Taking Care of An Injured Horse
In July of 2008, my horse, Blaze, injured his leg pretty severely. It took us 8 months to get him healed up. It was a mess, torn tendons and infection. He healed well with some much noticed scar tissue and a swollen ankle that he will always have. In March of 2009, I was finally able to ride him again and was looking forward to getting back to riding more often.
Last week he came to the barn with a serious cut on the same leg only in front above the hoof this time. Apparently, he somehow sliced it with a piece of rubble from a barn that had been destroyed in recent storms.
So, we begin to use a proven technique to help get him healed and going again. Always remember to give your horse an out when working with him. Allow him to feel as if he has a place to go so he does not feel confined while working on him. Using an Iodine wash that we add to warm to hot water, we wash the wound with a soft bristle brush, after cleaning it well, we dry the wound and around it. We then put a powder called, Proud Flesh Powder, on it to help loosen and rid the wound of proud flesh, then we apply Ichthammol ointment to draw any infections or debris out of it. We cover the wound with a non-stick bandage then wrap with clean rag and vet wrap. After we feel we have drawn out the debris and gunk from the wound we will discontinue the ointment and use Cut & Heal Spray and then bandage.
This has helped us in getting our animals up and going again, Keeping these livestock supplies on hand really cuts down on the healing time when you need them at a moments notice.
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