abcess relief

["Janet Benke" <qhjanet@hotmail.com>]

Prognosis better, now, for China's recovery from the abcess.  To all those 
who provided encouragement and advice, thank you thank you thank you.  I 
came home armed with an arsenal of remedial ideas.  And, I had my regular 
vet come out to give me that ever so critical second opinion.  The first 
thing he did was enlarge the hole to provide for easier and quicker draining 
(which the abcess is doing, at last); then, he instructed me to make a 
potion, bandage it on the hoof, put on an easyboot, and let the medication 
do its work for three days.  (This is a releif, not having to do soaks twice 
a day!).  The potion:  Blend in a tube of DMSO jel into a jar (one pound) of 
nitrofurazone.  Apply to gauze bandage, hold to bottom of slippery hoof 
attached to a thrusting leg while wrapping vet wrap around hoof to secure 
bandage.  Then, a bit of duct tape to ensure the wrap stays on.  Step the 
hoof into an easy boot.  Voila! (Oh, yes, wear rubber gloves - dmso - that 
become slick with salve and can't grip the vet wrap.)

But, three tries later and she's booted.

Oh, one last potion recommendation.  I stopped at the farriers supply store 
at Portland Meadows (thoroughbred track, winter season) looking for products 
recommended by various members of these groups.  The fellow there, old 
timer, said, well, I could probably sell you something, but if it's a 
poultice you want to draw the abcess out, this is what you do:  Take cream 
of wheat (unfortunately he didn't say whether is was 1 minute or 5 minute 
quick or if I could use a different brand), mix in condensed milk to make a 
paste.  Apply; put a bag over the hoof; duct tape securely.  Leave on a 
couple days, change, do over.

I've got quite a list of remedies now!
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