Board index
Login
Register
Search
This horse has had recurring abscesses, so they decided to try treating with maggots.
Tiny maggots introduced into abscess:
Setback where wound had to be cleaned again:
Full size active maggots:
Healing:
Healing:
Board index ‹ GENERAL HORSE HEALTH ‹ Thrush, Abscesses, White Line Disease ‹ Maggots for Abscess
Wed Jun 10, 2015 4:30 am
Wed Jun 10, 2015 5:00 am
Einstein (Madness is doing the same thing over & over, but expecting a different result)
Jude QH 18yo; Sonny QH 16yo; Cassie Qrab 10yo;
Sat Jun 13, 2015 7:42 pm
Maggots for Abscess
3 posts
• Page 1 of 1
Wed Jun 10, 2015 4:30 am
I took this from a post on Facebook on the Cushing's group.
This horse has had recurring abscesses, so they decided to try treating with maggots.
Tiny maggots introduced into abscess:
Setback where wound had to be cleaned again:
Full size active maggots:
Healing:
Healing:
This horse has had recurring abscesses, so they decided to try treating with maggots.
Tiny maggots introduced into abscess:
Setback where wound had to be cleaned again:
Full size active maggots:
Healing:
Healing:
~Rebekah
Valhalla, 20 y.o. Arabian
Amore, 25 y.o. Arabian
Valhalla, 20 y.o. Arabian
Amore, 25 y.o. Arabian
Wed Jun 10, 2015 5:00 am
Using maggots doesn't address the why of the abscess. Unless it was a one-off puncture wound, eventually it will return.
Einstein (Madness is doing the same thing over & over, but expecting a different result)Jude QH 18yo; Sonny QH 16yo; Cassie Qrab 10yo;
Sat Jun 13, 2015 7:42 pm
Very true. I believe this horse has Cushing's which makes the horse more prone to infection.
~Rebekah
Valhalla, 20 y.o. Arabian
Amore, 25 y.o. Arabian
Valhalla, 20 y.o. Arabian
Amore, 25 y.o. Arabian
3 posts
• Page 1 of 1