Posted: 11th September 2018 | Back to news feed
Cleo is now fighting fit with help from Robinson Animal Healthcare
When promising home-bred dressage horse, Cleo, came in from the field on three legs, owner Lara Edwards initially thought the injury wasn’t too serious.
Four-year-old Cleo had been turned out with a few other horses of a similar age at Lara’s base in Lincolnshire and some high jinks had resulted in Cleo suffering a kick to her hind leg.
Lara treated the wound as she would normally do and hoped that it would heal up quickly and Cleo would soon be back training, in preparation for her first British Dressage competition.
Unfortunately the wound didn’t seem to be healing as Lara had hoped so Cleo was taken to the vets to be scanned, which showed a large section of hoof embedded in her leg.
All the horses turned out with Cleo were bare foot and unbelievably a section of hoof had broken off the horse that kicked out and become lodged in the wound on Cleo’s leg.
What first appeared to be a minor injury now resulted in a trip to the operating theatre and a general anaesthetic to remove the piece of hoof wedged under the skin and thoroughly clean out the wound, which was then stitched up.
Once the stitches had been removed, Lara continued to treat the wound using Vetalinex® wound gel, to maintain a moist environment to promote healing, before applying Skintact® low adherent dressing. Veterinary Gamgee® was then used to provide padding and help protect the wound from further trauma which was held in place with Equiwrap®.
Said Lara of the unfortunate incident: “I don’t usually turn horses out together once they reach four years of age and are in full work, due to the risk of injury. However, circumstances meant I had no choice but to turn a few of our four-year-olds out in a group and the result reinforced my belief that it is not a good idea!
“When Cleo came in lame I wasn’t quite sure what had happened but I could see a visible cut just on the outside of her hock, but it didn’t look too serious. It just goes to show how bad puncture type wounds are, as it can be difficult to see with the naked eye if anything is still inside the wound.
“Thanks to the fantastic care by the vets and the wonderful products from Robinson Animal Healthcare, the recovery from a dreadful injury was made so much quicker and Cleo is now fully sound and fighting fit for her first outing.”
Robinson Animal Healthcare has a wide range of products for all your first aid requirements including the market leading Animalintex®, which is the only VMD licensed multi-layered absorbent poultice available in the UK and the legendary Veterinary Gamgee®.
For more information contact Robinson Animal Healthcare on 01909 735000 or visit www.robinsonhealthcare.com
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