Posted by horse lover on 4/24/2007, 10:29 am, in reply to "small leg injury" --Previous Message--
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: So here’s the deal, I started tacking up for
: my afternoon ride today when I noticed a
: small scrape (about 1-2 CMs in diameter) on
: the front of his right hind fetlock joint.
: It didn't look too serious but I decided it
: was best to wash it off and take a look
: anyway. I poked it a little before I washed
: and it didn't seem to bother him, but after
: washing it the scrape seemed to get worse.
: Looking at it cleaned up it looked like
: there were little white things exposed, it
: wasn't deep, so I didn't think it could be
: tendon and I knew it couldn't be bone, but I
: still thought it was odd. After it was all
: cleaned up he didn't want to put weight on
: it while standing, though he didn't seem to
: be limping when he walked. I decided to call
: of our ride and did a temporary bandage job
: with some Furral, Aloe heal, and gave him
: some mineral feed to help his system a
: little. When I felt around it it was only
: tender on the wound itself and on the left
: rear part of the fetlock joint, the joint
: was warm all around but the hoof felt
: normal. The main reason I’m telling you all
: about this is I wanted to know if you
: thought it was serious or not. I have a
: farrier appointment Wednesday and I planned
: on getting it checked then unless I
: discovered it needed immediate attention. Do
: you think it might possibly be infected? Is
: it serious enough to call the vet? Should I
: feel comfortable riding? Will I be fine
: until Wednesday? Thanks for taking the time
: to read my message!
:
It sounds like it could possibly have been a puncture wound, they sometimes close over and don't appear to be deep, even though they are. If it was a puncture, you need to be sure that it gets cleaned all the way inside, or you'll end up with a pocket of infection. You might try soaking it in warm water/epsom salts or warm water/green soap, 10-15min soaks. If there's infection iside, it will draw it out. But it sounds like it's safe to wait til Wed, unless it ends up worse of course. Good Luck.
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