Poppy’s abscess finally started draining during her trailer ride to our vet north of Dallas! Her coffin bone doesn’t have any changes radiographically from when we got her which is good, however there is sand & debris packed in there along with the infection… She will have to have surgery to resect & open the affected area of the hoof. If the bone has any changes once our vet is in there, she will scrape it. They are going to pack Medical Maggots into the surgical site to remove any diseased tis

Part 1: Farrier Relieves Pressure from Painful Hoof Abscess. The pressure created by a hoof abscess is extremely painful for a horse. So painful it can cause lameness. If your horse develops a hoof abscess, one of the first steps your farrier may take will be to locate the hoof abscess and relieve the painful pressure by draining the abscess. #hoofcare #HoofAbscess #farrier #horse | Life Data Labs Inc.