So this weekend while giving a farm tour I notice some puss on Cuervo’s hip. After the visitors leave I check it out, to find a week old cut that has turned into an abscess. Having a vet tech background I normally have a very strong stomach for these things. This one smelled so bad, I had to walk away for a break. Finally after pulling away the crusties and the gunk that had built up I get to the sore. It sure was painful for the old man but he took it like a trooper, enjoying the treats that kept him distracted.
I put him on oral antibiotics right away and flushed out the sore with betadine solution and water. We have been keeping up this regimen twice daily and it is starting to look better. Talked to the vet today who suggested upping the antibiotics and after flushing packing the wound with a salt paste.
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Jan 21, 2014 @ 16:27:34
hope he feels better and heals soon! 🙂
Jan 21, 2014 @ 16:29:26
Thanks so much. These things are nasty but horses are so resilient.
Jan 21, 2014 @ 16:30:49
amen to that.
Jan 21, 2014 @ 16:29:13
Poor guy. Hope it heals well (and fast!)
Jan 23, 2014 @ 11:46:03
Thank you. He is looking better today. The vet put him on a stronger Antibiotic and cleaned out the wound really well. He showed me how to do it and this morning it looked like it is starting to heal and the infections is much less.
Jan 30, 2014 @ 11:58:27
Today’s update: He went through 2 rounds of injectable Antibiotics (at $80 each). Now he is on oral Antibiotics but it upset his stomach yesterday. So now he is also on probiotics to replenish the microbial population in his gut. I am still cleaning the wound twice a day and squirting another antibiotic directly into the wound.