The worst case I ever dealt with, which I had debrided pretty heavily, was fully recovered in 4 weeks to the day. Looks horrible, but since I can clean it daily it's usually fully recovered in about 4 weeks. If the horse is a short enough distance I'll clean out to good connecting tissue and debride the hoof back to the point of good connecting tissue. If it's too far away I'll suggest cleaning in out, and use the white lightening "bag" method or cleaning it out and backing it with white lightening gel and gauze, taped up to keep it in place and wearing a boot. If it's more severe it will depend on how bad and if it's a horse I can see almost daily. Clean it out an spray it twice a day (morning/evening). If it's the very start (not much dead tissue and very shallow groove) I just clean out all the dead, loose tissue down to a good solid connection. It's always been gone in about a week for me although I keep doing it for 2 weeks.įor white line it depends on how bad. Clear out the gunk, spray area with vinegar (thrush hates the acid), soak a bit of gauze or cotton and pack it in the infected area. I know this was my experience and worked for me and I haven't had a repeat issue since although I now keep product on hand for "just in case.".īest thing I've found for thrush (if it's bad) is tea tree oil. No shoes on the hooves allows a better surface for treating. One hint that may make a difference in absorption. My farrier also said Clean Trax made by Equine Technologies he has had good results with with his clients. I also bought a gel of the same product that I can squirt into cracks my horse develops from hot dry ground he stands on 24/7 in summer. One treatment and my horses feet were again healthy.we also caught it quickly and treated immediately. This does not hurt good tissue but killed the bacteria creating seedy toe/white line. I also bought 2 soaking boots as this is a hoof soak product.įollowing directions you soak for a specific time then switch to a different boot for the fumes of the soaked foot to reach into the deeper tissues. My farrier told me to get White Lightning made by Grand Circuit. We needed to soak his hoof, actually we treated all 4 because it would not hurt and knowing the organism was present we took no chances. Looking forward to any input you guys are able to share! All soiled bedding is removed, right down to the rubber mats, and replaced with fresh bedding. Finally, I clean my horse's stalls every single day. I have two Standardbred mares, I live in Ohio (snow in winter, wet soil in spring as snow melts, storms/rain in summer), and my girls are stalled overnight and out during the day (unless it is raining, then they are in all day with maybe a 3 hour turnout in the indoor arena). What are your experiences with these products, and with thrush in general? I know that experiences vary, not just in the general hoof care of the horse but stalling and location as well. For maintenance, treat twice weekly.Īctive Ingredients:"Proprietary USP White Oil Blend"ĭirections: Apply once per day until thrush is gone. For active infections, treat once daily for at least three days. 25%ĭirections: After cleaning the hoof, apply Thrush Remedy into clefts of frog and any holes or cracks. For prevention of thrush: Use once a week in wet environments, once every two weeks in dry environments.Īctive Ingredients: Cloroxylenol 5%, Aluminum Clorhydroxy Allantoinate. Iodine Complex- 2.0%, Gentian Violet, Denatured Alcohol.ĭirections: For thrush: Apply only once to all infected areas. Apply daily to the affected hooves until fully healed.Īctive Ingredients: P.V.P. Here's what I see used in my area stores for Thrush/White Line treatment:Īctive Ingredient: 37.5% Copper Naphthenateĭirections: Clean the hoof thoroughly, removing debris and necrotic material prior to application. Which is why I went out today for something more. I also already had some sort of all natural thing that a friend recommended I buy. no Kopertox! So instead I picked up Thrush Buster (a robust price tag for a small 2 oz bottle) and Hooflex Thrush Remedy. When I went to the store to pick some up. The farrier recommended Kopertox as well. This was a life ago in California where conditions were different. Now, in the past, I've used Kopertox with my thrush horses. She told me it is very very mild and isn't a cause for worry but to take care of it. I just got my girls feet done last night and the farrier told me that both have thrush (which I figured as much) but also the beginning of White Line.
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