Thrush. . . ideas please. . .

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My lad has thrush in his back feet. Farrier has been brilliant, and says it is partially due to the amount of growth he has in his feet or something cant quite remeber.

The problem is that i cannot get rid of it. . . now it is not just a bit of smellyness they are deep like holes in his feet. I have been trying so many different things. . .Vet has been and have been using Hydrogen peroxide and iodine. . . it seems to clear up for three weeks after shoeing and then it gets worse.

I am at my wits end with it. His bed is as dry as anything. . .he stands on the yard to let the air get to his feet etc, feet picked out morning and evening after rides etc. . .

What else can i try. . .would human thrush creams etc work. . . or what else?

Thanks for reading any help would be brilliant!!
 
why not try a lime sock? take an old cotton sock and fill with garden lime, knot the end. then bang the sock on the underneath of the hoof at least a few times a day - some will come through the material, like a fine dusting of talcum powder, sort of thing. has worked for me in the past.
 
I second honey...but expect him to have all feet in the air trying to lick it off!!!!
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I have tried honey. . .didnt work but i will try again.

kerilli- would that powdering be enough to get into cracks etc, it is really deep in his back feet. . . will give it a go though
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do you keep cleaning the feet with the iodine every day even when it is looking much better?

Mine was bad on all 4 feet when I first got him and I needed to be really disciplined about cleaning every day for weeks, if I stopped too soon then it came back ... what I found good was once it is looking completely clean, to wash properly 3-4 times a week and after washing (with iodine) let them dry and then apply good old fashion stockholm tar, seems to create a really good barrier and prevents reinfection. On the days I did not wash, I applied hoof oil - on the underside obviously
 
i have several suggestions as the horse i share is bare foot and had a probelm with thrush after the winter, suda cream is excellant and stays in place for a while, also i would highly recommend Redhorse products as they have a whole range of hoof stuff with honey as the base ingrediant. Some are painted on the frog and sole, others are specifically for the cracks and they also do a spray as well. Liquid Milton also works fab on frogs as it not only gets the thrush but also toughens them up so they dont become soft.
 
I found even bad thrush quite easy to clear by washing with a strong dilution of hibiscrub and an old dandy brush every day and using purple spray. Keep going even once it looks to have cleared up.
 
somethingorother- would you literally apply the stong hibiscrub dillution on with the dandy brush and then once dry apply the purple spray.

I think that is what i have been doing wrong, i think by stopping when it looks better has meant it jsut got worse again. . . grr
 
With thrush unfortunately you have to keep going even when it looks like it's all gone.

Hibiscrub and iodine should do it too! Scrub well, leave to dry thoroughly then apply iodine. You could paint a film of honey over that as well. Hydrogen Peroxide is another method, as is Stockholme tar, but foot needs to be really dry before you apply it.

It's just a long job to get rid of it, so just stick at it!!

Good luck!
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somethingorother- would you literally apply the stong hibiscrub dillution on with the dandy brush and then once dry apply the purple spray.

I think that is what i have been doing wrong, i think by stopping when it looks better has meant it jsut got worse again. . . grr

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I just put several glugs in a bucket of water (ie for cleaning cuts it would only be one or two per bucket but for thrush about 4) and then scrub all infected feet several times and then just for good measure i would pour whatever was left in bucket over them, leave to dry on concrete for a few mins and then plaster in purple spray or iodine or whatever. But from what you've said i think your problem has been that you've stopped too early so it's had time to come back with a vengence.

I don't think i would use sudocrem as i would want something breathable with thrush.
 
Thats really interesting about only local honey! I must admit the honey I use is local, but maybe it's to do with the bacteria in the soil, through the plants, to the bees, if you see what I mean!!!
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Bad explanation, I know, but brain won't work!!!
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Thats really interesting about only local honey! I must admit the honey I use is local, but maybe it's to do with the bacteria in the soil, through the plants, to the bees, if you see what I mean!!!
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Bad explanation, I know, but brain won't work!!!
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you are correct F_s just couldn't think what it was, I'm a numpty
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When my horse suffered from thrush as a 4 year old, we would scrub his feet out every day with a weak solution of hibiscrub, using a hard bristled brush, leave to completely dry and then apply an antiobiotic spray that we got from the Vets (Engemycin I think it was called), also the Farrier trimmed his frogs in between shoeing intervals so they didn't over grow, and this worked really well and it cleared up. Also sand is very abrasive and made it worse, so we made sure we kept his feet clean after going in the school and kept out of it for a while.
 
I used to get green spray off the vet for my TB who was susceptible. It contained an antibiotic - think its called 'Engymycin'. All you do is pick out and clean the frog and sole and spray. Its really easy too.
 
Thankyou everyone
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Will try some and see what works
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I think i just need to keep going for a few weeks, instead of stopping when it looks better
 
Stockholm tar is THE best remedy,soak cotton wool with it and push into cleft of frog, Paint frog withb stockholm tar diluted with any vegetable oil,(4:1).After the initial infection seems to have cleared up ,keep using the diluted tar,every 2/3 daysas a precaution.There will probably still be pockets of infection deep in the frog.
Hydrgen peroxide purple spray,Hibiscrub etc are next to useless.
 
wash in hibi scrub morning and night dry well then apply tea tree oil rub in with tooth brush then apply purple spray over that!
 
I had tried everything and struggled to keep thrush off one of mine then i found a brilliant, old fashioned cure on a post on here plus it's REALLY CHEAP!!!

Mix udder cream with sulphur powder (which can be bought from any garden centre). It's used for getting rid of mould and mildew-y type things on plants. I couldn't find any particular instructions as to how much of each to use, so i tried it on me first and then did 4 udder to 1 sulphur powder, then when I got more confident I upped it to 50/50. Just washed the mudd off his leg then slapped it on and turned him out (in the mud!). I didn't even have to do it daily, just every 2 or 3 days an within a couple of weeks it was completely gone. If you did it daily though it might work quicker. You don't have to pick out the scabs or anything - it's brilliant.

If you try it I hope it works as well for you too!!
 
It does not really matter what treatment you try on your horse just that you keep the feet clean and dont stop the treatment. Once you think the thrush has cleared up you should keep applying at least purple spray to the frogs and other affected areas at least three times a week.
 
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