any "lame" experts???

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Tifferss

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My horse Stan has slight, unlevelness, i left is 2 weeks and then the vet came.

He said on a level of 1-10 he is a 0.5 or a 1 on the off hind and the same on the opposite near side fore. he has found a slight sore spot on his foot and he has said he is flat footed (hes not shod on the hinds)

Vet has recommended 1 weeks box rest and see what happens.

I know no one can say for sure but do people think hell be sound?

I want some unqualified reassurance please!!!!!!
 
If he has a sore spot on the sole of his foot i take it the vet had hoof testers out. It coud be just a bruise which could take a while to go. Have you had the farrier out - always find they are better when it comes to lameness where the cause is in the foot such as an abcess etc.
 
I'm not an expert, but I am fairly lame? does that count?

Anyway, don't worry yourself much, it is quite likely that the week of box rest will get your horse sound and all will be nice and dandy :)
 
It is so difficult to tell, has he told you to bute him whilst on box rest? My lad was 4/10ths lame on his hind and we tried the bute and week on box rest, at the end of the week and once the bute had worn off he was 1/10ths lame, so it had improved but wasn't sound.

It could be that your boy has bruised himself, has the farrier ever mentioned the flat feet? if so does he have any ideas to help? If the vet is thinking it is in his feet I would be inclined to get the farrier out after the week if there is no improvement for his opinion.

One thing I will say though is that it is good you have seen to it quickly, had I not, my horse would probably be in the sky! He has had £15k of treatment and has now come back into work, left untreated and it could have been a hell of a lot worse.

Hope Stan recovers this week x
 
SplashofSoy said:
If he has a sore spot on the sole of his foot i take it the vet had hoof testers out. It coud be just a bruise which could take a while to go. Have you had the farrier out - always find they are better when it comes to lameness where the cause is in the foot such as an abcess etc.
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Yes he had the tester on him and it was on the tip of his toe (as it were) do bruises really take that long to heal? Its been 2.5 weeks?

I REALLY hope its just a bruise
 
lochpearl said:
It is so difficult to tell, has he told you to bute him whilst on box rest? My lad was 4/10ths lame on his hind and we tried the bute and week on box rest, at the end of the week and once the bute had worn off he was 1/10ths lame, so it had improved but wasn't sound.

It could be that your boy has bruised himself, has the farrier ever mentioned the flat feet? if so does he have any ideas to help? If the vet is thinking it is in his feet I would be inclined to get the farrier out after the week if there is no improvement for his opinion.

One thing I will say though is that it is good you have seen to it quickly, had I not, my horse would probably be in the sky! He has had £15k of treatment and has now come back into work, left untreated and it could have been a hell of a lot worse.

Hope Stan recovers this week x
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he said hes not lame enough for bute and wont nerve block him because its such a slight lameness. hes lame enough not to ride but its very slight and intermittent. so you think ge a farrier out now or after the 1 weeks box rest?
 
I'm no "expert" but could be a bit of bruising if he's flat footed and has long toe, low heels- box rest is the best thing for bruising and Kaolin Poultices (if the shoes have been taken off?) and hot and cold tubbing will help draw out any bruising. I'd get the Vet and Farrier to speak with one another and see what they can do from a shoeing point of view to help your horse when he's reshod. Could be a combination of hard ground and foot balance that needs addressing?... hope he's better soon!
 
K27 said:
I'm no "expert" but could be a bit of bruising if he's flat footed and has long toe, low heels- box rest is the best thing for bruising and Kaolin Poultices (if the shoes have been taken off?) and hot and cold tubbing will help draw out any bruising. I'd get the Vet and Farrier to speak with one another and see what they can do from a shoeing point of view to help your horse when he's reshod. Could be hard ground/or foot balance that needs addressing?... hope he's better soon!
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hes not shod on the hind and he IS flat footed with a slight protrusion. would the fact hes only lame when i ride him tie in with bruising?
 
They can take a while depending on how deep it is and location. Have had it happen twice to my horse, one was a week to heal the other he wasnt right on it for nearly a month. If it is where they are putting pressure on all the time then it is going to take longer as they cant just put thier feet up for a week. Think of how long bruises take to completely go when you knock yourself. Possibly polticing with Animal lintex to draw it out faster. You could also feed arnica tablets to help the healing.
 
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