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Discussion on Soggy looking frogs ...!
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Posted on Friday, Oct 27, 2000 - 3:56 pm:
2nd attempt ! i guess i should have known better than to add on to an old conversation...wondered where my message had got too !! well here goes,
hi, my gelding has developed rather soggy looking frogs, with a sort of gauge down the middle of each one...they seem to be deteriorating all of a sudden (very worrying!)there is a slight smell when picking up his feet, i thought it may be thrush but looking at the messages on thrush it seems it would be a much stronger smell.....he has recently changed pasture to one with long wet grass. now i am stabling him at night i hope the dry spell on his feet will clear it up.
previously on odd occasions his heels have looked a little prunish so i put vaseline on them before turning out which seemed to help. also ocassionally odd soles seem chalky. any ideas other than keeping him inside?
any thoughts welcomed x
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Posted on Friday, Oct 27, 2000 - 8:34 pm:
Hello Miss Saffron,
Yes we have some specific treatment recommendations, better than Vaseline, in the article associated with this forum but as the article points out: until you keepem dry you are going to have problems.
DrO
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Posted on Wednesday, Nov 1, 2000 - 8:09 am:
Hello again Saffron. I think smelly feet are a side effect of winter. Either the ground outside is wet all the time or we keep them in and they spend the day standing in their own mess. Not surprising they smell a bit then is it?
I don't think you've got a major problem but it could turn into thrush. You've already noticed that the frog is softening and the sole looks chalky when you use a hoof pick. The trick is to keep those feet picked out frequently, and a clean dry bed. I always paint good old Stockholm Tar onto my horse's feet underneath, when they are completely dry of course, and it helps to waterproof and protect them. Consequently she has never had even a trace of thrush. Prevention is definitely better than cure!
How gross has your weather been these last few days? I seem to spend all my time wading through puddles - not that extraordinary for Manchester though 
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