Stable bandage help

[acw295]

Failing miserably to keep a stable bandage on my box rest pony - she is awaiting splint bone fracture surgery and in 24/7 on shavings. She has a huge pressure bandage on her injured leg (hind) so was bandaging the opposite hind for support (was always taught you should do this?)

She is kicking out all the time trying to get the pressure bandage off and is wrecking stable bandage in process, it ends up halfways down her leg and full of shavings on the inside. As I can't take her out of her box trying to reapply a bandage once covered on shavings is proving a challenge as they are getting absolutely everywhere (she rolls a lot) and within a few hours she's dislodged it.

Left it off this morning as ran out of time before work and she was trying to kick me in the head (not in nastiness but I think the injured leg is very itchy as was clipped for surgery then surgery abandoned due to allergic reaction - long story).

Opinions wanted - is it necessary to bandage (she is fully weightbearing on injured leg)? They hadn't at the vets but always thought it was a necessity? If yes, how the hell do I keep it on and keep the shavings out?

Exasperated with fybergee and banadages plastered in shavings

 

[horsemadelsie]

I don't know if its necessary to bandage as have no experience of this myself. I have also always been taught you should always bandage both back legs if you have to do one. The only thing I can think of is bandage it tighter? Or if it is coming undone on the velcro, maybe stick it together with insulation tape like they do on polo ponies?
I hate shavings with bandages as well I recently bought, instead of fibregee, some 'bandage pads', they were towelling on the inside and cotton on the outside, with padding in the middle- these don't get bedding stuck to them and are easier to wash than fibregee! Some brands are expensive, but look around and you can pick them up quite cheap

 

[*hic*]

My take on this is that it is best practice to bandage the other side BUT when it can be done only at the risk of life and limb then it really doesn't matter that much.

If you are able to borrow such a thing you might find a stable boot wrap quicker to put on, more robust whilst on and easier to brush the shavings off if it comes off.

 

[SueL]

Hi

We had our mare on box-rest with a severed tendon and the vet that came out bandaged her up then used electricians tape - worked a treat. For buying in bulk Wickes was the best !

She would get cranky when we were unpicking the tape - she did quite itchy but scratching her leg at the same time sort of worked !

Good luck !