straw linked to thrush??

[LMR]

My boy has always suffered from thrush seem to get rid of it a few months later it is back. He has some deep crevices which I think is the main problem.

Have moved yards and he is now on straw. Used to be on wood pellets. He is on straw purely due to it being included in livery but his thrush has gotton worse. Could it be the bedding or is it just down ro the time of year.

 

[SuperH]

I've bedded on straw for many years and I've never had a problem with thrush.

I would guess if the straw (or any other bedding) is wet and they are standing in wet all night that would contribute. What routine is he in and what is his turnout like?

Mine have to go through a lot of mud to get in and out of the field, I bed on a really thick layer of straw and it dries them off almost straight away, I think it works better for me than washing legs every time.

 

[Mellis]

I think straw is less heating for the feet than shavings. However I imagine the deep crevices are the real problem as frogs will not expand so are more likely to hold any moisture and cause thrush.

 

[Spot_On]

I used to wash/pick out the feet daily after turnout and apply iodine spray to either side and around the frog, and never had thrush when bedded on shavings or straw.

 

[Piglet]

My horse has suffered from thrush for several years as he has very deep clefts, I have started using a product called NTDry. After several years of trying everything from Jeys fluid to salt water, to Neem Oil etc and nothing seems to have worked, I have used this powder and cannot say enough good about it. IT IS FANTASTIC!!!! Am now finally getting on top of his thrush and the clefts are definitely getting shallower. It is definitely worth trying.

 

[lindadobson]

My newforest has always suffered from thrush but since being on woodpellets it has improved a lot and my farrier has remarked on it. Wood pellets are so absorbant and I pick out his feet before going in his stable so that the bedding goes right into the ridges and by the frog ..so that it drys out the hoof.

 

[LMR]

My newforest has always suffered from thrush but since being on woodpellets it has improved a lot and my farrier has remarked on it. Wood pellets are so absorbant and I pick out his feet before going in his stable so that the bedding goes right into the ridges and by the frog ..so that it drys out the hoof.

I have just changed to wood pellets so hopefully I find the same thing!

 

[amandap]

Change of bedding might help but you say he has always had problems and was on shavings before.

Thrush seems to be mainly down to skin/body health ie. mineral status which affects resistance to infections. So as well as environment and treatment you probably need to looks at diet. Low sugar and a balancer with good levels of minerals etc.

Mine that had thrush problems have been resolved since feeding a high spec balancer. It takes a while to fully have an effect so treatments are also important in the short term.