Keratex hoof putty - any good?

[Seabiscuit]

I've been battling my horse's seedy toe in both fronts for some time now. He lives out 24/7 and is barefoot, and first picked it up in one foot last October. Since then the other foot also has it, despite him havng his feet regularly trimmed every 6 weeks and despite his hooves being in good condition. My farrier has been cutting "sections" in the front of each to expose the infected area to the air, so my horse has had a winter of looking like a cow!

The last time they were trimmed my farrier says the seedy toe looks to have gone but there is still a bit of a cavity and he suggested getting hold of some hoof putty. He has tried putting this in before but it fell out quite quickly. I just wondered if anyone has any experiences of using this? Do I run the risk of trapping any infection that may be left?

 

[coss]

i've used it! its a pig to get out the jar and sticks to your hands and smells (nice but you don't want your hands smelling)

I used it after my mare had a foot absess. i washed the hole out using a syringe with epsom salts and warm water (flushed it out) then used sheeps wool and cornecresine for a while to plug the hole but it could still breathe. the cornecresine improved the hoof strength and stuck the wool in. the sheeps wool doesn't break up like cotton wall. after a few days of that (to make sure no fluid coming out) i then used the hoof putty. you have to warm it up a bit, roll in a ball in your hand etc then stuff it in. the problem is getting it off your hand and getting it to stick to the hoof. it will eventually and it does tend to stay quite well. it has antibacterial properties so you should be ok. its good stuff i would put it in and change it after a couple of days (if it will come out) so that you can see any progress. gradually the hoof changed to a more "hoofy" colour and i stopped using the putty.