2 Abscess In One Hoof!!!

Horselove4ever9 · 11-06-2009, 03:08 PM

Well we finally found out why Johnny was so lame. We had the vet come out and take x-rays to make sure he wasn't foundering and we found out he had an abscess in his hoof. We soaked it and it blew out in his coronary band. The next day while looking at it I also found an abscess that had not yet blown out in his heel on the bulb on the same exact hoof.

That one too has blown out. They are all drained and they look good and he has almost no limp now, but I was wondering if there was anything I can do to keep them clean and healthy. I have been spraying them with iodine and putting this other stuff on it (forgot the name sorry) it's yellow almost like swat, but stickier. Should that be ok or should I wrap his hoof up or something? Thanks in advance for the help!

Dawn · 11-06-2009, 03:10 PM

Furazone perhaps? (The sticky yellow stuff.)

Is he in a stall or turned out?

Horselove4ever9 · 11-06-2009, 03:17 PM

Yes that is it aha. He has 24/7 access to his pasture and his stall, so I would say he is turned out. It doesn't seem to bother him at all, but I don't want it to get infected or anything.

Dawn · 11-06-2009, 03:19 PM

I would not use furazone. It's been shown to slow healing, promote proud flesh, and it's carcinogenic. I won't even own the stuff, no use for it.

I would have a bandage over it to keep dirt from getting down into the open wounds. You can take a cotton ball and soak it in diluted betadine. Stuff that down into the open holes as far as possible. If you can really get the cotton ball in there and the conditions are dry, you might not need the bandage.

theloneappy · 11-06-2009, 03:22 PM

Just thinking... The yellow sticky stuff... Did it come in a red and yellow container? If it did, it's Corona. I put that on wounds and I would think it would be fine.

Dawn · 11-06-2009, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theloneappy

Just thinking... The yellow sticky stuff... Did it come in a red and yellow container? If it did, it's Corona. I put that on wounds and I would think it would be fine.

Corona's white. (Well unless it gets dirty!)

Horselove4ever9 · 11-06-2009, 03:27 PM

Oh thanks for telling me that I will stop using it. The conditions are pretty dry right now, but Florida is unpredictable so I will stuff the cotton balls into it and put a bandage over it.

theloneappy · 11-06-2009, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Dawn

Corona's white. (Well unless it gets dirty!)

Umm No its not. I am sitting here looking at a container of it and it is yellowy in color.

Dawn · 11-06-2009, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by theloneappy

Umm No its not. I am sitting here looking at a container of it and it is yellowy in color.

Well, that's certainly interesting

Maybe we should have a poll....

Don't get me wrong, it's not lilly flower white or anything. But I've never had any that was 'yellow'.

theloneappy · 11-06-2009, 05:04 PM

Well it's not yellow-yellow, but it is a dingy yellow-white

11-06-2009, 03:08 PM	#1
Horselove4ever9 Full Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 78	2 Abscess In One Hoof!!! Well we finally found out why Johnny was so lame. We had the vet come out and take x-rays to make sure he wasn't foundering and we found out he had an abscess in his hoof. We soaked it and it blew out in his coronary band. The next day while looking at it I also found an abscess that had not yet blown out in his heel on the bulb on the same exact hoof. That one too has blown out. They are all drained and they look good and he has almost no limp now, but I was wondering if there was anything I can do to keep them clean and healthy. I have been spraying them with iodine and putting this other stuff on it (forgot the name sorry) it's yellow almost like swat, but stickier. Should that be ok or should I wrap his hoof up or something? Thanks in advance for the help!

11-06-2009, 03:10 PM	#2
Dawn Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 37,203 Images: 1580	Furazone perhaps? (The sticky yellow stuff.) Is he in a stall or turned out? __________________ Sexy by Christmas Challenge-r!! Goal: 11 lbs LOST CURRENT: 4 lbs LOST Starting Weight 170 lbs. Goal Weight 155 lbs. Reached! 20 pound club 2009 Starting Weight 152 lbs. Goal Weight 140 lbs. Reached!

11-06-2009, 03:19 PM	#4
Dawn Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 37,203 Images: 1580	I would not use furazone. It's been shown to slow healing, promote proud flesh, and it's carcinogenic. I won't even own the stuff, no use for it. I would have a bandage over it to keep dirt from getting down into the open wounds. You can take a cotton ball and soak it in diluted betadine. Stuff that down into the open holes as far as possible. If you can really get the cotton ball in there and the conditions are dry, you might not need the bandage. __________________ Sexy by Christmas Challenge-r!! Goal: 11 lbs LOST CURRENT: 4 lbs LOST Starting Weight 170 lbs. Goal Weight 155 lbs. Reached! 20 pound club 2009 Starting Weight 152 lbs. Goal Weight 140 lbs. Reached!

11-06-2009, 03:22 PM	#5
theloneappy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Rural North Dakota Posts: 686 Images: 8	Just thinking... The yellow sticky stuff... Did it come in a red and yellow container? If it did, it's Corona. I put that on wounds and I would think it would be fine. __________________ Sexy by Christmas Challenge-r!! lbs Lost: 0

11-06-2009, 05:04 PM	#10
theloneappy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Rural North Dakota Posts: 686 Images: 8	Well it's not yellow-yellow, but it is a dingy yellow-white __________________ Sexy by Christmas Challenge-r!! lbs Lost: 0

11-06-2009, 03:17 PM	#3
Horselove4ever9 Full Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 78	Yes that is it aha. He has 24/7 access to his pasture and his stall, so I would say he is turned out. It doesn't seem to bother him at all, but I don't want it to get infected or anything.

11-06-2009, 03:27 PM	#7
Horselove4ever9 Full Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 78	Oh thanks for telling me that I will stop using it. The conditions are pretty dry right now, but Florida is unpredictable so I will stuff the cotton balls into it and put a bandage over it.

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