Swollen foot

[gaited horse]

One of my girls has a foot she is'nt putting any weight on and the bottom of the foot is swollen. What is there I can do for her?

 

[redhen]

Is there a scab on it..like bumble foot?

 

[gaited horse]

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No scab but the swollen part is hard.

 

[redhen]

Hmm..weird..
what about in between the toes and stuff? see anything?
maybe soak the foot in warm water?..

 

[gaited horse]

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Nothing between the toes either. It's just the pad on the bottom.

 

[redhen]

i'd try soaking the foot in warm water and epsom salts and see if that helps her any..

 

[gaited horse]

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How much salt should I add to the water should I bring her inside to do it? How long should I soak it for?

 

[redhen]

If its cold outside, i would bring her in.
It will tell you on the bag how much salt to add..but generally not much..maybe few tablespoons in a bowl of water... soak it for about 15 minutes or 1/2 hour or something...
I dont really even know if that will help though...but it cant hurt to try. i'd do it like 2x a day for a week..or something..
maybe add some betadine in the water also..incase she has an infection in the foot...
i dont know..i wish i knew more to help you..

 

[AK Michelle]

Can you get a picture of her leg and foot? that might help us see what you are looking at.

About 15 minute soak a couple times a day as Red said would be great.

No other signs of trauma or injury to the leg or foot?

 

[gaited horse]

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No signs of any thing she came out of the house limping a little bit yesterday and that was it and today she was limping and it was swollen. I will take pics when I go to soak it.