what do you all like best?
i have been using thrush buster but am wondering if there is something that is more like a paste or a clay that might work better!
i have also used the “no thrush”’ in the white bottle, but wasn’t a fan of that.
Thrush Buster worked for me BUT my farrier had to show me how to stuff a small piece of cotton into the central sulcus and both sides of that into the collateral sulci. Once you have pushed the cotton pieces as deep as you can with your hoof pick into the three sulci, then you drip the Thrush Buster on to the cotton and hold the foot up as long as you can to allow the cotton to absorb the medication. In the dream world, the next day, you dig out the still medicated cotton from the sulci and replace with new cotton and fresh medicine. In reality, it usually falls out eventually.
My QH gets thrush more than any of my other horses (actually, don’t recall any of the other three having thrush, ever). Farrier says it’s because his sulci are deep.
Anyway, that’s what seems to work for me. My vet (now retired) swore by “strong iodine” done the same way to eliminate thrush; a mule riding gal-pal (also a farrier) prefers bleach.
But Thrush Buster seems to work for me --until Mr. Deep Sulci shows up with thrush again. FYI my horses are out 24/7 on great grassy pasture --can’t blame “dirty stalls” for the thrush.
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This stuff. Comes with a built in hoof pick.
If that doesn’t cure it I do oxide soaks. I’ve been battling thrush with my pony. All this rain is not helping.
My farrier has me use Tomorrow (mastitis treatment for cows)…it did work really well for my gelding’s recent bad thrush. Easy to put on. I found a 3 pack at Amazon so I didn’t have to buy a case of 12, which seems to be how most places sell it.
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Equiderma Thrush Treatment is my favorite product for treating thrush. I have not had luck with Thrush Buster with my current mare.
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Horse keeping in Hawaii came with a lot of mud. I used to have a 50/50 water, apple cider vinegar mix and would spray the soles of their feet. NO THRUSH. I also second Equiderma for a less salad like scent 
I think the oxine soak followed by shoving something antibacterial/antifungal into the groove in the frog is the best way. The oxine soaks always seem to kill the thrush and then it’s just about getting the frog to grow out correctly.
There used to be a product with pre-soaked cotton rolls with thrush medication on them. I like those a lot.
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This.
