A very poorly yearling... high temp, increased heart rate

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This morning I got to the yard and Troy's bed looked like a disaster zone. He had dug it all up, poo'd in his water feeder and looked really unusual. He was very tucked up, pawing, but still passing poo (harder than normal though) and was eating.

I phoned the vet and she came up pretty much straight away. I tried walking him out, but he was dragging one of his bag legs as though he had an abscess (you know the way they don't want to put weight on it) but then swapping it to the other one
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The vet checked his guts which were working normally but his heart rate was slightly up and his temperature a degree and a half higher than it should be (I think that is what she said). She has given him an injection of anti-biotics and bute which will hopefully make him feel a little more comfortable and I am going back in a few hours to see whether I can get him to walk a little.

The words virus and infection were mentioned, but would these necessarily make him unwilling to use his back legs? He is pivotting around on them rather than moving them and still pawing a lot, yawning, etc etc
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He looks unsteady on his back legs but then will stand on them quite happily when he is munching on his haynet.
 
poisoning can do this...

high temp, irregular heartbeat,

i lost a foal 2 weeks back to "toxicidity".

very weak behind, wobbly, eating/drinking/pooing normally
 
Sounds as if he's in a lot of pain - and I wouldn't rule out something simple like an infection in his foot.

Thumper has one at the moment, and he is so unconfortable it's untrue.

I hope it's nothing more serious than that poor lad.

Any signs that he may have got cast overnight????
 
The vet hoof tested his feet and there was nothing at all...

How would he be tested for poisoning?

I don't know if he got cast, his bed was a real mess but he tends to get himself cast quite a bit and just pushes himself away from the wall without any panicking or stress.
 
If it was foot - he'd be sore on the hoof testers I'm sure.

Does he have pain in his back??

Is he up to date with his tentnus??
 
Yes, up to date with all his jabs.

I had a poke and a prod and he does not seem tender in his back. Will have another look when I go back in a little bit.

If it was poisoning, what on earth could it be? He is on the same stuff as my other two, he has been in all week through mud rash and went out in the field for a few hours yesterday that is regularly grazed by young horses.
 
Thanks everyone... He really frightened me this morning because he was so unco-ordinated
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I went and bought him a new rug this afternoon, a lovely cerise 6ft medium weight stable rug
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I thought it would be a little bit big on him, but when I put it on tonight it was lovely and snug
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He looks ever so cute in it, all grown up and he looked very happy and cosy!

He looks a little perkier tonight, and his co-ordination seems much better too. I walked him out for about 15 minutes and he was very quiet, but he was happy to walk which he wasn't this morning. His left leg (the one he looked sore on this morning) is quite filled tonight, so just keeping my eye on that too.

He is on antibiotics and bute for quite a few days, but fingers crossed the improvement will continue over the next few days. He is enjoying all the attention he is getting too and is loving all the cuddles too
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He is still quite quiet, but the vet said as long as there is an improvement we will not have to take bloods and can relax a little bit... so everyone please keep those vibes coming as tomorrow morning will be the telling time.
 
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