Posted by kimberli on March 31, 2003 at 20:41:25:
Hope someone can answer this, my 2 1/2yo QH gelding obviously stepped on a nasty rock, he was lame and leg swollen for 1 day, cleaned out foot, looked couldn't find a thing, took hoof testers to the sole and found he was very sore on the outside quarter of the sole, pared a small bit and found about a 1" crack and some gray fluid came out. I soaked his foot, gave him 25cc of pen., 2 tabs of bute, and put a boot on the foot. The next day swelling was down, and he was not lame. Its been 5 days now and tonite when I went out to check the sole and small piece of the sole in the crack area has peeled off and about a 1/4" of the, I think it may be the corium, is showing. He is still sound, attitude good, no fever, boot still on and still soaking foot. My question is (if I haven't confused anyone yet)shold I keep the boot on until the sole heals up, how long will it take to heal back up and do I seem to be proceeding with a proper treatment? I have vet teched for 10 years and am following the treatment as if it were a sole abcess. Any help or info. appreciated, thanks.