Posted by Derin Foor on March 12, 2003 at 22:42:57:
In Reply to: After the abscess ? posted by David on March 12, 2003 at 12:48:37:
: Now that my horse is on the mend:
: What do I do about the hole that was carved in bottom of his hoove? Is there a good/preferred way to put a lid on the hole with roofing tar, pine pitch, play dough or something? The hole is half the size of a dime and about as deep as the first knuckle on the pinky finger.
I would use a cotton 'plug' soaked in either Betadine or Nolvasan, changed daily if not more often, to keep out mud etc...... don't use the other stuff you suggested, that would help provide a nice moist environment perfect for re-infection
Derin