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lizijj

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Dear all of those who have given me good advice with our preparation for first county show. Just over 24 hours to go, horse comes in from field with a flapping flesh cut on his pastern (not in his usual field). Sore foot had come sound, and all ready to go.... Poor boy, vet said he was the best behaved horse he ever treated, has six stitches without local anesthetic and was sooo good. Gutted as this is the only year his class day falls in a half term (as I teach).

So now my only question is.....

How do I make sure the wound heals without a scar or proud flesh? Vet has sewn it well and he is on box rest for a couple of days.
 
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One of mine seems to do that. He doesnt want to be a show horse I think. Had to completely write him off last year, and we have a small scar and a little white hair which isnt a problem as he will grey out to match.

What has your vet advised re: avoiding scar tissue/proud flesh? Id ask the professionals if I were you.
I had to keep it bandaged for ages, with intrasite, then later on I had a manuka honey ointment. We didnt have any proud flesh but the vet was ready to send something or other out to me if any appeared.
 
Thanks, he's a star, I always believe things happen for a reason in the big cosmos somehow.... As I've said in previous posts, I couldn't give two hoots about showing, just promised his breeder that I would as he really is a well bred horse and I don't like to break a promise. That said, I gain much more pleasure that I broke him in, rode him on, (and despite some people I know who keep telling me he's a 'professionals horse' and should be ridden every day [I work full time]), we can spend time together, learn from each other and enjoy that journey of trust.
 
I mentioned honey to vet, I think that might have been a bit far out him, I didn't get a definitive answer. He stitched it well and it will have dressing on for a few days, I might then put honey on as it can't do any harm as has worked well on one of my other horses with a flesh wound. Would you recommend Manuka above all other honey? :)
 
Do it for you, not other people :)

Im really keen on it, Im honestly not sure Id carry on having horses if I couldnt show. But thats doing it for me, nobody else :)

As long as you are happy doing what you do thats enough.
 
I read a lot about manuka honey and medical grades etc., and some say you have to have high medical grade manuka honey and some say bog standard will do.
Anyway, the stuff the vet gave me was an ointment with med grade manuka and once Id finished that I bought some manuka. I must say, the ointment was much esier to work with than the manuka honey :)

I can pm you some pics if you are interested?
 
I only thought today, you have no one else to prove things to but yourself... However, this was the last foal bred by some one who has bred horses for HRH... Last year I was due to show him but didn't get the registration documents through in time, and she stopped answering my emails... She did know when I bought him it was a home for love and enjoyment, not competition. Hummff...
 
Last year I got the day off (I'm headteacher with great governors), got excited and then two days before Devon County she came in hopping with an abscess. I was gutted! This year, though, we went and she came third! Maybe next year might be your year... In the reasons to be off book you are allowed an unpaid day to compete in sporting events at County level.... Maybe pushing it but worth a try??:o
 
I've used the naf wound cream with aloe Vera on the many cuts mine picks up. Works really well, a few on my yard swear by it.
 
I would def put Manuka honey on - I'd say it has to be Manuka, you can get it at the supermarket but it's more expensive than normal. IMHO you might as well put jam on as normal honey :D

Re scarring get a pressure bandage from the vet and keep that on while it heals, should stop proud flesh.
If you notice proud flesh starting to form, get the vet to cut it off then back to the pressure bandage.

Hope it goes well
 
My vet prescribed the manuka honey ointment when piggy coblet sliced her face open last year. Tiny tube, about £12 but it did the job a treat, healed up perfectly, no scar no flesh, no way of telling at all where the wound was (and it was deep!).

I would def get the ointment......

Above comment is interesting as coblets face was stitched but vet prescribed the manuka ointment AND I have just had major op in april with slasher wound right across body, all stitched and docs prescribed ointment for that too.

Both have healed great.

not entirely sure aloe vera is meant to be used on open wounds, altho there may be products containing it that can be but would check with vet first.
 
I have never tried it but I was told by showing person that if you put marmite onto the would once the initial healing is done, it stops the hair growing back white. Hope it heals well.
 
My mare managed to acquire a horrible cut on her neck a few months ago. I waited for it to scab over (vet couldn't stitch it as it was on a section of neck that is constantly moving, or something along those lines- vet is at the yard most weeks so kept an eye on it's healing.)

My horse black, vet said i would end up having two big white bits on her neck from the scar. I used this :

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100-ORGAN...r_Equipment&hash=item3cb2b6d32f#ht_500wt_1054

And the hair grew back black, and quickly! No proud flesh or scar tissue. I don't know whether it was just luck but I swear by it now. Been using it on her mane that was lost with her rug over winter and its growing back so quickly.
 
lachlanandmarcus said:
not entirely sure aloe vera is meant to be used on open wounds, altho there may be products containing it that can be but would check with vet first.
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I wasn't suggesting putting aloe vera on, I was recommending the Naf Naturalintex wound cream that contains aloe vera. Have used it and it works a treat, it forms a barrier to keep the wound clean as well as being antiseptic and doesn't come off easily. It is also in a handy pump action container that means you aren't putting mucky hands in the pot.
 
Manuka Honey wise - I've written a few articles for the vet press about its application in wound care, so have the facts at my finger tips.

You should not use the food grade Manuka for wound treatment. Food grade is pasteurised so there is a risk of clostridium botulinum spores becoming viable as it dilutes through osmosis. Medical grade is gamma sterilised, which makes it far safer to use on a wound.
Also, in food grade manufacture, a great deal of blending goes on - it may well have 100% Manuka Honey in it, but it is also likely to have a large proportion of other honeys, which don't have the same antioxidant/antimicrobial effect as Manuka.

Happy to bang on longer about it (all day if you like!) but these are the two points I thought were most important in this case!
 
My horse has just had a very similar sounding injury. The back of his pastern was flapping around. He had taken out a chunk of it as well though so nothing to stitch. He was on box rest and bandaged for 10 days until the flap 'stuck down'. During this time bandage was changed every 3 days and Flamozine (sp?) cream applied. After that he was turned out, bandaged for first three days in case of galloping around (which there was plenty of on day one)! Another week off riding but now back in full work. Probably stopped applying the cream half way through this week. It is looking really good and no proud flesh. The key to minimising the proud flesh, according to my vet is minimal movement of the injured area until the initial healing has carried out. Worked a treat in our case and did not take too long. I am not putting anything on it now.
 
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