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I am glad that so many of you have had good and
quick lay-ups with puncture wounds. My horse, Minimax had a small slice (about
the size of your pinky nail) that had a slight odor. I thought it was just a
scrape and put meds on it. He came up lame and the nightmare began. Eventually,
I found that the bulbs of his heels were VERY infected. You could put the
hoofpick in the thin slices at least an inch. We soaked, we wrapped, it was
spring and a muddy mess. We called the vet out and he sad your horse isn't THAT
lame. What is that supposed to mean???? He doesn't x-ray and we treat. He ends
up having to come back out and do it. He sends my meds to the wrong place so the
infection gets worse. Long awful story short, he was lame for at least eight
weeks. His heels were low and i think that's what caused it for him. He likes to
stay outside and the spring dampness irritated the skin.
Colleen
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