My mare is injured...She is an Arabian so maybe OT. The herd was galloping around like wild horses on Sunday when we were getting ready to catch them for a trail ride. My mare was fine and then all of a sudden was on three legs. I caught her right away and cold hosed her left front pastern and gave her some bute. There was bleeding from what I thought was a scrape (turned out to be a medium-deep cut) so I doctored the wound with wonder dust and ointment.
The vet couldn't come until Wednesday, and when she arrived said that we should have wrapped it (sprained pastern) and the cut was looking a little infected. Midnight is now wrapped and taking powdered antibiotics. I have been thinking about the contents of my first aid kit because the one thing I was missing was a wide cotton wrap. The vet gove me the rest of a roll of gamgee, but recommended baby diapers. Thermometer Stethoscope Clean cotton rags in a ziplock Baby wipes soaked in betadine Clean baby wipes Vaseline Fura ointment Triple antibiotic ointment Vet wrap Gauze squares Scissors Empty syringes SWAT Wonder Dust What is in your first aid kit? -Kristen in Northern Michigan
