For prevention of thrush: Use once a week in wet environments, once every two weeks in dry environments.Īctive Ingredients: Cloroxylenol 5%, Aluminum Clorhydroxy Allantoinate. Iodine Complex- 2.0%, Gentian Violet, Denatured Alcohol.ĭirections: For thrush: Apply only once to all infected areas. Apply daily to the affected hooves until fully healed.Īctive Ingredients: P.V.P. Here's what I see used in my area stores for Thrush/White Line treatment:Īctive Ingredient: 37.5% Copper Naphthenateĭirections: Clean the hoof thoroughly, removing debris and necrotic material prior to application. Which is why I went out today for something more. I also already had some sort of all natural thing that a friend recommended I buy. no Kopertox! So instead I picked up Thrush Buster (a robust price tag for a small 2 oz bottle) and Hooflex Thrush Remedy. When I went to the store to pick some up. The farrier recommended Kopertox as well. This was a life ago in California where conditions were different. Now, in the past, I've used Kopertox with my thrush horses. She told me it is very very mild and isn't a cause for worry but to take care of it. We came to the conclusion that if I wanted to use it to sanitize the frog it would work but that it wouldn't work for prolonged periods after that.I just got my girls feet done last night and the farrier told me that both have thrush (which I figured as much) but also the beginning of White Line. She said it lasts for 24 hours or less once applied, but that copper naphthenate, for example is able to kill bacteria/fungus longer. I asked her why it might not work for hooves and she said it's active for less time than other topical cleansers so it isn't preferred. She said it should clear up both and that they use it in the hospital for bacteria and fungus. I really just want to be sure we are in the clear before I feel I can safely stop treating either of talked with my mom today who is a nurse. It's been about 10 months since he started getting corrective trimming to fix his foot up. It's been a long road but his leg and foot have gotten way better and he's not lame anymore. His heels have been spreading out more, frog is regrowing, and I can finally see the bottom of what was an endless pit in his central sulcus. The other horse came with SEVERE thrush which has cleared up in all but one hoof which was pretty contracted when I got him. In one it's cleared up, but I don't want it to return while it's wet out to be sure it's gone and stays that way. Unfortunately for me both of my horses came with thrush when I got them. I agree in general that a healthy properly trimmed horse won't have thrush. It does kill bacteria, but I'm not sure how it differs from other products, or if it "sticks" to the effected area like a purple or green product does. I still wonder of chlorhexidine is a viable option though. The green stuff is just expensive at nearly $30 for 16oz. I know that it has some cytotoxic properties, but I've not seen any ill effects in the ways I've used it. I also have some iodine on hand, I could use that intermittently to dry the hoof out as well as kill bacteria. The green stuff has been working pretty well at clearing up the existing thrush and keeping any new stuff from forming, and usually the bottom of the hoof stays green the day after so I know it's staying around a little. The other horse has an inside area with shavings but I don't want to lock him in there, and he prefers to stand outside on wet gravel, but no mud. There's usually 1 day a week I can't make it to the barn so I will try packing his feet with salt the day before. When a bad storm comes through even that area can get pretty muddy. There's some areas in the one pasture where there's dry spots that one horse likes to stand, and he comes out to dry land about 5 times a week for anywhere between 30 minutes to 4 hours.
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