Thrush????

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My horse has been intemitently (sp?) lame for the last couple of weeks in his near fore. There are no signs of any heat, swelling of any other indication as to why he might be lame, the last few days when picking his feet out his foot smells which has got progressively worse in the last couple of days. Had my lesson today and he started ok, then went pretty lame as the lesson went on (worst he has been so far) Me, instructor and 2 other guys who are building on the farm but are horsey were all having a prod and poke and watching him trot up (now also lame on hard ground too
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) and we've concluded that he may have thrush, especially as he is much worse on softer ground
So today i put his foot in warm water and hibiscrub then purpled sprayed all around and in his frog. Are theyre any other ways/treatments to help clear this us and to help prevent it reaccuring?
Pony is a bit broke in his off side hind aswell, theres a bit of heat around his coronet
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im moving into uni this weekend so friend is looking after horse for me as ive been unsuccesful and messed around trying to find a loaner for him. he probably wont get ridden much by me or friend so is it better to have his shoes taken off, or is he better being raised off the ground a bit more with his fronts on to decrease risk of infection and pressure around his frog from the ground?

advise/opinons grateful please
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Horses eh.. cant live with them cant live without them!
 
I think its rare for thrush to cause moderate lameness unless it has gone unnoticed and gone into the sensitive structures of the foot- maybe you can ask your Farrier to come out and take a look to eliminate possible abcess/canker.

I'd keep the foot dry and scrub twice a day with Hibiscrub as you have been, leave to dry then apply a spray such as engemycin which you can get from the vets.

Sand is a real irritant too, so if you brush it off after he's been in the school that should help. Also Keratex Frog disinfectant is good too.

I would speak with your Farrier re to shoe or not- your horse regardless of whether he has thrush or not will need to have his frogs in contact with the ground as they act like shock absorbers-

He may also need his frogs trimming in between shoeings as well. Gd luck.
 
hmmm, there have been a lot of abscesses around at the moment - soft, wet ground, losing shoes, infection is rife. Henry has just come back into work after 3 weeks off for an abscess in his sole - I would say it is definitely worth you getting your farrier out with his hoof testers to see if he can pinpoint the ouchy place, and eliminate an abscess. You need to know what you're dealing with for sure otherwise it could get worse and worse.
 
GET YOUR FARRIER OUT TO CHECK ALL FEET IN THE MEAN TIME WAITING FR YOUR FARRIER TREAT IT HAS THRUSH/ABCESS CLEAN WITH HIBI SCRUB THEN SOAK IN SALTY WATER THEN APPLY AN PURPLE SPRAY THEN POLITICE IT UP DO THIS TWICE DAILY UNTIL HE HIS BETTER!
 
get some hydrogen peroxide from the chemists: only £1.20 a bottle. Scrub the foot out with hibiscrub and then squirt over frog until it bubbles up. My horse has never had thrush before but has had a good bout of it August/ September time.
 
Thrush is highly unlikely to cause thrush. It'd have to be really severe to cause even mild lameness. It's much more likely it's developed secondary to the lameness, due to him using his feet differently.

I'd go for an acbess, although if it was progressive through a lesson, it may not be.

Get the farrier out to have a look for abcess, then the vet if he can't find anything, in case it's more serious.
 
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