Thursday, April 22, 2010

Hock Bandages

If there is one part of a horse that can't keep a bandage, it is the hock. I don't care how fancy the bandage is or how clever you are in wrapping it, the bandage will wind up around the horse's fetlock within a couple hours. Today, after I found the bandage around Journey's hock slumped down on his hoof for the third time, I cut it off and stuck a large band-aid (that's a "plaster" for my British friends) over the wound site with a little triple-antibiotic cream underneath. The adhesive sticks to the hair on the horses leg pretty well--that is why they hurt so much when you tear them off your own skin. It stayed on all day and was still on when I left this evening. Sometimes the simplest solution is the best.

1 comment:

  1. This British friend, has used them before! We use the sticky tape, that pink stuff, looks like an old fshioned band-aid? To pull together wounds,that are on joints etc. As for wraps? Well tried them but as you say, they never remain in ine place!
    The only draw back as you point out is the removal!! It does sting, however, on a horse to remove them, we, that is I, spoak the band aid off with warm soapy water, stops the ripping effect, and re-opening the wound.

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