[IceHorses] Winter and Wound Care
Thank you guys for responses to what has worked for you. It would be hard to put vet wrap on the hip. I was thinking of a gauze dressing with duct tape but knowing Starri, he would chew that off too! I've sprayed the bitter tasting/no chew spray around the hip when I noticed hair was missing but it didn't seem to stop him. I'll look for the Watkins salve...I think nasty-tasting is the key to stop the biting. Trish
Re: [IceHorses] Winter and Wound Care
On 18/01/2008, pippa258 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What do folks do about dressing exposed wounds in the winter? When the boys have a particularily raw wound (Gusti just had one on his hip too)...I have some Watkins salve that I use. Ordinarily I wouldn't put anything on it, but the salve must taste bad because they seem to stop biting there for a few days and it gives the wound a chance to heal. Wanda
Re: [IceHorses] Winter and Wound Care
> What do folks do about dressing exposed wounds in the winter? my "vet cream" (or some similarly blandly named product) doesn't seem to freeze. in any case, the horse's body heat should help keep the stuff relatively warm good luck, --vicka
Re: [IceHorses] Winter and Wound Care
> What do folks do about dressing exposed wounds in the winter? I remember several winters ago, probably "many" winters by now, we had a TWH colt that cut a flap in the front of his pastern in a snow storm (in high desert AZ). We had to load him up and go to the vet's. She shaved the wound, in the slushy snow, in the parking lot, in the storm, sewed him up, put some vet wrap on, which lasted a few days or so, and that was about it. He played around with the other colts in the mud and snow without a problem. He was fine without any special doctoring. Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com
[IceHorses] Winter and Wound Care
One of my horses has a bite mark on his hip with exposed skin. I have been putting the Icelandic lotion on it (oils and herbs) that you can buy from Susan at SaddleUp Tack as worried about the skin being exposed to the freezing temps. Then started thinking about whether the lotion would freeze. Not sure what the freezing temp of cod liver oil is (main ingredient in the lotion). What do folks do about dressing exposed wounds in the winter? Trish
