![]() ![]() Unfortunately if they are already so weak, it's unlikely, even with the best trim & intentions, that he'll land heel first if he can help it. Stimulation by exercise with heel first impacts is what crates good hoof function. ![]() How to strengthen heels? Good nutrition & good hoof function. But yet to try it personally or see it used, so only as yet going on other's recommendations. That would make pads, to provide *comfortable* stimulation of heels possible. Vettec has a product called Sole Guard, and another that I can't remember the name of, which is infused with copper sulphate, which you can use under the sole guard to treat & avoid thrush. In addition to Barefoot's good advice, I will add that depending on the situation/environment, I often don't find ACV great at getting rid of the thrush to begin with, and will frequently use something like bleach, iodine, coppertox or such once only, then follow it up with ACV. Pads and bar shoes make thrush problems worse-constant pressure compromises circulation, the hoof needs give and take pressure, instead. Shod hooves have more trouble with that, as the mechanics of a shoe prevent it. A good trim that allows the frog to contact the ground helps to prevent thrush and callous up the frog. Only proper stimulation by a heel first landing, contact with the ground and lots of exercise can do that. One thing to mention, nothing "hardens' the frog that is safe to use. Homeopathic remedies like tea tree oil are fine. Idodine kills good germs on the hoof, which are necessary to keep bad germs in check. They are harsh, and kill irritate or kill healthy tissues. They work really well.ĭo NOT use Koppertox, or Thrush Buster, etc. Or, if you wan to use a commercial prep, Clean Trax and White Lightening are the only ones I suggest. If it's not going away after that, you can try mixing Neosporin Plus with Lotrimin Athletes' Foot cream, 50/50 and use a syringe to deposit about 1 cc or mL in each crevice, esp. For initial treatment, use it every day for a couple of weeks. It's non-toxic, it won't harm healthy tissue, and it corrects pH in the feet, and prevents thrush in the future if used about 1 or 2 times a week. I prefer to recommend apple cider vinegar and water 50/50 in spray bottle. Let me know how you get on in the comments below.īLOGLOVIN' | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAMĭisclaimer: This post is sponsored by Canesten, but all thoughts & words are my own.I would avoid bleach-it's too harsh and kills healthy tissue, which in turn feeds thrush us, it burns. In order to encourage YOU to educate yourself a little more on intimate health, I've teamed up with Canesten to give away a £50 Amazon voucher to anyone who takes the quiz and follows the instructions on the Rafflecopter widget to the left. I took the quiz and only scored a measly 3/6 and in all honesty, most of it was purely guess work! If you want to give it a go and be in with a chance of winning a £50 Amazon gift voucher (see below), you can take the quiz here. A lot of us will suffer uncomfortably in silence because we're too embarrassed to talk about it - it's time for that to change!Ĭanesten have created an online quiz, which will test your knowledge of thrush and BV. Over 75% of those with a vagina will suffer from thrush at least once in their life and a lot of people don't even consider BV despite it being so common, so it's important that we educate ourselves on spotting the differences. In fact, many women mistake bacterial vaginosis (BV) for thrush even though they are two completely different infections and require different treatments entirely.Įven I'll confess that I didn't know the first thing about identifying BV from thrush, but luckily Canesten have set up an area on their website where you can identify the symptoms of BV from thrush before you seek out treatment. It seems we're paving the way for talking more openly about our periods, which is fantastic, but why is vaginal health still considered a taboo? It's our reservations about discussing this with others, including doctors or pharmacists, that can lead to us self-diagnosing ourselves incorrectly. I spoke to a few friends recently to discuss exactly why we don't discuss our intimate health so openly and the unanimous answer was simply because of 'embarrassment', which is completely unnecessary. Today I'm talking about something a little different from my usual topics on Fox & Feather today I'm talking about breaking the taboo of talking about intimate health and taking care of your downstairs department with a little help from Canesten.
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