Ok, here's something new I learned yesterday when we called the vet out to have a look at the nasty gash on Jack's cannon bone: this cut, shaped like a "V" should have had stitches. We work on it for a few days, wrapping, cleaning, prepping - thinking the flap would die off, new growth and healing would all take place quite naturally. However, when the flap is like this, blood still flows down to through the entire flap and it never dies, so it needs to be re-attached correctly. A flap like an "A" i.e. point up, would die off because there would be no blood flow to the flap!! Makes sense!!
Bottom line - we should have call the vet on this one right away.
Live and learn...
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This comment was posted on my Facebook Page from a horse friend in the United Kingdom. I googled "Manuka Honey" and it sounds like fabulous stuff. Thanks, Gail, for the info!!
ReplyDelete"my horse had a gash very similar last year i got the vet but the horses leg was too swollen to stitch,he gave me manuka honey,its totally organic and an amazing healer,its aids the healing n kills infection,its a supercream,my horse has no scar,i now use it on all cuts n grazes and you can buy it in the supermarket u need grade 13+." - Gail E.