i guess all our horses get them once in a while, and M is no exception - this is his 4th (each foot in turn) but it's a few years since he had one.
but this one is the deepest and is therefore taking a good while to clear - hence, nothing to say!
yesterday we had a joint effort, since we needed to start again on the poulticing.
but, i'd bought a poultice boot, so life ended up a lot easier once the poultice, nappy and vet wrap were on.
also, i stood at the head end and distracted him with a tube of polos - he eventually ended up just licking my hand, which tasted very minty!
hopefully, the boot stays on.
we're going to keep poulticing again for another week, i think, and then review to see if we can then get away with plugging the hole.
in the meantime, this thursday's lesson cancelled of course
Sorry about the lesson. Some abscesses are just hard to draw out all the way. At least you found it. Occult ones are really hard to handle.
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