Leg injury (graphic pictures)

[justmemydear]

Just thought i'd show you my lad turned him out in the field he wanted to come in climbed the fence de'gloved his leg.

Original injury

 

[justmemydear]

6 days later november 22nd

 

[justmemydear]

we are now at day 55 and this was after todays bandage change

 

[dianchi]

Friend of mines mare did this to the back of her leg and amazing she is now back sound! They dont help us do they!
Fingerts x and good luck!

 

[Chestnuttymare]

wow, that is some difference. coming on nicely, that granulation looks really healthy and you can see where the new skin is forming. my mare did a similar thing on her hind leg. it looked horrific. it repaired well too but now a little bit of the area has not much hair and is a bit more fragile. i put wraps on her at night so that she doesn't catch it if she has been lying down.
ask the vet about medical grade manuka. sometimes the healing slows a bit and that is really good to kick start it again. brilliant stuff.

 

[justmemydear]

thank you, i'm using manuka now he's not insured for vet fees just P/L so she comes once a fortnight now was weekly to shave proud flesh as this has been a problem x

 

[Loulou2002]

OMG! poor ponio.....looks good though. I would of been useless with that injury......last time i had the vet out to remove some stitches from my mares face i nearly fainted 3 times and had to sit in the tackroom with my head between my knees!

 

[Chestnuttymare]

the manuka is good for proud flesh too. you must have been in shock when it happened. horrible feeling!
once it has healed you could try camrosa for encouraging the hair growth. that's what i used and there is only a tiny bit that is missing hair.

 

[AmyMay]

Good grief, amazing recovery. I bet you died when you saw that.

I'm completely

 

[justmemydear]

thanks for the tips thought i would get some good ones on here lol xx

Yes hasn't been nice cleaning it ourselves but now its just oh right bandage change today lol. The shaving i don't like as it bleeds loads when vet is taking proud flesh off but its working x

 

[whisp&willow]

Great improvement! Well done!

My mare did similar over the front of her rear fetlock joint when she was a youngster- it was not nice, and took a long time to heal. it looked as though someone had cut a wedge out of her leg

The fetlock is a little larger than the other one, and there is still a sliver of skin with no hair on it, but that is my fault for not keeping it moisturised! I notice a surge in hair growth during the summer when I've been applying suncream! yes- suncream! Obviously you are a way off the suncream stage though!

We had good results using "hypercal" cream its by nelsons, but would work out a very expensive ointment for such a large area.

Good luck with the rest of the healing process- you'll need to keep updating! I wish I had taken photos of whisper's leg (this was well before the age of digital cameras/phones!)

x

 

[cptrayes]

Wow, thanks for sharing, that's awesome damage


Is the white bone or tendon?

Is the horse anywhere near sound?

 

[Old Bat]

Wow. Just wow.

 

[justmemydear]

The white was his cannon bone it measured just under 10 inches that was exposed, luckily no tendon damage. He's been on box rest now 8 weeks tomorrow he wasn't lame when he did it then he was sore so he was plus he's got a full leg bandage which he hates. Last few changes he's been sound and will even rear up so his leg doesn't hurt him now. He's allowed to now just have a little wonder on the lead outside of his stable and have just been given the go ahead to have his shoes off as his toes are getting long now he's ok to stand comfortably. Vet said he would of cost £5000 if she had been managing him to date he's cost me £2000 x

 

[justmemydear]

This is his bandage, 3x release pads with manuka on, then 2 pressure bandages then cotton wool, another pressure bandage then fleece bandage followed by vet wrap with plaster top and bottom

 

[FreddiesGal]

Good God!

What's the prognosis?

 

[MissTyc]

Wow ... that made me a teeny bit squeamish.

We had a similar injury on a TB that slid under a wire fence - I thought it was bad, but I'd say the injury was only half as "deep" ... Ugh bone.

 

[Nicnac]

Fantastic progress - is it a youngster? Just wondering as healing really well.

Manuka is fantastic and enabled an nasty injury (nowhere near as bad as yours) to heal really well without too much proud flesh. Like you I hated it when the injury was shaved as felt like it was going backwards

Bet your heart stopped when you saw that!

 

[justmemydear]

leg maybe slightly thicker but will be riding by march vet said x

 

[justmemydear]

He's 11 which vet says does help, we are roughly 4 weeks ahead of schedule healing x

Yes the shaving seems to look like its not healing but on the second change it looks fab i'll post a shaving photo lol x

 

[justmemydear]

this was first shaving, the flap of skin she stitched to try to save didn't take and cutting it off ment cutting a small artery hence the clamps x

 

[MozartK]

Have PM'ed you

 

[Liath]

Good grief, that is one heck of a wound!

Well done for managing it so far.. and good luck for the future!

 

[Alec Swan]

Looking at the first injury, and were that horse mine, I'd have shot it. The improvement is quite remarkable. All credit to you, and your vet. Amazing. You will ride that horse again, and soon. I'm staggered!

Alec.

 

[cptrayes]

Looking at the first injury, and were that horse mine, I'd have shot it.

Me too. I would never have believed that horse would ever be sound again.

 

[justmemydear]

Thank you I love the miserable ****** so didn't enter my head to pts if he was a companion I'd of kept him still, one vet as we seem to have had a few just come to look out of interest on a bandage change day said its bad but seen worse so I'm glad that ant mine then lol. The hunt went past over the fields last weekend he was trotting round his stable wanting to go join them but not this season but vet says come next we'll be there again. Vet said my sister and I have managed it well and just comes down to commitment to keep clean etc x

 

[cptrayes]

Well it's a huge credit to you and your sister.

 

[justmemydear]

Thank you, funny now vet says nothing will faze us if one of our horses cut themselves we will be able to deal with it lol x

 

[Venevidivici]

Omg! And you weren't kidding when you said it bled loads at proud flesh shaving...yeeuch! Well done you, tho.

 

[_GG_]

Massive well done to you and your sister on your management of this. I imagine it has been a hell of a task both managing the leg and keeping your lovely boy happy on box rest.

I have had a bit of fun sharing the pictures with the OH though


Good luck in the rest of the recovery and thanks for sharing. I do agree with your vet though, nothing will faze you now