St Nicholas Abbey suffers career ending injury

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Arletta

They are using maggots = : /

Blech..but hey! If it works great!


http://hoofcare.blogspot.com/2013/11...te-maggot.html

an older, but tried and true treatment. have come across their use in more than one history book. they only eat the bad stuff, so a good way to get rid of anything that can cause infection.
leeches also still used, to promote blood flow. also icky.


and freddy, yes, it does sound sadly familiar. but anything learned is a step forward for future injured horses. i hope st nich makes it, i always hope they all make it. but even if he doesn't, lessons learned could well save others.

[freddymo]

greedy people at work

[Merlinsky]

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...es-in-recovery

Here's the video Coolmore posted on their FB page: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v...type=2&theater

He's far from out of the woods, but it was nice to hear something upbeat and even better to see him walking a little.

[Arletta]

He sure is a fighter. Really pulling for him.

[trackrat59]

Originally Posted by Arletta

He sure is a fighter. Really pulling for him.

Me too. This is a cool horse.

[my miss storm cat]

St Nicholas showing signs of recovery from laminitis

http://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/i....aspx?id=70805

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

St Nicholas showing signs of recovery from laminitis

http://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/i....aspx?id=70805

so great, and i see the maggot therapy...i always wondered if anyone tried that, and now i know. it sounds so gross, but it works so well when you're dealing with infected tissue.