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I've heard old timey vets say leave it on, maggots will eat all the proud flesh. If you are going to take it off, hydrotherapy the pi$$ out of it frequently.
 
I also work for a vet/breeding farm and recently we have had several horses come in that have gotten themselves into fences. It never gets easier to see. What we normally do is clean up the wound as best as possible. If it is possible to suture then we do and I have seen him have very long sutures so that the skin is at least kept in the best possible position it can be. He has found this to be better than trying to pull the skin together to suture. We then will use dermacleans on the open wound which is peroxide based and will cleanse the wound. We then wrap with a soft cotton clingwrap, then use flexus, and cover it all with a polowrap. We will change this wrap daily and at times 2-3 times a day depending on the drainage. Ever other day we will normally use the hydrotherapy which is just warm water about 100F degrees for about 10 minutes which will help clean the wound and flush out the drainage and help to slough the dead skin. The smell at times is horrible and honestly I cannot immagine leaving it casted for 10 days with cleaning, but I'm sure your vet has his reasons. I wish you the best and keep us posted.
 
I had the cast cut off on Sat. The wound looks good, some of the stiches held. My Vet wants me to put wet/dry bandages on daily. This is my next problem, my horse won't stand still long enough for me to work on it. Any suggestion's?
 
NORTH FLORIDA":1zs444vn said:
I had the cast cut off on Sat. The wound looks good, some of the stiches held. My Vet wants me to put wet/dry bandages on daily. This is my next problem, my horse won't stand still long enough for me to work on it. Any suggestion's?
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Boy, this is tough one to answer not knowing the horse. Does he just not want to stand still or does he not want you working on his leg? Does he hard tie ok? If he does then I would just try to be gentle rubbing above the wound high on the leg and then slowly working my way down. I would try this without trying to work on his leg at all first. Once he gets used to you touching him he should calm down.

How did the vet work on him? You probably held him and talked to him to keep him calm? If so then he should let you work on him if you go slow.
 
The Vet sedated him. Putting wet dressing and wrap on this part of the leg takes two hands and he needs to still. I tried a short tie, it didn't work. He just stepped forward, he doesn't want me touching his leg.
 
NORTH FLORIDA":r213yo5x said:
The Vet sedated him. Putting wet dressing and wrap on this part of the leg takes two hands and he needs to still. I tried a short tie, it didn't work. He just stepped forward, he doesn't want me touching his leg.
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Slow and easy. Work to get him used to you touching his leg without creating any pain. I believe once he figures out your not going hurt him he will be ok. He may still take a step every now then but then I probably would also.

Blinders or towel around his eyes will keep him from seeing the wrap coming at him. Make sure you can touch him without him freaking out before going at him with the wrap.
 
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I agree with flaboy, slow and easy and normally once they realize you are not going to hurt them hopefully they will settle down.
 
Wrap his eyes and then just touch him all over his legs. Let him take a step if he wants, but just keep touching him on his legs. Eventually he will realize he isn tgoing to be in any disconfort and stop taking the step. Then you can wrap the leg. You may have to wrap his head each time though so he doesnt see it coming. Sort of the same reason I cant watch a needle coming at me to get a shot. Once its in me Im ok, but I hate watching it come at me.
 
We take a wm sack and tie it to the end of a flexible shaft. Happens to be a whip that broke. Then, sack him all over. Pretty soon they will stand for it. You can use a broom also. When you are doing it and they look in at you, stop for a minute. Until he looks away again. Press and release.
 
The cast is gone and I've been wet/dry wrapping for a 10 days. I cut the stitches out last Sat. I have to say its healing up great. He does have some swelling present. Should I keep wrapping until its completely gone?
 

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