot him up and down again, this made him very lame.
Anyway, she's unsure right now to what it could be, so before getting him xrayed she wants me to treat his foot incase it could be an abcess. So I poulticed it and then when I came to remove it today and replace it, there was a thick black tar looking substance on the bottom of his foot under the poultice, which was down one side of his frog. What is this? If he did have an abcess, what would the puss look like? I cleaned it up and poulticed/bandaged him again after.

Thank you if anyone can help

 

[Flicker]

With an abscess, the pus is usually yellowy / black sometimes greeny and ABSOLUTELY STINKS. Sounds like it could possibly some nasty coming from his frog. Nice. Good luck and hope he comes sound soon.

 

[dunthing]

I've got a highland too. My poor boy just had two nasties in one foot. The vet couldn't find the second one and the poor boy was virtually hopping on three legs. We got the farrier to come out the same day and he found it in seconds.
My daughter (who looks after him) and I have made an agreement that if any of the neds have a foot problem, the farrier is the first to be called. Ours is fantastic.