Case Studies: Horses

Photo Taken on Day of Injury

Photo Taken 12 Days Later

A Standardbred racing mare sustained a deep facial tear near the nostril. Banixx™ Wound and Hoof Care was used per directions and within two weeks the wound on this horse had completely closed. Banixx™ is odorless and does not sting on open wounds, which made treating this type of wound easier for the horse and everyone else.

Banixx™ appears to greatly reduce the risk of infection with deep tears (lacerations) and puncture wounds and encourage new tissue growth. This observation has been confirmed many times by veterinarians, such as Dr. Ruby of Arizona (read her comments). Banixx will not cauterize the infected tissue (the wound, thrush etc) thus allowing Banixx to aid the deep healing process instead of promoting mere surface healing. Furthermore, because Banixx™ is non-steroidal, you don't run the risk that the topical solution itself might increase the risk of infections over time.

After previously battling White Line Disease for five long years, Banixx became available. Now this foot has now been disease-free for seven solid years!

Treatment for this case: After successful debridement (removal of diseased hoof tissue) almost up to the coronet (see photo at left), Banixx™ was applied using approximately three ounces in a medicine boot. Banixx™ solution was changed twice daily for five days. This allowed Banixx™ to kill bacteria and fungus that was present while the medicine boot kept the foot in a clean environment during healthy hoof wall growth.

When the hoof produced enough solid growth to safely retain a shoe, he was shod with a regular shoe (photo on right).

White Line Disease (onychomycosis) is an infection of the hoof wall of horses. Treatment for White Line Disease includes removal of the outer hoof wall to expose the infected area and removal of the damaged tissue (debridement). Regular application of Banixx™  to the debrided foot supports healing and tissue growth. 

Learn more about White Line Disease (click here).

A mare with undiagnosed Cushing's disease presented with a long coat, highly-sensitive areas of dry, dead skin and multiple areas of skin infection with pus (see two photos at left).

Banixx™ Wound and Hoof Care was used in a whole body treatment for 17 consecutive days on the horse to aid in the recovery of the extensive skin infection. At the same time, the Cushing's disease was treated with appropriate medication.

The result – a successful recovery from infection and re-growth of the coat.

A deep, chronic thrush infection had penetrated deep into the sensitive Plantar cushion, and this horse was lame.

The hole caused by the thrush infection, seen in the picture at left, was 1/2" deep before treatment. After 3 days of Banixx™ application with a medicine boot, there was a huge reduction in both the size and depth of the horse's thrush infection (see photo above, at right).

The medication boot was important for maintaining the foot in the Banixx™ solution and keeping the foot in a clean environment. Learn more about the reason for using a medicine boot.

Banixx is documented to produce "fast results even with painful severe thrush, with pain markedly decreased within one to two days" (Horse Journal, Dec 2009).

Learn more about common hoof problems in horses.

A quarter horse gelding presented with a full-thickness laceration (13.1 cm by 4.5 cm) caused by severe attack by another horse. Due to the size of the wound, no stitches could be applied (photo on left).

Banixx™ was used twice daily. After 22 days of Banixx™ applications, the wound had completely closed on this horse with only a thin white scar remaining (photo on right). The horse was stabled during the day to prevent sun damage to the exposed, unprotected skin.

Banixx™ was the only product used (prescription or non-prescription) for this infected wound. New, healthy tissue growth was quick and no infections occurred.

We have received feedback from a number of veterinarians that Banixx™ has worked very well with lacerations on horses, cats and dogs, even with cuts as severe as this one.

A flat-soled thoroughbred with a history of abscesses presented profoundly lame with multiple sub-sole abscesses (see photo at left).

Banixx itself is not a drawing agent. But, once the abscesses had ruptured Banixx was able to kill the bacteria, which eliminated the infection and led to a pain-free, happy horse. After using Banixx™ twice daily, the horse was clearly walking comfortably after 48 hours. After five days, the horse was sound, was re-shod, and able to go back to work.

While veterinarians agree that abscesses are usually caused when bacteria gain entry into the sole, either by penetration of the sole by a sharp object or through hoof cracks, the white line, or hoof injuries, there is lack of agreement about other possible causes. Nevertheless, a horse with a hoof abscess is in pain, and should be treated by a veterinarian or farrier (horseshoer) that is knowledgeable in the matter to resolve the abscess (and the pain!) as quickly as possible. Published research showed that Banixx™ was very effective in assisting in the quick healing of hoof abscesses and also showed an apparent ease from pain for the horse.