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almost a month now, off all tabs and injections, wound is clean, washed every day with clean water and some EQUAIDE applied every third or fourth day to help it along and reduce scarring. its tightening up nicely and vets say it will all tighten and only leave a small scar. im very happy with the way its comming on thank god and hopefully be hunting again after christmas. (fingers crossed)

 

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Just as a matter of interest: why don't horse vets want to stitch up that type of wound? You'd stitch up a dog with a big skin tear like that, especially with a big flap of skin. Why doesn't it work on horses?

the first vet that came when it happened said stitching would be out of the question as there was a deep muscle slit there and covering it over could lead to infection underneath the skin, and with the area its in movement would most likely not let it knit again. the second vet that came a few days later said there was no infection present and all looked well and she said she would try stitch it. sedated him, scraped all the wound to stimulate the blood flow, stitched it up lovely, horse came round lifted his head and popped all the bloody stitches!! just too much movement in this area, she cut off the flap and said leave well enough alone, two months and there will only be a small scar there so thats where we are wit it!

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Just as a matter of interest: why don't horse vets want to stitch up that type of wound? You'd stitch up a dog with a big skin tear like that, especially with a big flap of skin. Why doesn't it work on horses?

the first vet that came when it happened said stitching would be out of the question as there was a deep muscle slit there and covering it over could lead to infection underneath the skin, and with the area its in movement would most likely not let it knit again. the second vet that came a few days later said there was no infection present and all looked well and she said she would try stitch it. sedated him, scraped all the wound to stimulate the blood flow, stitched it up lovely, horse came round lifted his head and popped all the bloody stitches!! just too much movement in this area, she cut off the flap and said leave well enough alone, two months and there will only be a small scar there so thats where we are wit it!

 

looks nice and clean,

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  • 2 months later...

not gone yet but getting very small, back riding and going hunting new years day fingers crossed. quick pic after i clipped him the other night.

 

 

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I realise this is an old thread, but thought I would share some of my thoughts.

 

Firstly, what a lovely stamp of a hunter :)

 

Secondly, I agree with the vet not stitching this up. The bloodflow through a horses circulatory system is immense and horses are susceptible to infection, so where there is a deep wound or a wound that cannot be 100% flushed out...or a wound like a stake wound where there will be jagged damage inside the muscle, the chances of infection are far higher if the wound is sealed than if it is left open.

 

I have always been of the old school approach to wound management and that has always been less is more. Vets are coming back around to this way of thinking now and more and more I am seeing great results with wounds left open and the use of things like dermagel, which allowes air to the wound, but also protects again dirt getting in. Manuka honey is raved about but you need to be careful with that being overused and producing too much proud flesh as scraping it away can prolong recovery.

 

Sometimes, good old fashioned air is the best healer.

 

It would be interesting to see what kind of scar has been left as looking at the latest pictures, I would imagine it is hardly noticeable.

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Forgot about this thread unroll I looked back on my old content yesterday, here a picture of him I took awhile ago when he was getting shod. The scar defiantly came a hundread times better than I thought it would, healed absolutely perfect , it did take about 6 months to disappear fully though.post-57493-0-11848100-1423155305_thumb.jpg

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