Hoof hardener?

I've been looking at Red Horse products but am currently using Keratex and have had great results. It has formaldehyde in it if that's a problem for you. Equimins also do one but it stays white on the foot
 
beryls2001 said:
Thanks guys. I'm in South Africa though and neither of those are available here.... How does formaldehyde work?
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Do you have any sheep farmers near you? You will probably find that they use a foot dip which is 35% formaldehyde. If you take 250 ml of that and add 750 ml of water, you will pretty much have got 1 litre of keratex. Paint onto the sole, frog and hoof wall. Alternatively, a chemist should be able to sell you formaldehyde but you need to know the strength and water down to 8%.
 
Keratex once a week and then a good hoof supplement in the feed. I use hoof aid.

I also use Carr & Martin hoof moisturiser for dry hooves. Combination is working a treat as they are getting harder but not brittle
 
Another for Keratex and sugar and iodine is excellent as a cheaper solution, just mix white sugar and iodine into a porridge like consistency - very good for treatment of abcesses in the foot as the sugar hardens and dries out the foot and the iodine is a natural anti bacterial.
 
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