janinek1981
Well-Known Member
I know its a long one but your advice is GREATLY appreciated.
My thoroughbred received a kick half way between her knee and her fetlock on the outside of her forleg two weeks ago. There was a cut.. not particularly deep i wouldnt say, which is a little further back than half way (I would say more on splint bone area than cannon bone area). It was swolen straight away and she was lame in walk, I tried but failed to keep it clean and it got infected so the vet was called three days later and she had a shot and was given a 7 day course of antibiotics. On the 7th day I called the vet to say that the majority of the soft swelling had gone but that it was back to looking like the day i found her (straight down from outside of knee to the cut area) and that she was still lame (no improvement). He gave me another 10 day course of ABs as there is still gunk coming out and im washing it daily with hibiscub. We're on day 16 I think since the trauma and shes still, what I class to be very lame in walk.
She was turned out the whole time on vets advice.
My questions for anyone still awake are:
Should I be thinking about xrays? Ive never had to deal with lameness before, my old boy was a toughie.
Has anyone had a lame horse for this long after a kick and it just be from tissue injury and inflammation?
What is the best cream/potion if any, to put on the cut? Ive been hibiscrubbing it and then purple spray but its best to heal from inside out right? So maybe something hydrating?? The cut has healed over a few times but ive had to soak off the scab as there is still pus coming out. Am i being neurotic to consider that there is a bone in there that may have broken which is constantly producing more pus or can pus come out for weeks after an infection?
PS..Am asking all this because my vet has given wishy washy answers throughout, forgotten which horse mine was through one conversation (!) and the nurse had to call me at work to ask what id been presribed. Feel very worried and like im guessing what to do!!
Thanks for reading xx
My thoroughbred received a kick half way between her knee and her fetlock on the outside of her forleg two weeks ago. There was a cut.. not particularly deep i wouldnt say, which is a little further back than half way (I would say more on splint bone area than cannon bone area). It was swolen straight away and she was lame in walk, I tried but failed to keep it clean and it got infected so the vet was called three days later and she had a shot and was given a 7 day course of antibiotics. On the 7th day I called the vet to say that the majority of the soft swelling had gone but that it was back to looking like the day i found her (straight down from outside of knee to the cut area) and that she was still lame (no improvement). He gave me another 10 day course of ABs as there is still gunk coming out and im washing it daily with hibiscub. We're on day 16 I think since the trauma and shes still, what I class to be very lame in walk.
She was turned out the whole time on vets advice.
My questions for anyone still awake are:
Should I be thinking about xrays? Ive never had to deal with lameness before, my old boy was a toughie.
Has anyone had a lame horse for this long after a kick and it just be from tissue injury and inflammation?
What is the best cream/potion if any, to put on the cut? Ive been hibiscrubbing it and then purple spray but its best to heal from inside out right? So maybe something hydrating?? The cut has healed over a few times but ive had to soak off the scab as there is still pus coming out. Am i being neurotic to consider that there is a bone in there that may have broken which is constantly producing more pus or can pus come out for weeks after an infection?
PS..Am asking all this because my vet has given wishy washy answers throughout, forgotten which horse mine was through one conversation (!) and the nurse had to call me at work to ask what id been presribed. Feel very worried and like im guessing what to do!!
Thanks for reading xx
so any advice on preventing scars and proud flesh would be great (once its healed obviously) x
