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| Freya and Ceece |
Posted - 13 Mar 2011 : 6:20:31 PM
Hi,
I have recently started helping a friend out looking after her horse and he has quite a bit of scarring and hardened proud flesh (the sort that almost looks like flaky horn) down his leg from an accident.
It was cleaned up at the time and healed just with bandaging and bathing, but we are looking into ways to improve the scarring so it is less obvious (he's a very handsome guy other than this!).
Any suggestions?
Camrosa has been mentioned and I have heard good and bad about it, any experiences and opinions are welcome.
Thanks for all your help! |
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| Freya and Ceece |
Posted - 16 Mar 2011 : 6:55:02 PM
We'd rather not have it cut off as he is nervous of the vet (and won't be caught if he sees their van!) and don't think a big pool of blood will help that.
Thanks for all your suggestions, hopefully one of them will work!
Will try to keep you posted.
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| Vik1 |
Posted - 14 Mar 2011 : 6:58:59 PM
Fuciderm cream! You can get it from the vets. Or if you have kids and theyve ever had impetigo then Fucidin. Its the same thing really.
I used it on my mares proud flesh and bandaged.
Also found Fuciderm very good for mudfever once the scabs are off.
You do need to make sure you dont get it on the good skin tho. |
| alypie |
Posted - 14 Mar 2011 : 2:14:41 PM
aloe vera, swear by it, it has helped us with numerous of our horses injuries, including a horse we had with a huge wund on her leg, got rid of all the proud flesh and shrunk the wound without scaring to the size of a five pence piece, and you can put it on as many times per day as you like as it will never do any harm |
| zelus |
Posted - 14 Mar 2011 : 07:03:19 AM
Equaide its brilliant just google the name and the website comes up its amazing stuff  |
| Vera |
Posted - 13 Mar 2011 : 9:56:47 PM
Yep copper sulphate crystals will get rid of it but take care to keep it away from the healthy skin because it can ittitate healthy skin. |
| swalk |
Posted - 13 Mar 2011 : 9:48:49 PM
As pintoarabian says - get your vet to come and have a look and they might just chop it off!!! Bleeds like stink though and will still scar but if the healing is managed correctly it shouldn't be proud. Honey is great to put on wounds that look like they are starting to go proud. |
| Kharidian |
Posted - 13 Mar 2011 : 8:11:02 PM
Pashon2001,
Yep, copper sulphate crystals - good stuff! That's what I have used rather than cutting proud flesh away; great results although a slow process.
Caryn |
| clio |
Posted - 13 Mar 2011 : 7:50:44 PM
Manuka Honey ... Amazing stuff Get it from the stores tho ;) |
| pintoarabian |
Posted - 13 Mar 2011 : 7:14:19 PM
I used Equaide with success but it was on a recent wound on a cannon bone from which proudflesh grew. The vet cut off the excess with a scalpel on two occasions before I used Equaide. The horse doesn't feel this as proudflesh has no nerves but it does bleed profusely when cut. The wound healed with a scar but no more proudflesh, following treatment with Equaide. |
| Pashon2001 |
Posted - 13 Mar 2011 : 7:02:37 PM
An old thing was soak with copper sulphate crystals in dilute dettol. Keep putting on and bandage if necessary. It may not get rid of scars but it does get rid of proud flesh. |
| Kharidian |
Posted - 13 Mar 2011 : 6:26:12 PM
I've only got a suggestion for "fresh" proud flesh i.e. when it is still moist and vascular; I don't know what to suggest for old tissue, sorry.
Caryn |
