Not giving up hope...Please help!

[katrina]

Take US Gals advice. She knows what she is talking about. Peroxide??? Never....IMHO.

[RRoss]

TawnyLa Rae803~
Infection is your biggest concern right now! If the horse were mine I would start a daily regimine of;
30-35cc of penicillan
Butte for pain
I would thourghly scrub the wound with a Betadyne solution or gentle Iodine and warm water
trim all the excess hair along the edge of the wound for at least a 1/2 back [yea I know its quite long but your'e in this for the long haul right or you better be] trimming the winter hair back will make it easier to keep clean
to make him stand "use a front foot hobble if it is a back leg or if it is a front leg take your foot rope and tie up a back foot just so his toe is touching the ground"
If the vet didn't stitch anything, clean the flap of skin thoroughly and any pockets that have filled with debris
stall the horse inside a 12x12 clean stall limit activity

[TawnyLaRae803]

I am giving him 8 penicillan tablets once a day - 800MG (As prescribed by the vet) and 10cc Butte for pain. Also, I bought a product called Equaide. "Equaide is the most effective solution for the treatment of cuts, wounds, abrasions and proud flesh for horses available today" ( www.equaide.com ). If you look at the cases, the first one "Elvis" had the same type of cut as my horse. Mine is a little bit more severe, but it is in the same area. As far as I can see, this stuff works great. So I'm going to try it tonight when I clean it out.

Thanks to all of you

[Turkey Track Bar]

Tawny...

First, I wish you and your horse well...hang in there...persistance has a way about it that sometimes makes one a winner...

Second, I really like your picture of Cheyenne and Calypso (hopefully spelled both correctly!!!)---I tried to rate it a "10" but it came up and said I didn't have permission to do so!!! Great picture anyway...

Hang in there, welcome to the board, and have a great day!

Cheers-

TTB

[TawnyLaRae803]

Also, what I forgot to state in the last post, I already have cut the hair back around the wound. I run cold water on it twice a day and scrub with anti-bacterial soap. I do have iodine, so I will probably start using that.

[RRoss]

Gentle Iodine! not the 7% you might undo any good done so far.

[katrina]

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