Rescue goat hoof issues! HELP!

[Teeah3612]

I am going to try something new on him this weekend. I have heard that sugardine (sugar & betadine mixture) is good for healing flesh wounds on horses. I am going to mix some up and start putting it on his leg and bandaging it to see if we can get some more normal tissue growth going. I have been keeping it sprayed down with an antiseptic in the area where the cast like thingy was removed.

Boy is he going to love me for this NOT! He already runs when he sees me coming with the spray bottle. You would be amazed how fast a three legged goat can run. He is still not putting a lot of weigh on that leg.

 

[fanov8]

Just read your whole story, and WOW! Kudo's to you for doing your best with Mr. Button's. Glad to hear things are going pretty good for him right now. I am a vet tech and I was going to suggest the sugar and betadine to you. We have used it a few times in our clinic with great results!

We would all love to see some new pics of the fella if you get a chance

 

[zzGypsy]

I am going to try something new on him this weekend. I have heard that sugardine (sugar & betadine mixture) is good for healing flesh wounds on horses. I am going to mix some up and start putting it on his leg and bandaging it to see if we can get some more normal tissue growth going. I have been keeping it sprayed down with an antiseptic in the area where the cast like thingy was removed.

Boy is he going to love me for this NOT! He already runs when he sees me coming with the spray bottle. You would be amazed how fast a three legged goat can run. He is still not putting a lot of weigh on that leg.

here's another thought... you might try honey... there's good evidence that it promotes healing, actually speeds it up, and it's antibiotic, antifungal, and keeps the growing edge of the flesh moist but not wet. It's being used as a dressing for wounds with antibiotic resistant bacteria as it works on them as well. I've done some experiementing on myself - I got some major gouges from one of my rabbits, treated one arm with honey, left the other arm untreated - definitely sped the healing, reduced the scar, and totally eliminated both infection and swelling in the honey-treated side.

make sure you get *local* *raw* *un-heated* honey, direct from the beekeeper if you can - the healing enzymes are destroyed by heat and commercial honey may not be actually honey - even if it says "pure" or "raw"... those are marketing words and there's no standard to enforce what is actually in there. commercial honey often comes from china and can be mosly rice syrup or fructose or other things, and contaminants are not controlled. the reason for buying directly from the beekeeper is then you can ask how it was processed... it should be filtered, but not heated over 100 degrees F.

honey can be applied and left open (although stuff will stick to it) or covered with a light dressing - often a single sheet of gauze or cotton (like a bit cut from an old sheet) is all you need and the honey actually helps keep the dressing in place if it's not applied too thick. the white paper surgical tape (available in drug stores) can be used to hold the sheet/gauze in place.

 

[fanov8]

The honey uses the same principal as the betadine and sugar. It's the sugar in the honey that keeps the bacteria from growing. Both are great methods!

 

[Teeah3612]

I started the sugardyne on Sunday when I had some help. My husband held him while I put his whole leg is a tub of water and betadyne to clean it good first. I coated it with the sugardyne and put some self stick wrap on it. I am going to change the bandage tonight. I will let you all know how this goes. Hopefully we will get some good tissue growth. I think that part of the swelling in the hoof may be due to poor circulation. What gets me is that he will let me give him shots, wash and bandage his leg, but runs when he sees the bottle of Blu-kote. That stuff must really sting. I have to sneak up on him with it behind my back. I have gone to work with a purple hand more than once!

 

[Stacykins]

I started the sugardyne on Sunday when I had some help. My husband held him while I put his whole leg is a tub of water and betadyne to clean it good first. I coated it with the sugardyne and put some self stick wrap on it. I am going to change the bandage tonight. I will let you all know how this goes. Hopefully we will get some good tissue growth. I think that part of the swelling in the hoof may be due to poor circulation. What gets me is that he will let me give him shots, wash and bandage his leg, but runs when he sees the bottle of Blu-kote. That stuff must really sting. I have to sneak up on him with it behind my back. I have gone to work with a purple hand more than once!

Too funny about the blu kote! I think it is alcohol based, so it must sting. I should try it on a cut sometime to see how it feels. Hopefully at work you don't get too many looks with the blue splatters! It seems no matter how careful someone tries to apply blue kote, it still gets EVERYWHERE!

 

[fanov8]

Our vet always said to make sure that you use gauze under the vet wrap. The vet wrap can cause alot of irritation to the skin, I'm sure that's the last thing that you want to do right now. Just a recomendation, maybe someone else can agree or disagree? Did they tell you to only do it every few days? We had to change the dressing everyday when we did it. I dunno... Good luck either way and I hope you can see some changes!

 

[zzGypsy]

Our vet always said to make sure that you use gauze under the vet wrap. The vet wrap can cause alot of irritation to the skin, I'm sure that's the last thing that you want to do right now. Just a recomendation, maybe someone else can agree or disagree? Did they tell you to only do it every few days? We had to change the dressing everyday when we did it. I dunno... Good luck either way and I hope you can see some changes!

that matches my experience as well... gauze under the vetwrap if there's any exposed skin. we do sometimes use it without gauze if there's no exposed wound or skin (for pressure wrapping) but it can pull hair.