Thrush in a very deep cleft

[klb]

He’s a pretty docile chap but would not tolerate them being soaked, he did pull his feet away and when it was at it’s worse I used to ask someone to hold up another leg so he had to concentrate on balancing but that’s risky if they are over dramatic, I didn’t spend too long on syringing, at the start I would syringe in the evening and then pack his feet before he went out in the morning and then would just change the hoof stuff every couple of days or just pack more in to keep the grit out. I would say it took a couple of months before the split closed up so it wasn’t at his hairline but he’s always prone to it reopening if I don’t stay on top of it.

our mare didn't tolerate the soaking either, anyone would of thought id walked her into a lake full of crocodiles. I'm only down in the evening as our yard is a fair distance away, so have to do it all at once. can't wait for the crack to grow out and then will defo keep on top can't do this again

 

[Pearlsasinger]

No she is in of a night but at the moment she has been in since saturday, planning on turning her back out when the farrier has been on monday. Did you just use the hoof stuff in the split as I've been trying to syringe iodine in there first, not sure if both treatments together was too much. She is on straw as she is the wettest, messiest mare ive had, her bed is thoroughly mucked out everyday, whilst she has been in its done twice a day

I would change her bedding to shavings, it is much better at drying feet than straw, particularly for wet, mucky horses. I have found tea-tree spray excellent for hoof problems.

 

[klb]

we hit a big block this morning she is not letting us do anything with one of her back legs just kicking out nearly caught my daughter in the face, she put her hands up and said i can't do this no more, my daughter has been so good with her having near on misses but today as soon as you picked her foot up she was kicking out so couldn't get anywhere near the crack, couldn't pack it out so just had to put her back in the stable, think its time to get the vet on board

 

[Follysmum]

Maybe you have already tried this but a walking stick handle is my useful tool for horses that lash out when I’m trying to get leg up safely.
you can hook the leg so your at a safe distance

 

[ihatework]

we hit a big block this morning she is not letting us do anything with one of her back legs just kicking out nearly caught my daughter in the face, she put her hands up and said i can't do this no more, my daughter has been so good with her having near on misses but today as soon as you picked her foot up she was kicking out so couldn't get anywhere near the crack, couldn't pack it out so just had to put her back in the stable, think its time to get the vet on board

Get the horse sedated. Let the farrier (check he is willing) under sedation cut away as much as possible. Clean it and dry it then pack it full of hoof stuff. That stuff stays in really well, you might be able to get away with re-doing it weekly, under sedation if needed. Stay safe!

 

[Hokuspokus]

As above, get as much trimmed off the frog as possible, oxygen kills the nasty stuff too. Then slather it with what ever your using, or pack it with cotton wool slathered in it or whatever.

 

[cobgoblin]

For thrush in deep clefts I've had success with spray on (aerosol) Stockholm Tar... It gets right into the smallest hole.

 

[klb]

Get the horse sedated. Let the farrier (check he is willing) under sedation cut away as much as possible. Clean it and dry it then pack it full of hoof stuff. That stuff stays in really well, you might be able to get away with re-doing it weekly, under sedation if needed. Stay safe!

Yes i was thinking the same thing, im waiting for the vet to call me back, maybe he will send me some sedation to use for the farrier or for when we can do it. We managed, with great difficulty, to get the hoof stuff in the crack day before yesterday and was planning on redoing it today but discovered all what we had put in had fallen out so i don't think that helped with my daughters frustration, she said if it doesn't stay in whilst she is in her stable how is it going to stay in when she's in the field. I've read so many good things about this hoof stuff just dont understand why its not staying in for us. The walking stick is a good idea Follysmum but she will let us pick the foot up but as soon as we direct anything towards the hoof she lifts it right up to her belly thrashes it backwards and forwards my daughter manages to hold on for a little while but as soon as she looses grip she'll then cow kick really quick

 

[klb]

For thrush in deep clefts I've had success with spray on (aerosol) Stockholm Tar... It gets right into the smallest hole.

that might work if it can be done from a bit of a distance, mind you knowing her she'll make a fuss over the noise of the aerosol

 

[cobgoblin]

that might work if it can be done from a bit of a distance, mind you knowing her she'll make a fuss over the noise of the aerosol

You can spray from a bit of a distance but the further away you are the messier it will be... You could get her used to the noise before grabbing the foot.
The good thing is that it doesn't seem to sting and it's fast.. I would imagine having anything packed into the cleft would be quite sore.