Tubigrip to hold poultice in place

[abbijay]

Has anyone ever used tubigrip instead of vetwrap to hold a pultice in place at the coronet band? Are there any reasons why I couldn't?

No pictures but if anyone wants to see maggots in a 4" long coronet band abscess I have them on my phone!

 

[Fieldlife]

I think tubigrip would be fine. As long as if it all rolled back up, it wasnt too tight, cutting off circulation. If you used tape / vet wrap to stop in coiling back up think be ok.

 

[The Xmas Furry]

I've used socks pulled up over if you cut the toe end open, then a loop of vetwrap to keep secure before bagging or booting if required.

No to maggots please lol.

 

[abbijay]

I've used socks pulled up over if you cut the toe end open, then a loop of vetwrap to keep secure before bagging or booting if required.

No to maggots please lol.

Excellent!! I have previously used old pairs of tights to keep the feather clean for shows so that might work. Unfortunately I don't have socks big enough for these hooves - genuine plate sized hooves!

 

[The Xmas Furry]

Excellent!! I have previously used old pairs of tights to keep the feather clean for shows so that might work. Unfortunately I don't have socks big enough for these hooves - genuine plate sized hooves!

I'd just watch for any rubbing x

 

[SEL]

Can you get tubigrip big enough for your giants?

When Mills was still alive I gave up with vet wrap and went all out on duct tape

 

[abbijay]

Can you get tubigrip big enough for your giants?

When Mills was still alive I gave up with vet wrap and went all out on duct tape

Farrier has some for keeping feather out of hot shoeing. I just need thigh sized tubigrip rather than wrist or ankle size.

 

[meleeka]

When I used it I just made sure I left it over the hoof, so it couldn't ride up. I used it for the same reason, on a horse with huge feet and an abscess which came out the top.

Another thing that worked was a nappy over the hoof and duct tape to hold it in place. It came right up to the fetlock.

 

[paddy555]

No pictures but if anyone wants to see maggots in a 4" long coronet band abscess I have them on my phone!

I'd love to see the maggots. Did your vet have to prescribe them or your trimmer? how did you get hold of them? How long do they have to eat for?
would seriously love to see please? I know people use them but they don't post many pics of them

 

[OrangeAndLemon]

For bigger horses, men's incontinence pads may be a little easier to use than nappies.

I'm guessing the feather is part of the problem? You may have to sacrifice some feather if you haven't already.

 

[OrangeAndLemon]

I'd love to see the maggots. Did your vet have to prescribe them or your trimmer? how did you get hold of them? How long do they have to eat for?
would seriously love to see please? I know people use them but they don't post many pics of them

I assumed they were uninvited guests??

 

[paddy555]

I assumed they were uninvited guests??

I assumed they were the ones specifically used for healing wounds. Perhaps not then.

if you google maggot horse wound healing there is a Horse and hound article on it which I can't link as apparently I have read 5 articles already. There are lots of articles re maggot wound healing.

I think from memory Sarah B from Forage plus used them on one.

 

[SOS]

Nope but I now swear by the boots for poulticing. Having had a lot of success with them last year. Just do a light bandage or whatever required and pop the boot on.

 

[meleeka]

For bigger horses, men's incontinence pads may be a little easier to use than nappies.

I'm guessing the feather is part of the problem? You may have to sacrifice some feather if you haven't already.

I used the pull-ups, rather than normal nappies, just pull them up and tape round the pattern.

 

[Fieldlife]

I used the pull-ups, rather than normal nappies, just pull them up and tape round the pattern.

Aren’t there leg holes in the way?

 

[meleeka]

Aren’t there leg holes in the way?

The leg holes don't really matter as they kind of overlap, so there's no gap once they are on. I can only find this photo, when we'd progressed to a boot over for turnout.

 

[abbijay]

Nope but I now swear by the boots for poulticing. Having had a lot of success with them last year. Just do a light bandage or whatever required and pop the boot on.

They only come in small sizes though! Definitely not heavy horse size!

 

[abbijay]

I assumed they were the ones specifically used for healing wounds. Perhaps not then.

if you google maggot horse wound healing there is a Horse and hound article on it which I can't link as apparently I have read 5 articles already. There are lots of articles re maggot wound healing.

I think from memory Sarah B from Forage plus used them on one.

Nope, definitely got there of their own accord
As I had never encountered them before I did a bit of google and had to wade through lots of stuff about medical treatment with maggots.

 

[paddy555]

Nope, definitely got there of their own accord
As I had never encountered them before I did a bit of google and had to wade through lots of stuff about medical treatment with maggots.

oh dear, sorry about that.

The use of medical maggots is fascinating

 

[SOS]

They only come in small sizes though! Definitely not heavy horse size!

Ah yes not heavy horse, my draught type fits in the XL ones.

 

[4Hoofed]

I used toddlers pull ups when my boy had a cornet abscess. He’s 18hh+ Suffolk punch! I also recommend using a shavings bale to rest their toe on for the actual poulticing. then you can walk after and I found once I did that I was able to get the poultice on much more securely then when I was dying holding his leg up as I went.

 

[only_me]

Is it like fly strike? Had that with the alpaca baby which was a shame as had to clip half her back too early. I didn't dress the fly strike though just aired and sprayed which worked. Not sure that would work with maggots in a large abcess though.

Would tubigrip not make the area sweat too much?

What about using a period pad as at least that is absorbent and you could put poultice on it? and then duct tape in place instead of doing the sole of foot too if it's just coronet involved.

Maggots hate sudocreme, when putting on maggots for wound healing (handily in medicine they come in tea bag type things now) but if you put sudocreme on the"healthy" ie. the parts you don't want to eat they will stay away from!