Skinned Knees...

[Carlosmum]

Pony went down on the road this morning & took hair off his knees. Its not deep & there was no blood except a little round edge. No sign of lameness, though I did lead him home as he was quite shocked. Have cleaned & put some yellow 'summer cream' on to keep the flies off. Apart from hosing to keep swelling down ( if there is any later) is there a particular cream that works best to prevent white hairs coming back?

Thanks for listening, now I'm going for a chocolate fix to sort out my shock!

 

[Gloi]

Nope. Whether you get white hairs will depend on whether the hair follicles are damaged or not. Cross your fingers.

 

[Carlosmum]

Thanks Gloi, Deep down I knew that really, but I thought it was worth asking . I suspect it will grow back white he has a few nicks from where his field mate had a nip & these are a bit whitish

there goes our showing career before we've even started!

 

[Gloi]

Knees are quite tough, I've had a few tumble with me in the past and they've recovered without white hair, (though one had bald patches.) so hopefully yours will.

 

[SpringArising]

Get a good dollop of coconut oil on them. Its antibacterial properties will help and it will also aid in healing the skin cells faster.