should I be concerned?

coley041190 · 03-13-2006, 01:57 PM

Dakota has a cut on the front of his cannon bone on his left fore leg (I think) A few years ago he got caught up in a tree and totally scratched up his leg and his owner was going to have him euthanized. The cut is on the same leg and there is dried blood around where the cut is. Should I be concerned? Or should I just wash it up and leave it at that.

Thanks!

luvs2ride79 · 03-13-2006, 02:08 PM

Wash it and watch it. Clean it daily. If you start to see any ooze or heat, or he turns up really lame, then call the vet.

That's what I would do anyway!

~Barbara

MissBandit · 03-13-2006, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coley041190

Dakota has a cut on the front of his cannon bone on his left fore leg (I think) A few years ago he got caught up in a tree and totally scratched up his leg and his owner was going to have him euthanized. The cut is on the same leg and there is dried blood around where the cut is. Should I be concerned? Or should I just wash it up and leave it at that.

Thanks!

Treat it the same as you would treat yourself, basically. It doesn't sound too serious. If it looks harmless, does not feel hot, swollen, leaking puss or causing lameness - then I would just give it a wash and let it be.

coley041190 · 03-13-2006, 02:33 PM

Yeah, it just looks like he skinned himself on a log during the crazy thunderstorm last night. If the owners were to come out though they'd probably have a cow and give me a lecture on how important it is that he stays healthy (they're nuts)

Thanks!! I'll go out and hose it off.

03-13-2006, 01:57 PM	#1
coley041190 Full Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 255 Images: 47 Blog Entries: 1	should I be concerned? Dakota has a cut on the front of his cannon bone on his left fore leg (I think) A few years ago he got caught up in a tree and totally scratched up his leg and his owner was going to have him euthanized. The cut is on the same leg and there is dried blood around where the cut is. Should I be concerned? Or should I just wash it up and leave it at that. Thanks! __________________ If you want a stable friendship, get a horse.

03-13-2006, 02:08 PM	#2
luvs2ride79 Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Arkansas, USA Posts: 4,037 Images: 26	Wash it and watch it. Clean it daily. If you start to see any ooze or heat, or he turns up really lame, then call the vet. That's what I would do anyway! ~Barbara __________________ "To be an equestrian in the classical sense is not just to be a rider. It is a position in life." --Charles de Kunffy EquineFriends.com**2HotToTrot.com Anti-Slaughter and PROUD! StopHorseSlaughter.com

03-13-2006, 02:33 PM	#4
coley041190 Full Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 255 Images: 47 Blog Entries: 1	Yeah, it just looks like he skinned himself on a log during the crazy thunderstorm last night. If the owners were to come out though they'd probably have a cow and give me a lecture on how important it is that he stays healthy (they're nuts) Thanks!! I'll go out and hose it off. __________________ If you want a stable friendship, get a horse.

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