Posted by Sarah on April 24, 2003 at 19:42:48:
Following up on my previous post re "toe crack on yearling need advice" After paring the toe and finding puss, daily epsom salt soaks, and iodine gel packing for a week, the colt was still markedly lame. Went back for a second round of radiographs and this time the vet found a fracture on the inside apex of P3. He says prognosis is good, to put a steel shoe with a plate on the bottom to stabalize also put him on SMZ's and isonazid (sp?). Sixty days should do the trick. He also says the abcess weakened the bone which contributed to the fracture.