dark_prince
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Hi all, just wanted to share these kind of gross, but still very interesting and amazing pictures with you!
My horse received a kick in the field from a large shod horse at the start of April. This will be the 5th week since it happened and I am so amazed by how quickly it has healed!
Just for extra information, he was lame for about the first 5 days or so and was having IV anti-biotics etc. He then went onto a short course of anti-biotics in his feed. It has been cleaned once a day with hibiscrub in warm water. I had been putting teramycin on for about the first 3 weeks, then every 3 days or so and now not at all. I have also been putting vaseline around the wound to keep it moist and healthy. At the start there was a lot of discharge so his whole lower leg was covered in vaseline to stop it getting sore. Vet has been out regularly to check progress as it was first thought there may be a fracture - though now seeing he is completely sound the vet thinks this is highly unlikely.
Anyway, here are the photos!
Day 1 - before hosing leg and whilst we waited for the vet. Lots of swelling to the leg and very lame though not too reluctant to put weight on it and I felt he was just feeling rather sorry for himself.
Day 3 - plenty of discharge running down the leg and still looking very gross.
Day 7 - First photo is before cleaning the wound, and the second is after the vet had cleaned it. Wound has begun to fill out from the bone outwards. Lots of pink and healthy flesh.
Day 26 - Not only does the flesh look much healthier, but the site has decreased in size. I never got any photos to show it, but the area protruded from his leg and there was a worry of proud flesh needing to be cut off, however it has shrunk nearly to a normal size now.
Just for an easier comparison in the size difference
We estimate another 2-3 weeks for full recovery as the vet is very happy with the healing of it.
Just thought people may find it interesting to see.
My horse received a kick in the field from a large shod horse at the start of April. This will be the 5th week since it happened and I am so amazed by how quickly it has healed!
Just for extra information, he was lame for about the first 5 days or so and was having IV anti-biotics etc. He then went onto a short course of anti-biotics in his feed. It has been cleaned once a day with hibiscrub in warm water. I had been putting teramycin on for about the first 3 weeks, then every 3 days or so and now not at all. I have also been putting vaseline around the wound to keep it moist and healthy. At the start there was a lot of discharge so his whole lower leg was covered in vaseline to stop it getting sore. Vet has been out regularly to check progress as it was first thought there may be a fracture - though now seeing he is completely sound the vet thinks this is highly unlikely.
Anyway, here are the photos!
Day 1 - before hosing leg and whilst we waited for the vet. Lots of swelling to the leg and very lame though not too reluctant to put weight on it and I felt he was just feeling rather sorry for himself.
Day 3 - plenty of discharge running down the leg and still looking very gross.
Day 7 - First photo is before cleaning the wound, and the second is after the vet had cleaned it. Wound has begun to fill out from the bone outwards. Lots of pink and healthy flesh.
Day 26 - Not only does the flesh look much healthier, but the site has decreased in size. I never got any photos to show it, but the area protruded from his leg and there was a worry of proud flesh needing to be cut off, however it has shrunk nearly to a normal size now.
Just for an easier comparison in the size difference
We estimate another 2-3 weeks for full recovery as the vet is very happy with the healing of it.
Just thought people may find it interesting to see.
