The Abscess Thread - queries, advice and tips

Can I be a numpty and ask what size of nappy is required please?

She usually wears full size, but nappys are not sold as pony, cob or full ;-)

Thank you
 
Diddleydoo said:
Can I be a numpty and ask what size of nappy is required please?

She usually wears full size, but nappys are not sold as pony, cob or full ;-)

Thank you
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Haha.... sssshhh don't want pampers realising they could be making a fortune if they started labelling them like that! I think my mum just got the pull ups ones? they're probably better bigger cause you can just tape them in place.
 
I always buy newborn, and go for the Tesco Value ones - my horse's hoof is just about the size of a newborn baby's bum!

I wondered about pull-ups - are they easier to put on with a fidgety horse? My son was already well out of nappies when pull-ups came out, so I've never even seen one.
 
Another abscess here :-(

It's been a week now (emergency vet out last Sunday as couldn't walk) hole dug and slowly draining. Hot poultice for a week now and slowly but surely less and less yucky stuff coming out but still there.

The problem we have now is his heel is very tender, snatched his foot away from me when changing poultice this morning when I accidentally prodded it. Very soft and sore. I've tried putting the poultice on looser but just falls off. Tried extra padding on his heel but still getting worse. Can't see a way to wrap his foot without going round his heel. Any tips for what I can put on it or will we just have to bear with it until no longer poulticing?
 
MissCandy said:
Another abscess here :-(

It's been a week now (emergency vet out last Sunday as couldn't walk) hole dug and slowly draining. Hot poultice for a week now and slowly but surely less and less yucky stuff coming out but still there.

The problem we have now is his heel is very tender, snatched his foot away from me when changing poultice this morning when I accidentally prodded it. Very soft and sore. I've tried putting the poultice on looser but just falls off. Tried extra padding on his heel but still getting worse. Can't see a way to wrap his foot without going round his heel. Any tips for what I can put on it or will we just have to bear with it until no longer poulticing?
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And now I know why his heel was so sore. Been to change his poultice this evening and thought I was imagining the stench as I lead him out the stable, but no, the abscess has burst out of his heel. So at least I have an answer but a giant hole in his sole for no good reason!
 
NZJenny said:
I don't do anything. I have had two nightmare experiences of vets digging holes in soles, so these days I don't. IME and talking to others, the abscess will always track its own way out anyway, so you still have to go through the healing process as well as deal with a hole.

I leave the horse in the paddock to move as much as it wants or can - circulation, IMO, is the best healing tool and movement is the key to that. I don't usually bother tubbing, as the abscess will break out of a soft area anyway and my horses are not that great at standing still, with a foot in a bucket.

I have had far better outcomes interfering as little as possible and nothing terrible has happened. I last dealt (or not) with one last winter, fingers crossed not this year.
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That is why I do this, or not as case maybe.
 
NZJenny said:
That is why I do this, or not as case maybe.
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Yes, hindsight is a wonderful thing. I didn't come across this thread until after the vet had been but still not sure I would have left it...it does take some courage to go against vet advice but now I know and will certainly *try* to leave alone next time. Although fingers tightly crossed there won't be a next time!

Diamonddogs, you're right! Huge relief, I wasn't sure it was ever going to come. I thought the little bit out of the hole would be it - how wrong I was!
 
I have been reading this thread with interest after spotting what I think might be a little abscess hole on the sole of my horse's hoof the other day. I was hoping I could pick your brains!?

There was actually a little stone stuck in it about a week ago. I picked the stone out and thought "oh that looks like it has caused quite a hole" so I sprayed it out with a cider vinegar/tea-tree/neem oil mix. Now I'm starting to think that actually the hole was there before the stone and the stone just got trapped because the stone wasn't difficult to remove and the hole now looks much deeper than the size of the stone.

I've changed a couple of things recently. Firstly, we started walking hacks around 3 weeks ago (she has ligament damage) the first hack out she was fine but after that footy on our very gravelly track so we now boot in front for the track but remove for other surfaces. Secondly I have changed her feed over to soaked and rinsed speedibeet from simple systems fibre cubes (she still gets these as clicker treats but it wasn't working well for carrying supplements) and added turmeric, linseed oil, black pepper and forage plus hoof health balancer.

I'm wondering how long the abscess has been there, what has been the cause (possibly increase in walking on the stoney track or perhaps the change in feed has caused it to come out? or is all that entirely unrelated and just coincidence!). She hasn't had any signs really except from being slightly pottery on occasion but we have rough tracks round our yard and I have been trying to improve her diet. The past week or two she has seemed lethargic (until she is out on the tarmac hacking then she becomes a happy bouncy horse) but I've been putting that down to the heat, I'm now wondering if she isn't quite comfortable on her feet right now and if there may be other abscesses. So now I'm not entirely sure what to do now. She is on field rest because she has a wound on her fetlock joint which has been stapled so no more work until the staples are out in about a fortnight. Any ideas/suggestions welcome!
 
No need to rinse speedybeet, by doing so you are removing nutrients esp minerals, I recommend a full on balanced mineral mix [pro hoof from pro earth], for any horse with foot problems, plus 50gms micronised linseed and salt.
Read the ingredient lists, some "hoof" supplements are not full on balanced minerals.
 
Bonkers2 said:
No need to rinse speedybeet, by doing so you are removing nutrients esp minerals, I recommend a full on balanced mineral mix [pro hoof from pro earth], for any horse with foot problems, plus 50gms micronised linseed and salt.
Read the ingredient lists, some "hoof" supplements are not full on balanced minerals.
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I don't think she'd be getting a great deal of nutrients from the amount of speedibeet she gets anyway, it is only a handful a day to act as a carrier for her supplements. The ForagePlus balancer is a full on balanced mineral mix http://forageplus.co.uk/product/forageplus-hoof-health-winter-equine-balancer/ I'm looking into feeding micronised linseed instead of the oil but worried my horse won't be as happy to eat her bucket as that seems to be what is encouraging her at the moment!!!
 
Mine all love m. linseed. .Unless you are using cold pressed oil it is mainly added calories not much 'goodness'. You can buy small quantities of m. linseed to try rather than a sack.
M. linseed replaces omega oils lost in restricted grazing in summer and in grass quality in winter. Pure oils (especially heat extracted) are less effective.
 
amandap said:
Mine all love m. linseed. .Unless you are using cold pressed oil it is mainly added calories not much 'goodness'. You can buy small quantities of m. linseed to try rather than a sack.
M. linseed replaces omega oils lost in restricted grazing in summer and in grass quality in winter. Pure oils (especially heat extracted) are less effective.
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Thanks, it is cold pressed linseed oil. Will get some micronised linseed to try and see what my horse prefers!
 
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