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[RC] Abscess in Rear Hoof - Val NicosonRode my mare before the farrier came and she was "off"...kept "dropping" her rear quarters...so explained that to the farrier who went looking for what the problem was. Was worried it was a stifle problem...fortunately that wasn't the case. He found an early abscess in her rear hoof, toward the inside of the white line, that was pretty close to the back of the outside rear quarter. Farrier opened up a small hole allowing it to drain. He also used hoof testers as it was marginal if it was active or not...it was active. She only reacted mildly to the hoof testers. Meanwhile I was told to soak it in warm water and Epsom salts for 3-4 days and pack it with a cotton ball soaked in Iodine. He told me not to wrap the hoof or anything and that he wanted me to continue to use her...at least light riding anyway. Is this the typical treatment for an abscess? At what point does a vet get involved? How do I know if it clears up? What do I do with the open hole...do I keep packing it with an iodine-soaked cotton ball until it closes or what? Should I continue to ride for up to one hour? Only rode her once since the abscess was detected...and that was with a hoof boot. She will be off of work for the next 1-2 weeks due to family being in town. I would like to ride her in a 30-miler LD ride in 3 weeks but don't know how long it takes with an abscess involved...and I certainly don't want to harm her. Sorry for all the questions. Have never dealt with an abscess before. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Val + Sania __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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