_Acolyte_
Well-Known Member
I will try and be brief here!
I bought Bob four weeks ago - he passed a 5 stage vetting with no problems, but the vet noted that he had some tension in his neck & back. I called the physio out (was already planning to do this BTW!) and she treated him on 14th Oct.
On 16th Oct Bob slipped on the yard and went down on the concrete - not hard, more flailing around and slipped down. He had cuts/grazes on his near fore and near hind; the 'worst' was on the side of his knee joint on the near fore, which definitely wasnt deep enough to go anywhere near the joint. All cuts/grazes have healed fine, there has never been any heat or swelling.
Physio re-attended on 6th November and worked on Bob again, and noted that he had a 1/10th lameness in his near fore. She checked him again yesterday and he was still 1/10th lame; as there was a vet with the physio, the vet checked the leg and confirmed that the cuts/grazes were not causing the lameness.
Not sure what to do now! I feel that if I call a vet out they will do their usual thing of 'go away and break him properly'; it isnt affecting Bob's way of going at all, I school him for 45 mins at walk & trot each day at the moment and he is working brilliantly
So just wondering what you would do? Thanks
I bought Bob four weeks ago - he passed a 5 stage vetting with no problems, but the vet noted that he had some tension in his neck & back. I called the physio out (was already planning to do this BTW!) and she treated him on 14th Oct.
On 16th Oct Bob slipped on the yard and went down on the concrete - not hard, more flailing around and slipped down. He had cuts/grazes on his near fore and near hind; the 'worst' was on the side of his knee joint on the near fore, which definitely wasnt deep enough to go anywhere near the joint. All cuts/grazes have healed fine, there has never been any heat or swelling.
Physio re-attended on 6th November and worked on Bob again, and noted that he had a 1/10th lameness in his near fore. She checked him again yesterday and he was still 1/10th lame; as there was a vet with the physio, the vet checked the leg and confirmed that the cuts/grazes were not causing the lameness.
Not sure what to do now! I feel that if I call a vet out they will do their usual thing of 'go away and break him properly'; it isnt affecting Bob's way of going at all, I school him for 45 mins at walk & trot each day at the moment and he is working brilliantly
So just wondering what you would do? Thanks
