Horse pus

[Shellby27]

Ok, my mare has just had a hoof absess burst out of the coronary band on her nearside front hoof. The vet has flushed it out with an iodine soloution and she has a hot poultice on to night and will be kept in for a week. My main question is how the hell do I get this gross horse pus smell off my hands!!!! I have washed them a million times, but my hands are still so potent it's making me gag!!!!! Any suggestions apart from chopping my hands off!

 

[shazza283]

can you get hold of some betadine or povidone iodine wash/surgical scrub (has to be the soapy one otherwise your hands go yelLow! ) - works pretty well

- or long soak in hot v smelly bubble bath

- or lemon stinky stuff - I have some great lemon foot stuff (body shop) that I bought for OH that works well!

OH AND WEAR GLOVES WHEN YOU CHANGE POULTICE - STINKS FOR AGES!!

 

[skewbaldpony]

scrub with salt and lemon but please not if you have any scratches or small cuts OOOOOWWWWWWWW!
Or surgical scrub as the pp said, or hibiscrub might be worth a go?

 

[Shellby27]

Thank you both! I have been ordered into the bath by my OH who refuses to cuddle me as I smell so bad! I have some hibiscrub, but it's down the yard

Will try the salt and lemon. My poor hands are going to be red raw!!!!

 

[shazza283]

men eh?

Oh sorry assuming ur a laydee!!

Hibi doesn't work so well - the iodine smell seems to cover up the pus smell - but good old fashion lemmo works well

 

[jenh166]

I'm afraid you learnt it the hard way...im not even a vet yet but already at vet school they've taught us never to change poultices without gloves on...especially if you've got a hot date!

 

[Shellby27]

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I'm afraid you learnt it the hard way...im not even a vet yet but already at vet school they've taught us never to change poultices without gloves on...especially if you've got a hot date!

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LOL! Yes I have def learnt the hard way! I have just eaten my chinese take out with a peg on my nose! Everytime I get a whiff my stomach turns over! Even my cat is repulsed by me

 

[Shellby27]

PS! I meant coronet band! DUH! I'm having a coronary stressing about my hands!

 

[hellybelly6]

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[quote Even my cat is repulsed by me

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Ha ha ha ha

Try washing up liquid or bicarbonate of soda.

 

[Box_Of_Frogs]

Milk is supposed to get the pong of onions of your hands. Worth a try.

 

[ken1]

Aren't you just glad that romance isn't dead after all