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Treating Thrush myself after farrier?

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Hello, a few months ago I noticed my mare was showing some symptoms of Thrush and the farrier came by and confirmed it and put some treatment on it. The last few times I was picking her hooves I noticed that the smell is getting worse. I think that the farrier's treatment worked for about a day then wore off because I'm sure its progressing. Would it be okay if I made an ACV solution then soaked her hooves? I'm worried that its getting worse and her farrier won't be out for 2-3 months. If I do end up soaking her hooves, what bucket/pan should I use? I only have buckets that go up to her knee and I heard those are a big no. Thanks :)!
 
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ACV is awesome for thrush. I usually put it in a spray bottle and put some tea tree oil in there also. I'd spray it on every day for a week or two, and then back off to every other day, and once it's completely gone go to once or twice a week. Good luck! :)
 
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You need to treat thrush & seedy toe topically & frequently(daily or more best) until gone. Just relying on the farrier once every 5-6 weeks isn't likely to get you very far. Would have thought the farrier would have advised you on that! If there are ratty bits of frog, pockets, deep, closed central sulcus, the farrier should have cleaned/opened it all up a bit, to reduce the environment the bugs can thrive in.

Yes, ACV often works well, as does t-tree oil. There are different bugs that can cause seedy/thrush, so what works for one may not work for another, unless you go heavy chems - which I believe is best avoided on the frog. In the case of deep central sulcus thrush, where it may be very sensitive, into live tissue, people have good results using cow mastitis cream.
 
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