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temperatures. Compression suits are standard of care in human patients and the human burn specialist noted they seemed to be as good as those used in people. The use of cooling fans and occasional oral reserpine helped with the pruritus, which lasted for a few weeks. Coronary band effusion was noted on the first day;


separation to some degree occurred in most of the horses over the first week, but it was quite severe in three horses. The coronary band separation resulted in abnormal hoof growth until the hoof grew out at about 6 months. When the old hoof was nearly replaced, two horses exhibited lameness, which coincided with winter rain and mild abscessation in some feet. We are of the opinion that the thickened hoof wall distal to the coronary band protected the majority of the laminae from thermal injury. We hope that the information we have shared from


our experience will assist other veterinary specialists to care for horses caught in wild fires; many of these methods possibly could be modified for similar large animals such as cattle. Some rural fires necessitate alternate approaches to immediate triage and the type of fire leads to patterns of fire damage and treatments somewhat different from a typical barn fire. Lessons learned are summarised in Table 2.


Author’s declaration of interests No conflicts of interest have been declared.


Ethical animal research Not applicable.


Source of funding


The care of these horses was through a GoFundme donation plan. The preparation of this submission was totally funded by the author.


Authorship


The author was the primary and mostly sole veterinarian overseeing the horses, and the manuscript was prepared by the author.


Manufacturers' addresses


1Norbrook Laboratories Pty Ltd., Tullamarine, Victoria, Australia. 2Jurox Rutherford, New South Wales, Australia. 3Pfizer, West Ryde, New South Wales, Australia. 4Smith & Nephew, Waverley, Victoria, Australia. 5Baxter, Toongabbie, New South Wales, Australia. 6REM Systems, Ryde, New South Wales, Australia. 7Axon Animal Health, Belrose, New South Wales, Australia. 8International Animal Health Products, Huntingwood, New South


Wales, Australia. 9Aloe Vera Australia, West End, Queensland, Australia. 10Troy Laboratories Pty Ltd, Glendenning, New South Wales, Australia. 11Amway of Australia, Bella Vista, New South Wales, Australia. 12Signet, Padstow, New South Wales, Australia. 13BSN Medical Rutherford College, North Carolina, USA. 14Independence, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 15Ceva Animal Health, Glenorie, New South Wales, Australia. 16Livingston International, Rosebury, New South Wales, Australia. 17Hidez Australia, Windsor, New South Wales, Australia. 18Merial Australia Pty Ltd, Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.


19Randlab Veterinary Medicines, Chipping Norton, New South Wales, Australia.


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