i think he has an infection. also in Vet

[china]

i posted a while ago about my tb's manky frog, well it was clearing well and then he went barefoot on thursday and his leg is now swelling from the fetlock up. he is very lame on the concrete still at the mo but is walking and trotting around the pea gravel but i can see he is ovbiously lame on this foot. im going to ring my vet for advice but does anyone have any tips for getting rid and keeping it dry while doing this!

 

[Aces_High]

Have you cleaned his foot out with peroxide? Best thing to clear up manky thrush feet with. Have you taken his shoes off because you want him to go unshod or just because he's having a break or similar? If they are a bit wussy I often bute mine as once they realise it's not hurting after a couple of days they then walk fine. As it's his foot - I'd have the farrier out before the vet. They are lower leg specialists afterall.

 

[china]

he has gone barefoot as he has navicular and bone spavins and has done nothing but pull shoes off and pull his feet apart so were doing the barefoot option. the farrier said it was looking fairly good when he took his shoes off thursday.
imogen in vet doesnt think its related, will be just my luck hes done some more damage to himself!

 

[Aces_High]

I hope for you he hasn't but I work with racehorses and know that even a little scratch can cause their legs to flair up and inflame. They are a pest! Not sure if that's any piece of mind or not! Is there any heat in his foot? Could have a piece of gravel or similar stuck in the white line or something. I am just a huge believer for things like that get the farrier first. You can always call the vet afterwards if the farrier can't work out what is wrong and you've saved yourself whatever your vet charges as a call out. If his frogs go manky again do the peroxide. I use it on the box rest horses and it's very good. Syringe it on and hold the foot up for 40 secs or so, so it can work into all the nooks and crannies. Get it from any chemist but don't say it's for your horse as then they won't hand it out! Cold hosing should help to take the heat away but again I do this as soon as I detect any heat. They are a wonderful breed really!