offrdford
06-20-2005, 05:20 PM
Hi all,
About 4 months ago we experienced a horseman's nightmare when our 8 year old mare got loose and into our metal barn. We had nearly 3" of rain shortly after 10" of snow so the ground was saturated and the mare stepped down along the edge of the barn sinking 6"-7" with her left rear hoof at the coronet band catching it on the edge of the metal. Realizing she was caught she panicked and pulled violently which dismembered her entire hoof with horseshoe attached. The vet arrived ~45 minutes later and after his assessment he thought it would be best to put the horse down. Being the stubborn animal lovers that we are, we said no and asked him to just stop the bleeding. By this time the horse had lost nearly 3 gallons of blood and the vet proceeded to wrap goz and bandages around the now exposed coffin bone and gave her a shot of antibiotics in addition to a couple of other shots.
The mare barely made it through the night going in and out of shock but she made it. The vet was surprised and decided that it was best to leave the wraps on for a couple of days to assure that the bleeding had nearly stopped. After cleaning and looking at the dismembered hoof closely we noticed about a 3mm x 7mm fracture from the coffin bone still inside the hoof. We knew this was not good but the horse was showing good signs of blood circulation to the hoof area continuously through the weeks that have followed.
It’s been 4 months and almost half the hoof has grown back now and the mare is in really good shape, we are optimistic that she is going to make it. We have been using a Nitrofurazone dressing, Povidone-Iodine Solution every time we change the wraps which is twice per week. I would like your opinions on whether or not this is a good maintenance procedure and what we can expect over the next 4+ months. The hoof is growing back very nicely everywhere except for a small disfigurement on the side where the coffin bone was missing. We really want this mare to make it and we are open to suggestions.
No Hoof-No Horse non-believer.
About 4 months ago we experienced a horseman's nightmare when our 8 year old mare got loose and into our metal barn. We had nearly 3" of rain shortly after 10" of snow so the ground was saturated and the mare stepped down along the edge of the barn sinking 6"-7" with her left rear hoof at the coronet band catching it on the edge of the metal. Realizing she was caught she panicked and pulled violently which dismembered her entire hoof with horseshoe attached. The vet arrived ~45 minutes later and after his assessment he thought it would be best to put the horse down. Being the stubborn animal lovers that we are, we said no and asked him to just stop the bleeding. By this time the horse had lost nearly 3 gallons of blood and the vet proceeded to wrap goz and bandages around the now exposed coffin bone and gave her a shot of antibiotics in addition to a couple of other shots.
The mare barely made it through the night going in and out of shock but she made it. The vet was surprised and decided that it was best to leave the wraps on for a couple of days to assure that the bleeding had nearly stopped. After cleaning and looking at the dismembered hoof closely we noticed about a 3mm x 7mm fracture from the coffin bone still inside the hoof. We knew this was not good but the horse was showing good signs of blood circulation to the hoof area continuously through the weeks that have followed.
It’s been 4 months and almost half the hoof has grown back now and the mare is in really good shape, we are optimistic that she is going to make it. We have been using a Nitrofurazone dressing, Povidone-Iodine Solution every time we change the wraps which is twice per week. I would like your opinions on whether or not this is a good maintenance procedure and what we can expect over the next 4+ months. The hoof is growing back very nicely everywhere except for a small disfigurement on the side where the coffin bone was missing. We really want this mare to make it and we are open to suggestions.
No Hoof-No Horse non-believer.