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Animalintex® Poultice Pad — Health (or Hoof Pad, is a convenient, ready-to-use poultice that comes in a pad)

Animalintex® Poultice Pad

Animalintex® Poultice Pad or Hoof Pad, is a convenient, ready-to-use poultice that comes in a pad

Tired of messy poultice buckets and want a ready-to-use pad-based poultice?

Reviewed by Ann Pruitt, InfoHorse.com · Updated May 2026
Animalintex® Poultice Pad — Health (or Hoof Pad, is a convenient, ready-to-use poultice that comes in a pad)
Animalintex® Poultice Pad — Health (or Hoof Pad, is a convenient, ready-to-use poultice that comes in a pad)
Animalintex® Poultice Pad
Animalintex® Poultice Pad by 3M
Animalintex® Poultice Pad or Hoof Pad, is a convenient, ready-to-use poultice that comes in a pad, not a bucket!


About 3M

For over 40 years, 3M has been servicing the animal health industry by providing high quality products and services to veterinary professionals, trainers and pet owners in the companion and equine marketplace. Every day, across the globe, animal care solutions from 3M are helping veterinary professionals succeed in achieving the highest standard of care for their patients. We develop, manufacture and market products that cover a broad spectrum of animal care needs to ensure your patients get the best care and you get the quality products that you rely on. We offer a wide variety of products ranging from bandaging tapes and x-ray products, to surgical products and wound management solutions.

Animalintex® Poultice Pad

Animalintex Poultice Pad is a convenient, ready-to-use poultice that comes in a pad. This unique poultice contains a mild antiseptic (boric acid) and tragacanth, a natural poulticing agent.

  • Aids in wound healing and relieves minor stiffness and soreness
  • Absorbs exudates; provides moist, clean healing site; cushions sore areas
  • Can also be used as a dry dressing over open wounds and as a pressure padding
  • Indicated for use on horses and dogs. Not recommended for cats.


What Would Be Good Uses For The Animalintex® Poultice Pad?


  • Hot Poultice- for abscesses, boils, infected and dirty wounds, cracked heels, thorns, laminitis, seedy toe and corns
  • Cold Poultice- Strains, sprains, sore shins, bruises, capped hocks and elbows
  • Can also apply to hoof after training to help cool down and condition the hoof.
  • Dry Dressing- over open wounds, pressure padding.


Gamgee® Highly Absorbent Padding


Gamgee Highly Absorbent Padding is a hospital quality 100% cotton roll with a non-woven, durable cover. Used as a wound dressing, protective padding or for warmth/insulation.

  • Non-woven, low-adherent cover helps prevent bandage from sticking to wound and helps keep cotton fibers out of the wound site
  • Highly absorbent
  • Strong (even when wet) protective padding
  • Indicated for use on horses, dogs and cats

What Would Be The Best Uses For Gamgee® Highly Absorbent Padding?


  • Surgical /Wound dressing over open wounds and for infected and discharging wounds
  • Limb immobilization
  • Warmth/ insulation- helps keep tendons and muscles warm when exercising, eventing and traveling
  • Stall and shipping wraps- economical, durable, can be reused.'
  • First Aid Kit


Where Can I Buy These 3M Products?


3M products are available through most tack stores and most horse catalogs. An addition list of distributors are available on our website.




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The Solution Section (FAQ)
What is the Animalintex® Poultice Pad and what's in it?
The Animalintex® Poultice Pad by 3M is a convenient, ready-to-use poultice that comes in a pad, not a bucket. This unique poultice contains a mild antiseptic, boric acid, along with tragacanth, a natural poulticing agent.
What can I use the Animalintex® Poultice Pad for?
Used as a hot poultice it's indicated for abscesses, boils, infected and dirty wounds, cracked heels, thorns, laminitis, seedy toe and corns; used as a cold poultice it's for strains, sprains, sore shins, bruises, and capped hocks and elbows. It can also be applied to the hoof after training to help cool down and condition it, or used as a dry dressing over open wounds and as pressure padding.
Can the Animalintex® Poultice Pad be used on dogs?
Yes. It is indicated for use on horses and dogs, but it is not recommended for cats. It aids in wound healing, relieves minor stiffness and soreness, absorbs exudates, provides a moist, clean healing site, and cushions sore areas.
What is Gamgee® Highly Absorbent Padding used for?
Gamgee® Highly Absorbent Padding is a hospital-quality 100% cotton roll with a non-woven, durable cover, used as a wound dressing, protective padding, or for warmth and insulation. Its non-woven, low-adherent cover helps prevent the bandage from sticking to the wound and keeps cotton fibers out of the wound site, and it stays strong even when wet. Unlike the poultice pad, Gamgee is indicated for use on horses, dogs and cats.
When would I reach for Gamgee® padding specifically?
Gamgee is well suited as a surgical or wound dressing over open, infected and discharging wounds, for limb immobilization, and for warmth and insulation to keep tendons and muscles warm when exercising, eventing and traveling. It also works as economical, durable, reusable stall and shipping wraps and as part of a first aid kit.

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