Know the feeling well, my little man had his first lami attack early January, in February suspected abcess, we could only hot tub with epsom salts for 10 days for 2 mins morning and night to see if we could draw anything due to Vet/farrier wanting to ensure foot was stable enough after the lami, got clearance for farrier to locate the abcess and then 5 days of hottubbing and poulticing, then just dry poultice for a further 5 days, farrier then advised to stop and let it be, no packing , last week got his first turnout, he now has muscle weakness in his hind quarters leading to stifle issues, after 5 days of stiff walking out and stretch therapy we are starting to see a breakthrough, his off side was the worst but as the muscle is building he is starting to walk out with purpose and you can see the improvement each day, he has had 2 remedial trims in the past 5 weeks and the farrier is happy now with his feet.
I have to update the Vet again today on the progress with regard to his stifles, we will continue with his therapy and in hand exercises to build his muscle up to support his stifles at the rate he is going bar any more issues suspect he should be back to his usual self by the end of the week. He had a field injury in October, with 3 weeks box rest and then all the box rest over January -February so you can imagine his exuberance now he can get out and move, we have him on restricted but has company in next paddock.
He was a houdini with the Poltices, the first 3 he took off, we then applied a sock, didn't get it off the first night, second day he had pulled at the sock and taken it off and was just starting on the Poultice, so we had to vet wrap round the sock up the leg footballer style to keep it on. we used Animalintex, Vet Wrap and Duct Tape, numerous old socks but got there in the end. We had a TB years ago who had abcess and it took us 5 weeks of Poulticing to sort it out, it came out at the sole and the coronet, there was no coronet breakthough this time.
Just time really, there are no short cuts, depends on the severity and depth of the abcess, I really thought there was no end to it at times but there is light at the end of the tunnel.
he was in pain.. he followed me out of paddock and back into his stable, i just stood and cryed for him.. could not beleave what he had done, clean all his feet and then he layed down with a big grown.. ive taken a pic of him but dont no how to upload it.... for a 20 year old hes more like a 5 year old.
