RE: Re: Sam Update! :)

[Marlene Moss <marlene.moss@wcom.com>]

Yes, I'd like to find a larger source of Neosporin too!  I keep one of those
tubes in my winter coat pocket - just for one horse who is always injured.
But I have found that the cream works better than the ointment.  The
ointment melts and a head toss will flick it all over you!
But it is definitely my first choice for the smaller injuries.

Marlene
www.mossrockendurance.com


 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Bette Lamore [mailto:woa@stormnet.com]
Sent:	Tuesday, March 20, 2001 10:55 AM
To:	Susan Garlinghouse
Cc:	Kelsey M; Bossmare .; endurance .; kanappy .; kbmc3@yahoo.com; Tazzy .;
Brad Bear; Dr. Jamie; Katie Wais
Subject:	RC:  Re: Sam Update! :)

Thanks for the latest update, Susan
I just used furacin on my filly-- ugh!
What cream would you recommend? Do they sell Neosporin ointment in mega
tubes for horses? (I'd hate to have to buy those little human tubes---
cost a fortune!) What are some commercial names for a good triple
antibiotic cream (I take it Panalog is still a no-no for the first 14
days?)
Bette
Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians, Home of 16.2hh TLA Halynov
(Yes, really 16.2!)
http://www.arabiansporthorse.com


Susan Garlinghouse wrote:
>
> > The vet explained that you use the Furozone (Furacin-- my spelling is
> > off tonight and I'd have to go down to the barn to get the generic name)
> > to produce the granulation to fill in the wound, then around 14 days
>
> Just a quick comment that the newest information is NOT to use furacin on
> fresh wounds, as it decreases wound healing by 25% (in other words, you're
> worse off than if you used nothing) and so is more likely to produce proud
> flesh.  If you use a triple antibiotic cream, the average wound healing is
> *increased* by 25% (that's a good thing) and so you're less likely to get
> proud flesh formation.
>
> We just got that in surgery lecture a few weeks ago and was published in
the
> Journal of Equine Surgery.  Pretty cool information.  At the CSU-VTH, we
> only use furacin for leg sweats.
>
> Susan G

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