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So, my gelding has thrush in all four feet, the hind hooves are the worst. At the minute we are putting milton on all of them, scrubbing, rinsing with water and repeating. He is on stable rest at the minute because of a foot abcess, so is not getting excercised, but once he is OK, he will be out in the field 24/7.

I was just wondering whether anyone had any tips about how to get ride of the thrush? The farrier is seeing him tomorrow, so we will have more of an idea then, but any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
 
Picking out his feet v regurlarly, try to dry his feet off once you've cleaned them - hibiscrub may be better than what you're currently using. Then, once dry you can try stockholm tar, or if there are bad patches spray with purple spray. The most important bit though is picking out feet!
Make sure you talk to your farrier about best plan of action - they are v experienced!
 
Ok, thanks!! Also, because the top layer of his hooves are dead (And black) is it worth trying to scrub the black parts off so that it is healthy hoof underneath, or just clean it, but leave the rotton bit on top?
 
Do you mean the sole of his foot? That colour won't scrub off - it's the fungus making it black and smelly. Keep it clean, pick it out very regularly (I did Star's twice a day) and I can't recommend that Life Data stuff strongly enough.

The snow did wonders for her feet, because every time she set foot out of the stable - her feet got washed by the snow. Lucky.
 
Oh right, ok. Also, about putting the stockholm tar on his feet, we are doing that in the hoof with the hole, where his abcess was, but if I put it on all four hooves, would it not trap the thrush causing bacteria in?
 
we used a blue spray from the vets used for foot rot in sheep. Then a eucalptus mix from vets also fed biotin to improve the feet. The horse came with the thrush it was the worst the vet had seen she said. When farrier trimmed feet he found maggots in the frogs and the smell was terrible. (It was summer dont worry). The frogs had a consistancy of scrambled egg and would break up. It took about 9 months to sort out and now they are totally normal, we"ve had her 3 years now and just pick feet out regulary and its never come back.
 
I would imagine you are right about the tar. I've never used it. Thrush fungus thrives in damp places, so if you trap it in, then yes - it would get worse I imagine.

Your farrier/vets are the experts.
 
Ok thanks! I don't think it is too serious, as although the top layer of his skin and hoof is rotten, underneath seems to be healthy, and I will make sure to be extra careful from now on!
 
Ok, thanks! And also, even if I did dry his hoof first (which I do when putting stockholm tar on the abcess hoof) would there not still be bacteria there which would get trapped? Or would the tar kill it?
 
PASS!!! thrush, I have experience of, but thrush and abcesses
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Sorry.
 
Haha, thanks anyway! He has been very unlucky, since I got him a year ago he has had two abcess, lost all confidence over fillers and even coloured poles, and both times he has got the abcesses, we were at the stage that we were going to start showing...
 
I like showing..............
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First show of the year in March, Hairy coloureds and Equitation. Roll on summer. Can't think of anything worse than jumping personally - imagine not having a leg to stand on
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Haha, I love jumping, and I was hoping to BSJA affiliate him by this time.. but then all this stuff happened. I am also hoping to do some showing though, like plaited working hunter (I think its called) as he is not a native, and maybe some eventing. To be honest, I just really want half a year with no problems with his health haha.
 
Yer, haha!! I just hope that these abcesses haven't prevented him getting to his full potential.

It was so annoying when I bought him though, because I tried him out, was perfect, then brought him home. Now, he was fine on the ground, and on the flat, even though he had every gadget under the sun on his bridle, and would not jump at all, despite the seller saying he had qualified for this and that. So, we removed all the gadgets, put him in a plain old snaffle, and started basically retraining him. Was getting so good, working in an outline, jumping fillers and coloured poles at a height, then the first abcess hit. He recovered, we were getting good again, had a lesson of a top class eventer, he was going so well, then this struck!

But bless him, he is being so good with being in 24/7 when he is normally out all the time, and is not fussing at all!
 
i would call the farrier to cut the dead tissue back scrub in hibi scrub then soak in salt water dry then apply either purple or iodion spray!
 
*I would carry on with the Milton as you are as this will kill off the bacteria as it is a steriliser.
*Dry the feet with something like kitchen towel and then apply Sudacream.
*The Sudacream is anti bacterial so will kill off the thrush and not make it worse.

The main thing is keeping the droppings out of the feet whilst stabled.

Hope this helps
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(There is only one thing i would avoid and that is hydrogen peroxide as this will kill off healthy and bad bacteria/cells. Have you ever got any on your hand where you have dry skin, its turns white!)
 
I have used hydrogen peroxide for treating thrush and for flushing out abcess' and it has proved very effecctive. It is cheap and easily obtainable. We had a cow once with a very badly infected deep cut, when necrotic flesh was in evidence the vet suggested we try hydrogen peroxide and it worked a treat she lived for many more years and had seven more calves.
In todays H&H its use is mentioned on pg.23 "Case study"
I hope your horse makes a speedy and full recovery
 
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*I would carry on with the Milton as you are as this will kill off the bacteria as it is a steriliser.
*Dry the feet with something like kitchen towel and then apply Sudacream.
*The Sudacream is anti bacterial so will kill off the thrush and not make it worse.

The main thing is keeping the droppings out of the feet whilst stabled.

Hope this helps
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(There is only one thing i would avoid and that is hydrogen peroxide as this will kill off healthy and bad bacteria/cells. Have you ever got any on your hand where you have dry skin, its turns white!)

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it does that to my hair too
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