How to treat open wounds in horses

Following are the photos of the mares hind leg first treated with Oticlean and then Yellow Lotion. On two occasions up to 5mm deep of granulation tissue was trimmed back to reduce the surface to skin level. The history of the mare is that she was tangled in barbed wire at Nimbin then left for 5 days to die and when this did not happen was given tetanus antitoxin. No antibiotics was given at this time. The Equine Care Group collected her and brought her back to Brisbane 12 days after the accident, when I first began to treat her. The first photo shows a member of this group holding the lead rope. The photos are dated with the month preceding the day, and begin from April 9 to the August 7. The bone being removed on May 4 is periosteum which died after drying out. Granulation tissue had already grown underneath.

Yellow Lotion and new dressing are applied every second day and loose scab only removed. I have full praise for Ranvet's products.

Sincerely

Bruce McIntosh BVSc