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As an equine expert that provides equine consultation to horse owners, 
riders, handlers and trainers, throughout the US, I have rehabilitated very 
many horses from very many similar conditions.

IMO, it would not be practical to lance.  It would be practical, however, to 
make sure your horse is adequately treated for infection.  IMO, that 
includes more than what you have done so far.  Dealing with an infection 
depletes certain nutrients that then become deficient making it more 
difficult for the horse to handle infection.  It's important to replenish 
the nutrients that the horse needs more of to fight infection, while 
fighting infection, as well as afterward for a period of time until the 
horse has fully recovered the nourishment lost during infection.  IMO, that 
the infected area is increasing indicates the infection is winning and the 
horses immune system is run down; otherwise, the horses immune system would 
be winning, and the infection would be diminishing.  So, 2 courses of action 
are needed.  One is to help reduce infection by apply a better disinfectant. 
 eWrite to me privately and I will explain how to clean the infected area 
better than you have.  Two is to provide supplements that will boost your 
horse's immune system.  eWrite to me privately and I'll explain what your 
horse needs.  The reason I cannot explain these things here is that each 
horse has different needs in both cases.  I will need to obtain specifics 
about your particular horse in order to detemine what your horse needs, 
different from any other horse.  It would be potentially harmful for someone 
else to do the same thing; as their horse would need something entirely 
different, even in dealing with the same or similar problem.

Ginny Holsman
Ozark Equiation



> From: Ridecamp Guest <guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [RC]   Hoof Abscess Questions
> Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 20:41:24 GMT
>
> Please Reply to: Ron Shaffer ron.shaffer@xxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ==========================================
>
> Sorry the background on my question is a little long but
> hopefully will make sense.  I have an 18 year old QH gelding
> (Cisco) that was OK Sunday evening at feeding time but Monday
> morning was dead lame.  Fate seemed to be on my side Monday as
> my farrier was scheduled to trim my horses that morning.  After
> a quick inspection he found an abscess in the RH near the
> buttress of the sole which he opened and which gave Cisco immediate relief. 
>  After he finished with my other two horses I
> soaked Cisco?s foot and found there was some swelling on the
> outside bulb area at the heal and that by putting pressure on
> this area I was able to expel more fluid through the opening
> made by my farrier.  The fluid was about the color and
> consistency of black tea.  After a couple of soakings and
> applying more pressure there was no more fluid so I packed the
> area with salve, some cotton and used duct tape to keep
> everything in place and keep the sole clean.  I repeated the
> process Tuesday morning but no more fluid.  However, the bulb
> area was more swollen and now showed signs of tenderness that
> was not there during the first soaking.  It is now Wednesday and
> there is what I will describe as a softening of the tissue at
> the hair line where the outer bulb area (the area where I
> applied pressure to expel fluid) meets the heal wall.  It seems
> to me that the infection that was building pressure in the hoof
> capsule which seems to have been relieved by the soaking and
> draining is now affecting this area.
>
> So here are my questions:  Is this an area that can safely be
> lanced?  Should it be lanced, or should I let nature to run its?
> course and wait for the infected area to rupture on its? own?
>
> Cisco is putting full wait on the affected hoof and shows no
> signs of limping at the moment so what ever pressure is building
> up does not seem to be inside the hoof capsule anymore.  We have
> had him 3 years now and he has been barefoot for most of that
> time and is barefoot now.  This is the first time he has had any
> kind of hoof problems.
>
> Thanks in advance for any feedback.
>
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