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Whats that stuff called2007-11-24 21:22:37

You use it to bring down swelling in like legs of horses its yellow and you rub it in the area thats swollen? I think its call something sweat??

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The yellow stuff is furazone, and unless this is mixed with something like Traumeel or DMSO, or used as a sweat, it's not going to bring swelling down on its own. Furazone is a protective antibiotic cream, not all that different from neosporin, basically.

Poultice, a whitish-gray clay, is used to help reduce swelling, also in conjuction with a wrap, either a plain standing bandage or a sweat wrap.

A regular standing bandage can help prevent stocking up, and it can help reduce swelling.

A sweat is a specific leg wrapping that is used to decrease swelling. This usually comprises of DMSO, Furazone, Traumeel, Surpass, or poultice (either one of these things, or a combination), spread liberally onto the leg, then covered with a damp brown paper bag that has been previously cut to the same size as a quilt wrap, then plastic wrap - this is optional, but beneficial to actually create the "sweat" that draws the fluid out, especially when used with DMSO-- this wrap is then followed by a standing bandage (a quilt & bandage).

A hock can still be wrapped - it's not as easy, but it can be done, however, the horse needs to tolerate it. If the horse kicks around, it will do more damage than not.

Furazone's proper name is Nitrofurazone, perhaps this is what your vet was referring to it as. But nothing else comes to mind that is yellow and has "zone" in it.

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almost sounds like a poultice - but I dont know brand names. Poultice can come in different colors but its like a clay that helps reduce swelling and has a warming agent in it.

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It's nitrofurazone dressing with DMSO. You should always wear rubber gloves as furazone is carcinogenic. If you apply it with DMSO as a sweat, DMSO has to ability to pass through membranes and skin into the body so that's another reason not to get either on your skin besides the fact that when you apply DMSO with bare hands, you can usually taste it afterwards.

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Absorbine helps for pain and swelling just don't put in a cut it does work.

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is it poultice?

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linament maybe?...its yellowish green...poultice?

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Furzone sweat cream?

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You can try Magnapaste, that stuff works great, but it depends on what the swelling is from as to whether it'll be effective or not.

Anything with DMSO in it will bring down swelling quickly too.

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Probably talking about Furacin - almost a neon yellow color - black jar, yellow lid - Put it on with gloves, it is absorbed through your skin and is carcinogenic to humans. Can mix it with DMSO to make it really hot.

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nitrofurazone! make sure not to wrap the leg too tight of it will suhut off circulation