purple spray... yes or no?

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well, my horse has managed to get himself kicked and people keep telling me to hibbi scrub it and then purple spray it but when i look it up people say that its a definate no!
yes or no?
 
If it was just a superficial kick and not over a joint I would cold hose and purple spray. If in doubt speak to your vet. I'm not sure about using Hibiscrub on an open would. Don't use it neat.
 
Dilute hibiscrub, flush and clean it. Then either an antiseptic cream or wound spray.
Best leaving it open to drain and dry up.
 
Love the stuff, the more the better!! My Mum used to even use it in the children's hospitals she worked at as a nurse back in the dark ages. I use it on myself also! Don't wash (you're taking off your horses very own healing process) and give it a good spray. Won't gunk up the wound with cream/powder and let's the air get to it!

Hibiscrub has it's place but I have found it to be quite harsh.

I do tend to be fairly old school though so probably not everyone's cup of tea but my four seem to do ok :)
 
wellsat said:
Don't use purple spray if you might need a vet as it makes it harder for them to see what's going on.
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^^^excellent advice.
Down side also to purple spray is IF the spray gets blocked and you are stupid like me and frantically trying to make it work whilst looking directing down the nozzle......You, like me, will look like a certain purple handbag weilding teletubby.....:D
 
I'm glad you asked this as I get in such a mess with purple spray have decided to not bother with it. I had a superficial kick to deal with not long ago. I cold hosed and then used the hypo care (think that's the name) would flush spray for the first couple of days.

If I didn't have hypo care I would have used a very diluted mix of water and hibiscrub and put that in a bottle and sprayed that on.

I was also wondering yes or no about the wound powder, but have decided no and just stick with the hypo care.
 
My logic (happy to be proved wrong) is that if the cut is a graze/ superficial then I clean out with salt water and purple spray as I want it to heal quickly.

If it's deeper (and not on joint - when vet would be required) I want it to heal from the inside out so I don't trap dirt/ infection inside. I again, clean out with salt water and then use something water based (green oils is my preference) for a few days to let the inside heal, then once it's nicely on the mend I use purple spray for the surface to heal.

This approach has worked for many years for my lot.
 
joeanne said:
^^^excellent advice.
Down side also to purple spray is IF the spray gets blocked and you are stupid like me and frantically trying to make it work whilst looking directing down the nozzle......You, like me, will look like a certain purple handbag weilding teletubby.....:D
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:D:D:D:D:D! How long did it last? It must of looked cracking for a week or two!!
 
So when SHOULD you use purple spray? I've got some and I think I've only used it once or twice, on a superficial scrape.
 
I don't know why some people use hibiscrub for everything, its too harsh and there are so many more appropriate things that can be used. I use purple spray on general nicks and scrapes and did once use it on a huge great fleshwound that could not be stitched because horse was too worked up despite sedation (that was an expensive sunday all for me to put purple spray on it!). It worked brilliantly although he had anti biotics too. I would probably use alu spray or similar or even Manuka honey gel if it happened again but that was what we had to hand.
 
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