When I got my horse he had it. Not real bad, but bad enough. I have had him for 3 1/2 months and even after the trimmings and all the coppertox(I think it is called, green sticky and a smelly substance). He still seems to have it. I do my best to keep his feet dry and clean and apply that stuff everyday. Even after the rides in the snow I dry them. I also have used hooflex. I was told bleach and water, Should I use that with the coppertox(?), before or after or not at all. He has been very good about lifting his feet(after all this time working on it), but lately he has been a pain about it, even with the treats that I have been using for when he does. The Farrier said that it was getting better, but the smell has been getting stronger, does that mean it is getting worse? Thanks for the help -
Thrush
- Thread starter Pamela
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I don't know if the smell getting stronger necessarily means it's getting worse. Check out this article; it may help:
http://www.thehorse.com/1197/thrush1197.html
http://www.thehorse.com/1197/thrush1197.html
Hey Pamela I have been using bleach for thrush for years and years and it has never failed to work. If you use it every day for a couple of weeks and the thrush does not go away I would suggest you call in a vet. I use bleach neat, no water, and it does not seem to make any difference what kind I use. Try to hold up the foot parralel with the ground and use a hoof pick to stir it into all the crevices, you should see the liquid bubbling as it hits the infected parts. Good luck.
Could I ever over bleach? I have been doing it before and after I ride and then when I bring him in at night I pick and use the coppertox. Am I over doing it? I don't want to hurt him or make it worse. Thanks for all the help.
Hi!
wouldn't it be better not to use the koppertox? I mean, if there is any moisture left in the hoof, the koppertox will trap it inthere, making the problem worse. The bleach dries out the infection and helps in that way. But don't use too much because it dries out the whole hoof, which would create another problem. (CRACKS!!)
Our farrier uses a spray(don't know the name) in a green can with a long tube on it. It works, but for this too, the hoof has to be dry.
Then there is the puple/blue spray we use for wounds, it says on the side it works for thrush too, and I believe that's true.
Hope I helped
Love,
Janneke
wouldn't it be better not to use the koppertox? I mean, if there is any moisture left in the hoof, the koppertox will trap it inthere, making the problem worse. The bleach dries out the infection and helps in that way. But don't use too much because it dries out the whole hoof, which would create another problem. (CRACKS!!)
Our farrier uses a spray(don't know the name) in a green can with a long tube on it. It works, but for this too, the hoof has to be dry.
Then there is the puple/blue spray we use for wounds, it says on the side it works for thrush too, and I believe that's true.
Hope I helped
Love,Janneke
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