And I said I wasn't superstitious.

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We had to introduce a new mare to the herd of four mares this week, so she made friends over the fence for two days, then the contractor arrived to spread our fertiliser so we put them altogether. No problems apart from a tiny mark on the new mare, and those mares in there are normaly a placid lot with few fights.
tonight when CCJ went to check them Jonty was injured, lots of cuts to her back legs and a really deep injury about four inches long to behind her knee.
The vet arrived and took a long time flushing the joint through to ensure the capsule hadn't been damaged, he was here well over an hour and has put two layers of stiches in, two different anti biotics (joints are a b**** to get a-b into)
She was amazingly good, and he said one of only two horses he has ever done such a severe wound stitch on without sedation.
He is back tomorrow for more intravenous injections then we can do the muscular ones after that.
Please cross your fingers, it's a nasty cut and may yet infect into the joint, isn't that typical after a year's tendon lay off she was in work and intended to do Pre Novice at Stockland Lovell..
CCj is being very brave but with groups of horses it is always a possibilty and we are short of paddocks at this time of year, the only horse with a single one is Choclate and even he is in the bottom of my garden tonight due to the fertiliser spreading.
it looks like the new mare attempted to up her position in the pecking order and Jonty took her on..Normally she is the quietest of everything in the field and I have never seen her fight since the day she was born!
As they say, horses will be horses and it's part of the game of owning them..You have to accept the injuries as something that sometimes happens.
Good vibes folks please!
 
So sorry to hear your news ,I hope it doesn't infect,our horse had a really bad cut 4 weeks ago which couldn't be stitched because it was too dirty and was too old [more than a couple of hours].But withantibiotics for 15 days and box rest for 2 weeks then controlled exercise and stable for two weeks and dressings, he was able to compete this week in the champs so they do heal fast if its clean inside.GOOD LUCK
 
I do sympathise. I know exactly where you are coming from. It's always a tentative moment for me when I have new horses move onto my already established farm.

Fingers tightly crossed that Jonty will make a good recovery.
 
Oh no!
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And how flipping annoying! Good vibes and fingers are crossed.
 
hope she gets better soon, and it dosn't get infected in the joint, my big horse got infection in his knee and had to be on anti b's of all kinds for ages plus 20 plus weeks of box rest. then when i finally got him out in the field the big silly bu**er got another lovely kick to the inside of his knee that needed stitching, they come out tommorrow so hopefully that will be the end of his accident phase.
 
That wound sounds pretty gruesome HH
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Really hoping that the a b's catch any infection before it has a chance to get hold, and that the recovery doesn't take too long.

Sods Law that it should be Jonty who is the injured party....
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Oh no.
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I agree, it's something I hate, turning new horses out together or into an established group.
You did everything that you could and nine times out of ten any wounds would be superficial.

Fingers crossed that the joint is OK and she makes as quick a recovery as poss.
 
Got my fingers tightly crossed it heals well and quickly, poor Jonty didnt need another set back now, how frustrating
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I dont know what to say.... absolutely heart rentching. (((Hugs)))

Poor Caz, so frustrating for all.

I have everything x for you guys, please keep me posted.

Vxx
 
Fingers crossed for you - hope Jonty does not find box rest to stressful.
 
Am so sorry to hear this that is so frustrating! I really hope that Jonty heals up quickly and that its just a matter of weeks before its all healed up.
Keep us updated.
 
Vet came again today, more injections, and from tomorrow we will do them ourselves.
The swelling isn't bad, she has internal stitches and six external ones too, and is bouncing round the box despite us slipping acp tablets into her feed.
All you can do really is hope it heals, I can't use my tulle dressings as it needs to be kept dry, but if it infects they will hopefully work their magic.
The new mare was left in with the other one last night and managed to kick that too to our horror, (only a superficial couple of marks) we isolated it right away after that and the owner has taken it home thank goodness.
Thinking about it the seller mentioned it had only ever been out with a gelding, and never mares, but kicks etc here are so rare we assumed it would settle down as there was plenty or room in the field for anything to escape. I could understand it if there had been geldings in with it, but just mares tend to play a bit then graze.
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I wonder if it had done that previously hence the hint?
I don't however attach blame, circumstances meant no single turn out was possible and we have added a horse to an established group many many times without any incident at all.
My vet's bill however is going up by the minute, and now is over £300...
I wouldn't mind I was only doing a neighbour a favour as they were stuck!!!
Thanks guys for all the good wishes, with any luck Jonty will be back in work within a few weeks...
 
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