Shutterbug
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Also in Vets - dont usually double post but Im a tad worried 
Brought my boy in from the field on Friday evening, looking forward to riding in the sunshine - gave him a groom and as I was picking out his hind right, he sharply pulled his leg away as if I had hurt him - on closer inspection, I see a trickle of blood on his hoof so give him a wash with the hose and there, just at the side of the pointy end of his frog, is a small hole about 1/4cm wide and half a cm deep. Hes not lame, has no heat in his hoof or leg - in fact he pranced up the road back to the yard when I was bringing him in.
The hole looked a little greeny/yellow gooey but not overly so - YO and I decided to poultice it as it did look like a small abcess that had popped. YO changed the poultice yesterday morning and there was a little pussy drainage so we re-poulticed. Phoned the vet yesterday and explained to him over the phone and he says possible puncture wound, and to pack it with some cotton soaked in Iodine so we have now done that today instead of poulticnig again - when the poultice was removed today the hole was slightly bigger and YO says it was looking a bit raw.
Not sure what I am dealing with here - never had to deal with an abcess or a puncture wound in the past so a little unsure - might get the vet out to look over it - I havent seen it today as Im at work but will be at yard first thing tomorrow.
In the meantime - anyone have any ideas or experienced similiar?
Brought my boy in from the field on Friday evening, looking forward to riding in the sunshine - gave him a groom and as I was picking out his hind right, he sharply pulled his leg away as if I had hurt him - on closer inspection, I see a trickle of blood on his hoof so give him a wash with the hose and there, just at the side of the pointy end of his frog, is a small hole about 1/4cm wide and half a cm deep. Hes not lame, has no heat in his hoof or leg - in fact he pranced up the road back to the yard when I was bringing him in.
The hole looked a little greeny/yellow gooey but not overly so - YO and I decided to poultice it as it did look like a small abcess that had popped. YO changed the poultice yesterday morning and there was a little pussy drainage so we re-poulticed. Phoned the vet yesterday and explained to him over the phone and he says possible puncture wound, and to pack it with some cotton soaked in Iodine so we have now done that today instead of poulticnig again - when the poultice was removed today the hole was slightly bigger and YO says it was looking a bit raw.
Not sure what I am dealing with here - never had to deal with an abcess or a puncture wound in the past so a little unsure - might get the vet out to look over it - I havent seen it today as Im at work but will be at yard first thing tomorrow.
In the meantime - anyone have any ideas or experienced similiar?
