[IIIBarsV]

Virkon would be an asset on Misbehaveqt1's horse. It is not caustic. Spraying the frogs with it every day would kill the thrush without harming new tissue growth. My mare had thrush almost right into the corium (soft tissue). She was bleeding at one point. With consistent every day treatment (twice a day), she's finally starting to get some new growth, but every millimeter is a hard fought battle.

This mare of mine also has very tall heels, which limits her frog-ground contact and is basically the "root" of the problem. I have been working to get her heels lower without throwing her off her pastern angles, as she has very upright-angled conformation. I tried rigging her up with a boot+frog pad deal but the tall heels prohibited the use of the gaiter, so it wouldn't stay on.

[misbehaveqt1]

they are open,, i can take pictures tomoorw after the farrier comes. I will try the Virkon next time i go to the feed store its a decent ways away so it takes alot of gas in my 12 mpg truck.

[eqgirl101]

that Viktron stuff would be great to get when teddys gets thrush back again the ferrior said it is pretty much gone but his soul and frog are really dry is there anything i could put on them?

[gracegrecia]

As long as you keep his stall shavings clean and dry as well as clean his feet with a pick regularly, the bacteria will be deader than a doorknob before it can even think of taking hold in your horse's frog.
If thrush does manage to creep up on you and your horse, don't worry – treating it is actually fairly simple. I suggest first calling your farrier so that he can thoroughly clean and trim your horse's hooves (particularly the frog area). This will make it far easier for your horse's hooves to aerate, plus you can apply medication more directly to the infected areas.
Two products that are highly regarded by farriers for their effectiveness are Kopertox and Thrush Remedy by Absorbine, but just squirting some on the hoof generally isn't enough since the liquid may not reach all the nooks and crannies of the infected frog. Instead of squirting those products onto the infected area try applying the medication with a cotton swab. (Wrapping cotton around a stick or hoof pick does the trick.)

[spiritpony]

I agree with Dawn in that it sounds like your horse needs some tweaking in his nutrition to better his immune system. I speak from experience on this. I thought I was giving my pony a very good diet but when she developed thrush the advice I got about trying to improve her diet was not ignored. Along with treating the thrush I was able to improve her diet and make sure she was getting trimmed properly and "knock on wood", she has very healthy feet now.

[misbehaveqt1]

i feed my horse beat pulp with a scoop of sweet feed mixed with senior formula so he will eat it. then alfalfa because it's the only hay he will eat

[misbehaveqt1]

So the ferrier came today he was here for about 3 hours for 3 horses they were all pretty easy and quick even my 13 month old percheron amazingly. But, then came my appendix who has the thrush problem. He has thrush in every hoof(which i knew and i have been treating for a month) all have white line from the constant rain. I have to spend about ohh.... $2,000 maybe $2,500 to get his stall perfectly dry and he has to be stalled for about a month and can only go out to the round pen few times a week for excersize.

th vet took off his whole right rear hoof

[Dawn]

It is quite bad. White line is not caused by mud at all. Mud can make existing white line worse. Same with thrush.

The hoof form shown here is (please do not take offense) absolutely atrocious. Until you fix it, you'll never have a healthy foot. The heels are extremely tall and contracted. There is a lot of dishing (flare) in the toe area.

Those are honestly some of the worst feet I've seen in a long time. I hope your farrier's doing a better job on your other horses. But I have to say I doubt it.

There's absolutely no excuse for a hoof receiving regular care to look like that.

It looks like your vet knows what he's doing as far as the wld goes. But you have to fix that hoof.

Unless this farrier just started trimming this horse's hooves, it's time to go farrier shopping, like yesterday.

[AllAroundRdr]

Dawn's last post was perfectly put.

This didn't happen overnight.

There's no way I'd let that farrier touch ANY of my horses after this situation. Sorry.

[Dawn]

Did the vet not make any mention of the hoof form?