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Thrush not improving- wait or try something new?

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I've been treating my horse daily for thrush since the farrier cut off all his ugly, loose flaps at his last farrier visit (10/8- actually treated with ThrushBuster a few days before that, too), but I'm not seeing any major improvements. I've been using ThrushBuster once a week and No Thrush the other 6 days of the week. I watched the video on No Thrush's website and I'm pretty sure I'm using it correctly.

How long should it take to see an improvement in frog health? The No Thrush website shows obviously better frogs after 4 days; while I didn't expect that in 'real life,' I was hoping to see some change after nearly 2 weeks. Am I messing things up by using both No Thrush and ThrushBuster?

Am I on the right track, or should I switch it up and try something else?

(Natural light photos are from 10/8; flash photos are from 10/20 after 12 days of treatment)



 
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#30 ·
A farrier once told me that with thrush and WLD, it's best to rotate treatments. I did find that Durasole and 1/2 strength bleach dried the thrush out nicely. The thrush I dealt with at the time had chewed at the frog and really made a mess of the heels. I'll find pictures and post them later. I also paid someone to clean out and treat her feet on the days I wasn't there.
 
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I had a case that I couldn't clear up on a mare with slightly contracted heels. We tried ThrushBuster, nothing. Sugardine, nothing. We finally started alternating between White Lightning and Pete's Goo. Success. Now if we spray a couple times a week (I used to spray with ACV, tea tree oil and water but now we use SavAHoof on a recommendation from our farrier) we have no issues unless it is extremely wet -- and the goo really seems to work in those cases.
 
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