sjr725
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I have a 4 yr old that must have stepped on something and has a cut to the sole of his left front. It's about 3/4 of an inch long and runs side to side just between the point of his frog and his toe. I've see my share of puncture wounds to the sole but this is different - almost like he stepped on a sharp rock or something. Now we've had a bit of rain and the pasture is moist so feet are probably softer than normal, he's on irrigated grass pasture so he's standing on grass - very minimal mud. I rode him out last Tuesday for about 5 hours, he was fine when I turned him out - groomed him and checked his feet after the ride and before turning him loose. Thursday I noticed he was just ever so slightly sore - I picked out his feet and looked them over didn't see anything (he had shoes on with about 9 weeks on them, thought maybe he could have gotten something under the shoe, so we pulled the shoes)- still sore Friday - took a closer look, washed his foot with scrub brush and could then see the cut - it doesn't appear deep - although hard to tell, tender when you press on it - you can press with your thumb and the edges will separate slightly - 1/32nd inch maybe? No bleeding, no heat or swelling or other signs of infection? Had the shoer out Saturday, I thought maybe a pad would help - foot too sore to shoe. I've been washing twice a day with peroxide and iodine. We're going to try to get a shoe on it on Wednesday, it appears less sore this morning and still no sign of infection. - I still think the grass pasture is the cleanest place for him to be.
your thoughts?
your thoughts?