Sorry have not been on site for a while but was really sorry to hear about this but glad Honey has made it through the night and is hanging on in there, I so hate barbed wire, it's evil stuff. Have a homeopathic suggestion for you and this is something that is brilliant for helping with scar tissue and hair regrowth it's called Calendular oil. My boy had a 12 inch Kissing spine scar along his back and also managed to give himself a harry potter cut on his face, both wounds have healed so well you can't even see them. The most important thing is to only use this once you are absolutely sure there is not infection left as it knits tissue and you don't want to seal in any infection. So it is for use in a couple of weeks time, once the wounds start to heal and am keeping everything crossed that they do!
If you get a bottle of calendular and put some in the palm of your hand and then add just a drop or 2 of Rosemary, the calendular encourages fresh tissue healing and reduces the scar tissue and the Rosemary helps trigger regrowth of any hair folicles that haven't been too damaged, apply it a couple of times a day. You can buy both from Neal's Yard remedies, they have a website. A bottle costs around £7 and it lasts for ages so I think it's a bargain!
Have all my fingers crossed for you and hope Honey makes a full recovery!
Sorry just realised got the wrong end of the stick about barbed wire, have just read your initial post and am speechless, after everything you've been through over the last 6 months I was so pleased Honey had come through her KS so well, you just don't deserve this and I am horrified that anyone could do something so stupid. I really hope the police catch whoever is responsible and make them pay your vet bill, Honey is a mentally strong horse and I feel sure she will get through this.
Lets hope she keeps fighting. She's been through so much and everything was looking so positive. You know Ive always looked forward to hearing how well she was doing. Just cant believe this is happening. My thoughts are with you and Honey.
Ok - top vet out tonight to assess Honey again. He is fairly certain that the infection is now under control, her temperature is coming down and says that a lot of the gunk that we are now seeing coming out are white blood cells, which is what he wants to see as it means that her own defense system has now kicked in. He also feels that her back leg that has gone really stiff is due to the fact that although it has lacerations and severe bruising it is the one that is having to do all the work in holding her up and its really feeling the pressure. He has retopped her painkillers and still wants the open wounds flushed twice a day, but otherwise is certain that the infections are on the retreat; and will come back out at the end of the week to check on her and give her some more painkiller. So thank you folks - I'm going to stop panicking for a while and rest and hopefully Honey will get a bit of a chance now to do the same. I'll let you know how we go, hopefully without any more incidents next week. Dozzies mum thanks for the pm, I'll give that bloke a ring tomorrow.
Following this with horror, fury and sadness. Hope with all my heart she makes it - there's plenty of helpful advice and it sounds like your vets know what they are doing. Fingers crossed for Honey - she's a mare, they are usually fighters.
Hi there - she's not too bad today in herself thank you. There is a horrendous amount of debridement at the moment, so there is not a lot of skin left on the inner and front of the left hind now between the stifle and knee; and the right fore is breaking down even more now as well so would say will lose a lot of the skin between the back of the tendon at the knee joint down to below the fetlock/coronet band at the front. I'm finding it hard to believe that holes that big can actually heal themselves and it's not very pleasant being able to see the inner workings of your horses legs but I do trust my vet's judgement. Honey has taken a real dislike to having them hosed now (which I can't say I blame her); so I changed track and am now bathing and throwing cups of cold but not tap cold salted water at them. I still haven't got the stomach to actually get my hands in there to give it a scrubb so have resorted to using a natural sponge to try to loosen the debris. It's gross, but I actually think she's doing better than me at the moment, because she can't see it, or comprehend the impact of it (thank god)!! I might take some pictures and post them for you all to see - but you'll have to have an incredibly strong stomach, she has skin and hair falling off everywhere. If you'd rather not see them let me know and I won't post them.
Oh we and the police have a fair idea of who the culprits were. Unfortunately it can't be proven - yet. Police have been around to see them to let them know that they are being very closely monitored and basically are just waiting for an accurate statement to come in!! Frankly given the age of the witness, I don't think that will happen as family are possibly a bit scared of reprisals, but at least they know they are being watched!