Quartz
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I can't believe it!! The other day I posted as my horse has what appears to be thrush on one frog. This is being treated.
However, got home yesterday to find horse had cut his leg open. I went to get my neighbour who runs/owns a race stables and asked him to have a look as he is a lot more experienced than me. He washed it and disenfected it and bandaged it. He told me his horses have done much worse and I don't need to worry and call the vet out it will heal. But to take off bandage if it begins to swell.
Well it is swollen, so have taken off bandage and packed wound with antiseptic cream which also seals the wound. I am just worried about the swelling and don't won't him to get a bad infection. Is this normal or would you all be calling out a vet? What can I do to take the swelling down, I would hose it to massage it but don't want to open up the wound again.
He seems ok, is eating and walking around, just seems slightly more subdued than usual. But has had my girls brushing and fussing over him and he isn't being worried about the leg being touched.
Oh, neighbour also said I could continue riding him, I feel this maybe slightly excessive as I don't want to cause further damage or make him lame.
Thanks for any advice.
ETA: Its the front left leg if looking at photo. So his front right leg
http://s895.photobucket.com/albums/ac160/quartz85/cut leg/
However, got home yesterday to find horse had cut his leg open. I went to get my neighbour who runs/owns a race stables and asked him to have a look as he is a lot more experienced than me. He washed it and disenfected it and bandaged it. He told me his horses have done much worse and I don't need to worry and call the vet out it will heal. But to take off bandage if it begins to swell.
Well it is swollen, so have taken off bandage and packed wound with antiseptic cream which also seals the wound. I am just worried about the swelling and don't won't him to get a bad infection. Is this normal or would you all be calling out a vet? What can I do to take the swelling down, I would hose it to massage it but don't want to open up the wound again.
He seems ok, is eating and walking around, just seems slightly more subdued than usual. But has had my girls brushing and fussing over him and he isn't being worried about the leg being touched.
Oh, neighbour also said I could continue riding him, I feel this maybe slightly excessive as I don't want to cause further damage or make him lame.
Thanks for any advice.
ETA: Its the front left leg if looking at photo. So his front right leg
http://s895.photobucket.com/albums/ac160/quartz85/cut leg/
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