Fetlock wound and update

[aliascourtney]

Initial entry can be seen here
Calvin has been home for almost a month now and he is turning out to be quite the gentleman. He has impeccable ground manners and is a big goof. We have hacked around in the ring and even gone out for a nice trail ride. He was so mellow on the trail I doubted that I bought a 5 year old OTTB! My trainer came out to work

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[aliascourtney]

The pitbull's best friend is actually a cat. That MUST be where he learned it from :D

[my_ownwings]

Would have been neat to see the removal photos. My vets looked at me funny when I videoed and photographed the procedure when my horse had a huge lump of proud flesh removed from his leg. It was insane how much it bled!

I love your dressing with the big heart on it :) He's such a lovely boy and very handsome.
I hope he recovers nicely :)

[aliascourtney]

I know! I was so mad I had left my camera at home. We did the removal in a shower stall and I couldn't believe the amount of blood!
Thank you for the compliments! The vet actually put the heart on it, she is awesome.

[my_ownwings]

Was it thick? My gelding look like he was spewing out ketchup from his leg XD

I had great luck with Equaide keeping the proud flesh away after removing it (and from other open wounds I healed from the inside out) Not sure if you've heard of it or had any experience with it, but worth mentioning :)

[corellian_ninja]

What a sweetie! I wish him a speedy recovery.

[aliascourtney]

Thank you :)

[alicephilippa]

Proud flesh really is a bugger and can take a huge amount of time to heal even with good treatment. I'm still dealing with some almost two years down the line. Oh this is on me not a horse, but the issue is the same.

Hopefully Calvin will heal a lot quicker than me.

[aliascourtney]

Ugh, that sounds awful. I'm sorry to hear you've been dealing with an issue for that long. I hope things are getting better for you.
And I sure hope Calvin heals up in less then two years!

[alicephilippa]

So do I. He looks like a sweetie.

[kitlucky13]

We've used this Vetericyn Wound Spray on some pretty ghastly punctures and lacerations where I work. It doesn't look like much, but with cold hosing and applying that twice a day, and I swear the wounds healed twice as fast as any other treatment a vet has given me (proud flesh ointments, sweats, etc.). The link says it's like $35, but I found it at my local co-op for about half that. It's pretty good stuff :)

[aliascourtney]

Thanks for the tip. Looks like good stuff