Suby2
Well-Known Member
I am caring for my friends mare while she is abroad on holiday. Just before she left the mare caught her hoof in something and now has a vertical split a few inches away from the heel. She lives out 24/7 and is shod.
We are 99% certain that she has now developed an abscess (she is prone to them) as there is pus or something coming out of the split when it is pressed and she is lame.
I have been fortunate enough not to have had to poultice very often but I do know how to do it.
My query is - bearing in mind that only the top of the hoof is affected (I have checked the sole and there is nothing there) do I need to use vetwrap at all or could I just fix the Animalintex with duct tape which I think may easier and may stay on better?
We are 99% certain that she has now developed an abscess (she is prone to them) as there is pus or something coming out of the split when it is pressed and she is lame.
I have been fortunate enough not to have had to poultice very often but I do know how to do it.
My query is - bearing in mind that only the top of the hoof is affected (I have checked the sole and there is nothing there) do I need to use vetwrap at all or could I just fix the Animalintex with duct tape which I think may easier and may stay on better?