Poss foreign body in wound

[racebuddy]

Anybody experiences of foreign body in horses wound ,

My baby horse somehow managed to cut himself and nose all swollen , vet came and checked and was looking ok , but to monitor as if starts oozing poss has
Foreign body in there ??

Has been fine until this am and started oozing ???

 

[Snow Falcon]

Potential for thorn maybe? Do you have hedgerows in the field? Is that area warmer than other parts of his face?

 

[mariew]

I'd get the vet back out, or are you able to send them a picture of it?

 

[racebuddy]

Yep can easily send a
Pic , no lucily there is no heat anywere around it and lucily
No hedges or trees thankfully
In the field but his stable is wood so poss
Splinter maybe , but also awkward area as so much movement too x

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

You may just need some antibiotics it could have become infected as they often do.

I have managed to avoid the need for antibiotics for cuts in the past by washing and hosing several times a day then applying a thick spray of silver spray after each wash.

 

[sport horse]

Bathe it with warm salt water - if there is something in there it should help draw it out. Perhaps also send vet photo and tell them what you are doing?

 

[Barton Bounty]

I think the best thing to do is antibiotics, the vet would probably open that wound and clean it thoroughly, tbh so would I and then if it requires dressing for a day or two, do that and hopefully any infection will be washed out and it will heal properly ?

 

[ycbm]

Anybody experiences of foreign body in horses wound ,

My baby horse somehow managed to cut himself and nose all swollen , vet came and checked and was looking ok , but to monitor as if starts oozing poss has
Foreign body in there ??

Has been fine until this am and started oozing ???

Oozing pus (thick, coloured) or oozing serum (thin unless it dries out, see-through) ? Serum is normal, it's just the dead bits shedding away. If it's pus I would do salt and warm water twice or more a day, hope whatever is in there is pushed out, and wait for a day or two as long as it doesn't get hot and swell.
.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

Agree I would really flush and wash it a few times a day then cover in silver spray or cream.

 

[ycbm]

PS serum "burns" the skin, you might want to put some vaseline on his face below it until it dries up.