Posted by Sarah on April 23, 2003 at 03:49:09:
In Reply to: toe crack on yearling need advice posted by Sarah on April 10, 2003 at 03:17:20:
: The TB yearling was trimmed a week or so before the crack appeared & it appeared suddenly. Yearling is 'bout 3 legged lame with crack in near hind. crack is just off center of the apex of the toe rising up a full inch. The sole shows the crack as well extending from the toe into the groove of the frog. Crack is not wide, the vet recommends a toe clip is this enough? I have no time to experiment with this one.
It is 12 days after my original post and as it turned out, radiographs showed no fracture, the vet pared the toe, and found an abcess, I have been soaking the foot 30 minutes every day in epsom salts and bandaging with iodine gel wrap. I don't see any more puss coming out now and the lameness is improved although he is still quite lame. Question: how long do these abcesses take to run their course and at what point do I stop the soaks and bandaging?