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Re: [RC] Proud Flesh Knees - christabas Granulex is what you DON'T need. Granulex is used to STIMULATE growth, and proud flesh is too much growth! Granulex is for a wound where part of the flesh was torn or cut away and you need to "fill in the gap" so to speak. Once the flesh has reached near the old level you stop using it and put on a drying type agent...in Texas it is common to use "Pink Lady"...not sure if you have that in your area. The silver nitrate would also dry out the top of the wound, helping it to scab over, but there is no need to dip the sticks in water...you can just use them straight on the wound. Good stuff for stopping beeding on small cuts also. (I use them when I cut my dogs toe nails too short and they bleed. But be careful, it stings. :)) BUT, if the proud flesh is already past the normal level you definetly need to take him to a vet...it may have to be trimmed a bit before it will heal properly. Someone also said don't put anyhting on it until the vet sees it...I concur...working in
a vets office and trying to see the wound through whatever the owner slathered over it is very difficult!
Christa -----Original Message----- From: Barbara McCrary <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxx> To: sandy rovane <blanketlady@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 09:07:32 -0800 Subject: Re: [RC] Proud Flesh Knees Granulex is often prescribed for proud flesh and it seems to work. My old favorite it silver nitrate sticks. This was something prescribed to us for a wound impacted with proud flesh way back in 1959. You have to get if from a vet. These are long wooden sticks like kabob skewers with silver nitrate heads (like match heads.) You dip one in distilled water (must be distilled) and roll it across the proud flesh. For a larger wound, it may take several. The flesh turns ashy gray. You leave it until it crusts over with a scab, then peel that off and repeat the process. It takes a few days to achieve the proper scab. All this takes time, but it really works. I don't know why vets don't prescribe this any more. The SN does cauterize the flesh (doesn't seem to hurt the horse, as they don't make a fuss over it) and maybe that's why, but it WORKS, better than anything else I've ever used. Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "sandy rovane" <blanketlady@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 8:21 AM Subject: [RC] Proud Flesh Knees >I recently reclaimed a horse on a feed lease that had > injured him knees in a fall on pavement. The people > had the vet out to treat him twice but when I got him > home and unbandaged his knee it was inflamed the size > of a half orange with a deep fissure in the middle. I > just scrubed the proud flesh and tried to get into the > fissue and I quess I did as it started draining. Wet > to dry saline and redressed the wound. I have an > appointment at the vet today to get restarted on his > healing. Any suggestions. I swear by Schrieners for > previous wounds but never this deep. > > =-= -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. > Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp > Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp > > Ride Long and Ride Safe!! > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endur ance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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