Treatment involves trimming the foot, thorough daily (2-3x) picking of feet, cleansing the foot with water, disinfectant, iodine or commercial thrush medication. The horse should be kept in a dry sanitary location.
Canker
A canker is an anaerobic infection of the superficial epithelium of the hoof. It is often seen over the frog area spreading to the back of the heels. It causes growth of irregular granular material, Horses kept in wet unsanitary conditions are more prone to developing cankers. . Cankers are difficult to treat; it involves trimming away abnormal tissue and treating with topical antibiotics or corticosteroids. The horse should be kept in a dry sanitary location. It to is foul-smelling like thrush but can cause
Hoof cracks
Contracted heels
Keratoma
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