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Post by luckystrike on Oct 26, 2013 15:29:07 GMT
Some interesting letters and articles on this subject in h&h last 2/3 weeks.
What are your views? How much do you treat yourself and when do you get the vet?
I treat most cuts and hoof abscesses myself. With a virus they get rested and kept warm. I get vet if not sure why they are lame or if acting peculiar (colic). Although i know of one very well known lady who was a welsh pony breeder, she had a pony that always got colic but got always got better on its own.
I think vets are obviously very important and mine do a fab job and i think they well earn their money. But dont see point getting them out for things you know you can fix yourself or for things that only time will mend.
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Post by jeni17 on Oct 26, 2013 16:52:10 GMT
I do agree that it stems down to the fact people have less money, and can't always afford to get the vet out for everything.
Mine, touch wood, haven't needed the vet too much recently. My farrier is much better at dealing with abcesses than my vet, he makes a much smaller hole and is better a taking the shoe off. Plus he doesn't charge to come out for bits and pieces.
If I am worried about anything, I am happy to get the vet out. To put my mind at rest more than anything.
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Post by minstrel on Oct 26, 2013 17:05:51 GMT
Abscesses I call the farrier and will treat cuts which do not appear to go too deep myself. But after that anything odd and I must admit I at least call the vet and speak to them, if they do not sound worried then I don't worry myself but keep an eye. Recently my boy got diagnosed with ulcers so in that instance for what seemed like such a small thing (was really grumpy, not happy to be touched from rib cage back underneath) I am very glad I got them out. I have my happy lovely boy back.
I am not made of money but lack a certain amount of trust in myself at times...
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Post by haltnotsquare on Oct 26, 2013 18:38:14 GMT
I'll happily treat cuts etc and am fairly confident that I know when one is bad enough to require anti bugs or additional vet treatment. I always call a vet if I suspect colic - too many variables you can't account for. Interestingly enough I was at a lecture a few months ago presented by Prof Knuttensomething or other (I keep saying nuts and bolts in my head) and he was going on about the overuse of topical creams by horse owners in particular and would far rather see a wound flushed clean with a saline solution and then left alone. I felt a bit smug as that is what I tend to do unless it is being bothered by flies or something  He really hated purple spray!! |
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Post by gotk on Oct 26, 2013 18:58:43 GMT
I will treat superficial cuts etc happily on my own. I will also at least initially assess minor lameness or other issues myself and, if I think I know what is going on, I will treat accordingly. However if it is something like colic or an acute lameness, it is vet immediately.
I'd like to think my approach comes under the heading of "common sense" rather than "wannabe vet".
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Post by luckystrike on Oct 26, 2013 19:54:49 GMT
HNS i also was told at a vet talk not to use topical treatments on cuts as their bodies treat it as a foreign body. i npw just use a salt water solution and make sure they stay clean. sometimes i use vetalintex gel though as i have had some super results with it. it forms into like a second skin which is fantastic for keeping germs out of minor cuts.
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Post by Lavender on Oct 26, 2013 20:35:35 GMT
Most things are treated ourselves with products you can find in the kitchen, lol!! We have pretty good vets, that will provide me with stuff to administer myself, if needs be, they've worked out I'm not a numpty and I'm pretty capable, what with injecting sheep and other stuff  We obviously call a vet if something is more sinister, like colic or stitches, or mare not cleansed!! |
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Post by minstrel on Oct 26, 2013 20:37:41 GMT
Must admit I tend to use hibiscrub, sudocreme for things when there are flies about.
Purple spray is what I use for thrush as I was told it has the same as sheep foot rot spray (though I have that too) just depends what grooming bag I have rooted in first!
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Post by Lavender on Oct 26, 2013 21:10:19 GMT
Purple spray is what I use for thrush as I was told it has the same as sheep foot rot spray (though I have that too) just depends what grooming bag I have rooted in first! But it has to be the specific one for sheep rot!! Other types of purple spray are useless |
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Post by Lavender on Oct 26, 2013 21:11:26 GMT
Purple spray is what I use for thrush as I was told it has the same as sheep foot rot spray (though I have that too) just depends what grooming bag I have rooted in first! But it has to be the specific one for sheep rot!! Other types of purple spray are useless |
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Post by luckystrike on Oct 26, 2013 21:11:28 GMT
i use sudocrem on a wee fungal thing my horse sometimes gets in about her dock and it works brill.
my vet really good too for giving stuff to treat myself. no point wasting their time on silly stuff either i guess.
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Post by puddledub on Oct 26, 2013 22:25:21 GMT
Purple spray is what I use for thrush as I was told it has the same as sheep foot rot spray (though I have that too) just depends what grooming bag I have rooted in first! But it has to be the specific one for sheep rot!! Other types of purple spray are useless Shepherdess of the Year!!!  |
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Post by Lavender on Oct 26, 2013 23:02:14 GMT
But it has to be the specific one for sheep rot!! Other types of purple spray are useless Shepherdess of the Year!!! Just done a tups feet today, lol!! |
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Post by kenya on Oct 27, 2013 18:33:41 GMT
Isn't it the Duphacycline spray it should be used on sheep, and can be used other animals but not licensed for them. I'm a big fan off purple spray!
Have used it on ferrets to horses!
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Post by jeni17 on Oct 27, 2013 18:43:35 GMT
I tend not to use a lot of purple spray. The girls are black and it can make it very difficult to make things out. Also tend to end up covered in it!
I use Aloe Vera quite often, and honey on Rog. He loves it!
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We obviously call a vet if something is more sinister, like colic or stitches, or mare not cleansed!!
