abcess

[kateflashy]

my fredric got one last night put animalintex on it and being a bloke he's crippled on it but what i wanna know is this only got enough animal lintex for 2 more dressings and you cant get it here , have got some ordered but doubt if it will be here in time , in uk i used plastic bread poltice but dont have that here either so any suggestions can get kaolin from vet but havent used that in about 20 years so cant rember how to do it

[Blonde Donkey]

i think you can use nappies as poultices but not sure will look it up

[brigadier]

Hi Kate, heat Kaolin tin by placing it in bowl of hot water- then spread thick on piece of brown paper, place on wound and pad and bandage into place.
Nappies can be used as they draw out any wet, just put on dry and bandage but if using either of these I would tub the foot first in bowl of hot salt water for at least 20mins which will open and soften everything up so the poultices draw it better.
Hope that helps- I can post you some animallintex if you need it
Brig

[kateflashy]

thanks that does help
got animalintex coming from robinsons but it takes about 10 to get here and will prob be better (i hope) by then
they can get it at the vets but it is 17 euros each or 150euros for a box its cheaper to get it from uk

[scattymare]

There used to be an age old remedy of using bran - no idea how it works I'm afraid but you may be able to find on the internet somewhere.

[joandlad]

Depends on whether the abscess is actually draining yet or not. If it's not then, as Brig says, heat will help it burst through. So a good soak in a bucket of epsom salts should help. If it is already draining then you could use nappies as already suggested. They work well but sometimes don't "draw" as much as you need (kind of depends how well it is draining ie how big the exit hole is). You could try to see if a chemist in your area sells pots of magnesium sulphate paste (usually used to draw out splinters). Put some on to some gamgee and it works almost identically to animallintex (but without the added benefit of heat).

[duckles]

Epson salts and glyerine make a great poultice - cotton wool or whatever and then equipwrap and silage tape (if on the hoof)

[kateflashy]

it has exploded when i changed it tonight tons of gunk had come out made me heave but i guess its a sign at least its coming out

[duckles]

Good!! I guess! When fully drained, cornecresce (wrong spelling but you'll know what I mean) and some cotton wool pushed up with a nail. That's what I've been told (and being doing).

[duckles]

ANd, Kateflashy, whats with the Brad Pitt distracting photos, you and Savins both- hard to keep my mind on poulticing!!!