scats
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Friends horse went showjumping on Sunday and friend said she felt he was a little quiet in the morning but hed been out overnight on good grass so thought he was a bit bloated. Jumped exceptionally well and won his classes.
He went out as normal that night. Came in the next morning and friends daughter remarked that he didnt look right, he lay down and didnt seem his normal self.
That evening, horse was still lying down (he had moved as was facing other way). On being asked to stand he fell back down again. When he did stand, he was rocking back on his heels. After a few minutes he started to stand normally. Tried walking him few steps and he was on egg shells- very pottery. No obvious pulses or heat but friends daughter was on her own as friend was in work so I advised that if he were mine I would treat as laminitis and keep him in on deep bed. He did keep lifting the nearside foreleg and shifting weight off that one more than the other. They kept him in and he had Bute.
24 hours later, farrier was out to see my mare and had a look at friends horse. Horse came out walking absolutely fine and turning fine, but lame on nearside fore in trot. Couldnt believe the difference in him though from just 24 hours previous. There is heat down the back of that leg and his foot is noticeably hotter than the other. No obvious swelling.
Farrier said he doesnt think its laminitis after all, which I agree with upon seeing the difference in him, and wonder whether hed actually spent so much time on the floor the day before that when he did get up, his feet were sore/a bit dead, hence reluctance to move.
I just feel awful that I might have panicked them thinking it was laminitis. Could a tendon injury present this way?? Horse was obviously extremely sore on Monday, enough to put him on the floor all day and obviously there is inflammation somewhere. Ideas? Hes a big lad-16.2hh and been out on a new field for the last 6 days.
He went out as normal that night. Came in the next morning and friends daughter remarked that he didnt look right, he lay down and didnt seem his normal self.
That evening, horse was still lying down (he had moved as was facing other way). On being asked to stand he fell back down again. When he did stand, he was rocking back on his heels. After a few minutes he started to stand normally. Tried walking him few steps and he was on egg shells- very pottery. No obvious pulses or heat but friends daughter was on her own as friend was in work so I advised that if he were mine I would treat as laminitis and keep him in on deep bed. He did keep lifting the nearside foreleg and shifting weight off that one more than the other. They kept him in and he had Bute.
24 hours later, farrier was out to see my mare and had a look at friends horse. Horse came out walking absolutely fine and turning fine, but lame on nearside fore in trot. Couldnt believe the difference in him though from just 24 hours previous. There is heat down the back of that leg and his foot is noticeably hotter than the other. No obvious swelling.
Farrier said he doesnt think its laminitis after all, which I agree with upon seeing the difference in him, and wonder whether hed actually spent so much time on the floor the day before that when he did get up, his feet were sore/a bit dead, hence reluctance to move.
I just feel awful that I might have panicked them thinking it was laminitis. Could a tendon injury present this way?? Horse was obviously extremely sore on Monday, enough to put him on the floor all day and obviously there is inflammation somewhere. Ideas? Hes a big lad-16.2hh and been out on a new field for the last 6 days.
