This product (sodium percarbonate) essentially breaks down into Hydrogen peroxide(H2O2) when mixed with water. The biggest problem I can see when using this as a paste is that you have no control over the concentration of H2O2; And Hydrogen peroxide at concentration is a very strong oxidizer. At >50% it can cause wood to catch on fire. The liquid H2O2 that you can buy at any store is 2-3%. 3% H2O2 is used medically for cleaning wounds, removing dead tissue, or as an oral debriding agent. Placing a paste of unknown concentrations in a open wound makes me wonder how much you are "burning out" the dead tissue and how much irritation you are causing the animal. I only work in the chemical industry. Perhaps a Veterinarian can comment? Oh and please do NOT combine this paste you are making with any greases or oils, the result might not be to your liking. Heres a link to an MSDS for 30% H2O2 http://www.bu.edu/es/labsafety/ESMSDSs/MSHydPeroxide.html Horsec8z

I was just wondering if any of you have heard of using OxyClean to help heal flesh wounds on horses. A friend of mine has a horse that got into some chain and really cut her leg in several places. We were doctoring it with Cut and Heal but it was starting to develop proud flesh. My farrier/vet student came out to do some shoeing and he looked at it and recommended the OxyClean treatment. We started it the next day by irrigating it with Betadine first and then making a paste with the OxyClean. It was amazing. The wound started looking better in just a few days and it is almost gone now. The hair is growing back and the skin is granulating in like it is supposed to. I hope this helps anyone who might have a problem with their horse developing proud flesh and having trouble getting a wound to heal. Shannon