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Speed up Healing...
My horse recently managed to somehow cut his leg while turned out in the pasture, it wasn't bad enough to need stitches but I insisted on cleaning it everyday to prevent infection. It remained very clean and I got rid of all the early signs of proud flesh, however it just wouldn't heal completely, it would start to scab-over and the next day be open and bleeding again. So here is the remedy I got from my vet which I thought some of you might find useful if you haven't heard of it already, especially if you have a horse as accident-prone as mine!
The first two days of treatment apply hydrogen peroxide to the wound to completely disinfect it, then apply some sort of antibacterial cream (to prevent it from sticking) and vetwrap it. This is the part of the remedy I thought was interesting: On the third day start mixing "betadine" with table sugar to create a sort of paste and apply it to the wound two to three times per day along with the antibacterial cream and wrap it. Apparently the betadine acts as a disinfectant while the table sugar encourages regrowth of the "good" bacteria and tissue, and also stimulates hair growth in the area, while still preventing the formation of proud flesh! Continue this routine until the area starts healing and you can leave it open just applying "Dermagel" (which you can get from your vet) or a topical antibacterial cream twice a day. And Bingo! Your horse's wound is clean, healed, and the hair grows back with minimal scarring!
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