Re: Stone bruises & hoof hardeners

[Susan Evans Garlinghouse <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

CMKSAGEHIL wrote:
> 
> Ummm--formalin IS formaldehyde--just 1/4 strength....
> 
> Heidi Smith, DVM--Sagehill Arabians (Oregon)


Yup, sorry, shoulda said so in my original post.  Still, nasty stuff. 
Even using formalin in the zoology labs at Cal Poly, the students are
required to use gloves and wear goggles that block out the fumes.  Even
as a dilute solution, it really is pretty toxic.  Just seems there are
better ways to harden up feet without wiping out your own liver, eh?

Susan