Stubborn leg wound

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my aged TB sustained a cut on his leg about a week ago, which has now started protruding. Ive been treating it with cold hosing and purple spray, but unfortunatley due to vast number of flies that are about at the moment it is refusing to heal despite covering him fly repellant. Tried bandaging it with sterile gauzes and creams to keep the flies away but that is just annoying him and causing the wound to stick so when the bandage is removed we're back to square one!. What can anyone recommend. Thanks
 
If you are sure it doesn't require a vet then use Filtabac which you get online. It is brilliant for keeping flies off, is breathable and very healing. I used it on a horse that got her leg stuck in stock netting and it healed it perfectly.
 
No it doesnt need a vet, I just need to keep the pesky flies away from it. Will look up the Filtabac as something like that would be great to keep in the vet-box. Thanks
carolineb said:
If you are sure it doesn't require a vet then use Filtabac which you get online. It is brilliant for keeping flies off, is breathable and very healing. I used it on a horse that got her leg stuck in stock netting and it healed it perfectly.
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Has the wound developed proud flesh? If so you can start to remove it and at the same time keep flies off.

Make a saturated solution of Copper Sulphate (dissolve Copper Sulphate in 100mls of previously boiled water until no more will dissolve.)

Apply Vaseline around the outside of and below the wound to protect the healthy flesh.

Having washed the wound with Saline and allowed to dry paint some of the Copper Sulphate solution onto the wound.

Next day wipe off scab and Repeat this treatment daily until the flesh is level with the healthy skin.

Stop treatment until the wound becomes higher than the surrounding area then continue again.

You'll notice that the wound is getting smaller as the outer edges close in.

Saline solution 1teaspoon to a pint of boiled water.

One thing my vet told me to do was to tip some salt into the palm of your hand, add a drop of water to make it damp, then press salt onto the wound. Heals it fast and keeps flies off.
 
Box rest for a few days? My guy got a kick which was healing nicely - turned him out and he got cellulitis - vet reckoned probably flies.

No point courting a complication!
 
Thanks, this also sounds an option, although i can picture the look on his face if i was to apply the salt paste :-)
Tnavas said:
Has the wound developed proud flesh? If so you can start to remove it and at the same time keep flies off.

Make a saturated solution of Copper Sulphate (dissolve Copper Sulphate in 100mls of previously boiled water until no more will dissolve.)

Apply Vaseline around the outside of and below the wound to protect the healthy flesh.

Having washed the wound with Saline and allowed to dry paint some of the Copper Sulphate solution onto the wound.

Next day wipe off scab and Repeat this treatment daily until the flesh is level with the healthy skin.

Stop treatment until the wound becomes higher than the surrounding area then continue again.

You'll notice that the wound is getting smaller as the outer edges close in.

Saline solution 1teaspoon to a pint of boiled water.

One thing my vet told me to do was to tip some salt into the palm of your hand, add a drop of water to make it damp, then press salt onto the wound. Heals it fast and keeps flies off.
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My mare got kicked in the field a few years back and it developed proud flesh. The vet came and cut the proud flesh off. Once we got past the proud flesh we then used filtabac cream from the vet as it acts as a barrier cream. I have used filtabac cream on many wounds since I got it and it is fantastic stuff. Using it to stop the flies getting into cut inbetween her legs at the moment at it looks loads better already.
 
Are you sure there isn't a foreign body in it?

One of mine was always damaging himself but normally healed very quickly. When a quite small cut refused to heal for weeks (and yes a vet was consulted but couldn't find anything) it developed proud flesh which horrified me as it had only been a 2 cm long cut and not particularly deep or messy.
I was cleaning it daily and applying antiseptic cream, when during one cleaning session a splinter of wood suddenly popped out, and within days of that the proud flesh had reduced and the wound dried up.
 
I have a proud stubborn wound on a TB ATM also, out vet recommended multiderm ointment, it is actually fairly cheap and work well, it keeps the flies off and stops granulation, it has helped a lot and is the most useful fly deterrent cream I have used, I think it is better if you apply before the wound granulates as it is taking some time with this one and I think the vet may need to come and remove the proud flesh but worth a try though!
 
thanks guys, a lot of good point and ideas. At 28 i feel a slowness in his leg circulation is also a factor which could also be an early onset of cushings. must try and get fibabac from the vet or online . I'll keep you posted x
 
WindyWitch said:
my aged TB sustained a cut on his leg about a week ago, which has now started protruding. Ive been treating it with cold hosing and purple spray, but unfortunatley due to vast number of flies that are about at the moment it is refusing to heal despite covering him fly repellant. Tried bandaging it with sterile gauzes and creams to keep the flies away but that is just annoying him and causing the wound to stick so when the bandage is removed we're back to square one!. What can anyone recommend. Thanks
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Vet and I always use jelonet gauze for stubborn wounds also i would use dermasol to speed healing.

Also I have used mesh over the wound loose bandaged top and bottom so the wound can get air but the flies cannot get through the mesh, like a fly hood on the leg
 
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