try honey, it must be of the pure high quality kind, not manufactured with chemicals, you can get the healing honey from your local chemist. It is wonderful stuff, they use it a lot on patients in hospitals etc. I have used it on horses with really bad wounds and it works wonders! IT really WORKS give it a go and costs not much at all.

From article on Proud Flesh and Long Term Wound Care, Dr. Robert Oglesby, The Horseman's Advisor, www.horseadvice.com Proud Flesh If proud flesh forms, it must be removed because the skin will not heal over the exuberant granulation tissue. Caustic powders, copper sulfate, Wonder Dust, meat tenderizers, and caustic lime have all been used for proud flesh, and if began early in the process will burn the granulation bed back. However it also burns back the new skin cells slowing down healing and promoting a larger scar. In the case of a small wound this may not be a big deal but when dealing with several inches of open tissue the result may be bad looking and even nonfunctional and prone to breaking open. The best treatment for proud flesh is surgically excising it back to below the level of the skin. Not only does this not slow down the skin but it freshens the granulation bed which promotes more rapid growth of the skin over the wound and slows down maturation of the granulation bed, buying more time before a scar forms. The Final Stages Now all you have to do is wait for the wound to heal treating it daily with the hose. After this much time bandaging is not necessary though helpful if the wound is large or becomes contaminated easily. While you may have been seeing small amounts of new skin forming along the edge of the wound the big step that occurs is the contraction phase where seemingly overnight the wound closes up half way or more. When the contraction phase occurs depends on the size of the wound but for large wounds it may be 30 to 45 days before it occurs. Be patient it will occur. Using this technique I have healed wounds in excess of twenty inches long, gapped in some places four inches wide, exposing 8 inches of bone, numerous tendons, and joints. Despite this wound running across the face of the hock this horse is now sound and used regularly for riding with just a thin, long scar resulting. For more: http://www.horseadvice.com/horse/messages/4/16049.html and for more on treating proud flesh: http://www.horseadvice.com/horse/messages/4/16050.html

Hi michelle, I had a young colt cut his leg on my neighbors barb wire fence,I used a combination of cut n heal ,betadine(used in operating rooms) and sugar. It healed up nicely. Robbie

Where to start, I was given a beautiful QH mare a couple of yrs. ago that had the same thing as you describe on a hind leg, it was the worst looking thing I have ever seen,at times looked more like Coral mushroom, I used Dynamite's Wound Balm, it made the dead tissue fall off, the balm is also good for any type of tissue softener, excellent hoof conditioner,treating wounds, the hair grows back in normal color,treating "RINGBONE", has been one of the most phenomal results, returning a horse to use! There are no chemicals of any kind in the Dynamite* Wound Balm,all natural igredients, I have shipped to the Netherlands with no problems at all.

Hi, I looked up what meat tenderizer is, if you wanted to try to use it. You might be able to find it under a different label. Perhaps you could find Papain? Below is what i found. I haven't heard of it being used for injuries before, but that doesn't mean it won't.Good Luck! "Typically refers to a powdered naturally derived enzyme powder. The enzyme most commonly used is papain which comes from papayas. Meat is sprinkled with the powder and the enzymes help to break down the meat fibers. The same result can be obtained by marinating meat in papaya or pineapple juice. Purchase powdered meat tenderizer in most grocery stores."

A cheap and often very effective treatment is covering the wound with ordinary powdered lime.

this may be old news now but i had the same thing happen as lazy did...nearly completely stripped the hide off of both hind legs all the way top to bottom. it was really ugly and it was also suggested that she be put down. (i had boarded the mare while i was weaning.) the lady that worked there was an old hand from churchill downs and with her advice and a lot of my labor we got that mare healed without even a scar. 20 minutes of cold water with the hose twice a day...plenty of walking....snug bandages with dmso/furacin. when the bandages were able to come off i treated all wounds twice a day with scarlett oil which is a spray. i too have had good luck with schreiners...expensive but it's good. in the hospital we use granulex on decubitis (bedsores) so it must be good for debriding..

I am not able to import Granulex into the UK. Pity. Our vet has said it is not a sarcoid that has developed as there is no blood supply in the hard tissue. It is grey in color and kinda rubbery to squeeze but the top goes hard. My vet has suggested i trim away the dead tissue till we find something that works. I had a equine physio come and see him. She has done 2 sessions on him and in between i do the massages. He has inproved in his mobility and he is able to stretch his hindlegs better and the swelling has gone down.

I have had amazing results using schreiners herbal solution. Granulex is also pretty good stuff.

"Update on Bengie's legs" I have imported some stuff called LacerumII from the States.It is working well on the right hind leg. Slow but we are getting there. Better slow than never. His left hind leg is another problem. Our vet last saw it at the end of June and declared it healed. Hah not true. It has developed grey hard dead skin on it and it sticks out by about 1 inch at present. I am keeping it soft at present with coco butter so it does not crack and bleed. I have tried to get meat tenderising powder but alais it appears we cannot get it in this country. If anyone out there can help me with any other advice i'd appreciate it. Thanks Michelle