Horse Wound Care Tips

Horse Wound Care Information

Horse Wound Care 101

Every horse has its share of the catastrophic experience of having wounds. Whether your horse has a big or a small wound, effective wound care practices must be observed to prevent further infection and complications. Most wound care procedures must be done as soon as you have observed the existence of wounds on your horse's body, legs, and even hooves.

Effective wound care procedures can repair wounded tissues in a few weeks or months. While some wounds leave no marks when fully healed, other wounds can leave nasty scars and remain visible for the entire life of the horse. The full effects of a wound whether it will permanently damage the horse's performance and overall physical functionalities are dependent on the type of wound, scratched or pierced; subject to the area of the horse's body that is afflicted; and largely controlled by the individual horse's healing capabilities.

Always bear in mind that wounded tissues that are subsequently repaired will never be as good as the original tissues. Wounds will affect the horse's physique. Nonetheless, even if it is impossible to bring back the fineness of the tissues before the injury, good horsewoundcare can at least decrease the ill-effects of wounds in horses. Here are the basic but effective methods of nursing horse wounds.

Horse Wound Care Advice

1. Keeping the horse wounds clean is the golden rule for a timely recovery of wounded horses.  Horse wounds must be properly wrapped to prevent aggravating agents, like bad bacteria, from invading the wounds and complicating them further.  

2. Daily cleansing of the affected area using betadine and other anti-bacterial solution can effectively shield the wounds from further infection. Pain relief medication can also help the horse cope with pain caused by the wounds. Antibiotics may also decrease the effects of infection.

3. Wounded horses must be put to rest. Better yet, an induced immobilization of the wounded area must be done to prevent the horse from moving around which can cause the wound to reopen. Other options include placing braces that will stabilize and prevent the horse from moving its wounded parts.

4. Water can speed up the whole healing process, so don't forget to let the horse take in lots of water. Lots of water can also prevent dehydration that can be caused by the injury.

5. Finally, make sure that you consult a veterinarian to ascertain proper ways of caring for a wounded horse. This is important especially for wounds that are deemed to be alarmingly deep and unbearable for horses.