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My traditional cob has got thrush again, this time back foot it seems to have gone up the top of heel I seem to loose my finger in there.luckiley the farrier is coming tomorrow.what the heck am I doing wrong I pick his feet out twice a day,bring him in at night so he's not on damp grass and treat his feet with the usual treatments just don't know what to do anymore.should I change his bedding it is the only thing I haven't done.hes on bedmax:mad:
 
Have you tried field paste? Its the only thing that has worked miracles on mine, their feet have been so damp this year, but after two goes with it, miracle:)
 
OP, is he shod behind? Are his heels very contracted with a deep central sulcas? If so, it's heaven for thrush in there! Taking the shoes off & allowing the heels to decontract would help massively. In the mean time, i would 'floss' with a bandage-type material soaked in diluted hibiscrub, then stuff with either sudocrem or redhorse 'hoof stuff'. :)
 
Field Paste is brilliant; works a treat. My cob came to me with quite bad thrush and it was really difficult to shift - I tried everything and finally cleared it up with Field Paste. In terms of management and prevention, I think the key is getting the frogs dry before applying treatment. If you're bringing him in at night you can do this easily - I started off putting wound powder on every night but it was too pricey - talc works just as well! Then in the morning the frogs and all the nooks and crannies will be dry and you can apply your Field Paste (or Silver Foot is really good too). Farrier came yesterday and said my girl's feet are in tip top condition.
 
itsonlyme said:
OP, is he shod behind? Are his heels very contracted with a deep central sulcas? If so, it's heaven for thrush in there! Taking the shoes off & allowing the heels to decontract would help massively. In the mean time, i would 'floss' with a bandage-type material soaked in diluted hibiscrub, then stuff with either sudocrem or redhorse 'hoof stuff'. :)
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Blue is not shod.his heels seem to be detirioting very quickly
 
PlanetHacking said:
Field Paste is brilliant; works a treat. My cob came to me with quite bad thrush and it was really difficult to shift - I tried everything and finally cleared it up with Field Paste. In terms of management and prevention, I think the key is getting the frogs dry before applying treatment. If you're bringing him in at night you can do this easily - I started off putting wound powder on every night but it was too pricey - talc works just as well! Then in the morning the frogs and all the nooks and crannies will be dry and you can apply your Field Paste (or Silver Foot is really good too). Farrier came yesterday and said my girl's feet are in tip top condition.
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I have been using silver feet regulary doesn't seem to be having an effect at moment I wonder if he is lacking somthing
 
Someone suggested I tried CleanTrax from Equine Podiatry Supplies website. I didn't as the sole paint arrived 1st, so have the cleantrax for when (fingers crossed) I manage to get her shoes off this winter.
 
I have been battling with soggy and often smelly heels for a few months now.
I loved the field paste and the hoof stuff from Red Horse,but the ground here has been too wet for too long and although I have been getting him in for a few hours every day to help the feet dry out,the crevises remain damp.
I confess to squirting with antibiotic foot rot spray.......it worked,but only temporarily.:(
My lastest line of attack is this stuff. http://www.ntdry.co.uk/
It arrived today,was easy to apply and seems to have removed the sweaty environment in the crevises almost instantly.........I will let you know in a week or so if it does everything its says on the tin!
 
I'm a big fan of NT dry. I have tried everything (and I do mean EVERYTHING) else available, including all the Red Horse products and CleanTrax, and more "traditional" stuff like iodine and peroxide. Nothing else has touched the persistent thrush my horse had in one hind foot (has had a sheared heel/deep sulcus for 3 years!). All the others cleared up with CleanTrax, but not the off hind :mad:

But finally (fingers crossed, touch wood etc.etc.etc.) the NT Dry is doing its stuff and it's beginning to heal.
 
meandmrblue said:
I have been using silver feet regulary doesn't seem to be having an effect at moment I wonder if he is lacking somthing
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Yes, Silver Feet is probably better for prevention than for shifting a difficult case. If he's really bad, I'd probably get some Teramycin spray from the vet - clear the infection then manage it from there.

Honestly, when my girl came to me her feet looked like nothing I'd ever seen - her frogs were soggy and mushy, didn't look triangular, and her feet stank. She's now fine and I'm confident I'll be able to manage it over winter. God, I'm a thrush bore ;)

Good luck, it just takes time to crack it but once you have, it's not too bad to manage and prevent.
 
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