Its not surprising given that he has the world's crappiest feet.
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| Jackson eats his morning vitamins and meds from a feed bag. That way, Pistol and Lucy and can't "share" and he eats all of it. |
We will treat it, of course. But conservatively. White line happens when bacteria gets into the hoof and grows, causing the sole to pull away from the hoof wall. Our farrier was able to put a nail into the crevice, all the way to the nail head. Don't worry, Jackson couldn't feel it.
You can go crazy with treating white line: cutting away most of the hoof and then having the horse live in a fake shoe for a year or more. Meanwhile, you cross your fingers and hope that there are no complications. With Jackson, you can bet your bottom dollar that there would be complications. So, we won't go that route. We will treat it with a topical (White Lightening) and a frog pad which pushes on the frog, creating better circulation. We already know circulation in Jackson's feet isn't great. Fingers crossed this works.
I finally tried hydrogen peroxide mixed with iodine, just enough to cover the hoof an inch or so. I let Ashke stand in it until the mixture was completely foamy and bubbled around his hoof. That seems to have done the trick. Just in case the White Lightning doesn’t work. It didn’t for me.
ReplyDeleteI've gotten a few good recommendations. Part of the challenge is that Jackson wears pads and shoes so it is hard to do repetitive soaking -- we can only do it when the farrier is here and the shoes are off. Toying with the idea of pulling the shoe and putting him in a boot -- but that isn't good for his navicular. sigh. so complicated.
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DeleteOh no! Carmen had white line and we had to open up her hoof a bit. It's gone now, thank heavens! I hope that Jackson does okay.
ReplyDeleteReally trying to avoid opening up his foot -- between the navicular and circulation issues, I'm not sure he'd ever recover.
DeleteIt's never going to end is it? Sorry.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I don't think its ever going to end. Its just a matter of how long we can continue to treat.
DeleteFingers crossed! I know nothing about that condition, but I have heard of it. Hoping for the best.
ReplyDeleteOh no! I hope that the White Lightening and frog pad work!
ReplyDeleteI'll keep my fingers crossed, too! ;)