VIC<3
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Seriously needing some help here!
My 14 year old TB Gelding that I've owned just over 2 months now has got a serious bout of hives!
I took him for a hack with my friend's mare, who randomly kicked him, he went hopping lame, but fortunately we were very near the yard on our way back when it happened so i just hopped off and led him home. We thought it best to give him some danilon in case as I just wanted to be safe.
He came up in hives that night, not overly bad but enough to make you think...oh.
These hives stayed around but didn't worsen-for about a week, so we had the vet out and she gave him a shot of cortisone and some emergency antihistamines for a couple of days after. Needless to say the hives went for about a week and i was back riding etc.
Then they came back...
We checked his field and found there to be a lot of sweet chestnuts which had blown off the trees in the great 'storm' that we had recently (and he had clearly been eating them) We raked these up and fenced off all trees etc. Hives still there...
Moved him to my other field...hives still there.
I have never seen hives like it in my life! They started to accumulate around his throat so yet again-another shot of cortisone. That was a week ago and now they are back again!
All the girls on my yard and the vet have ruled out hay and straw etc we've taken him off all hard feed and put him in my friends field away from all trees and it has never been fertilised or sprayed etc but they just won't go. Also, not over rugging...keeping him a cool as possible without freezing him, haven't washed the rugs in anything etc etc.
Now we've noticed him digging and eating chunks of soil and the fence posts...Vet said he could be allergic to something in the soil and the toxins are just building up making the hives worse, so we've given him tons of minerals, a field lick, constant fresh hay and water, lick in his stable, to try and stop him doing this.
I'm also going to try a good old bran mash or some other kind of detox to attempt to flush his system.
Is there any way that a lack of mins and vits could be causing the hives? I am literally pulling my hair out and getting so upset over this!
Have also spoken to his old owner who said he's had them a few times but only when she's given him feed with high levels of sugar...
Between me and the gals at the yard, we're a pretty knowledgeable bunch but this has stumped us.
Any ideas greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
My 14 year old TB Gelding that I've owned just over 2 months now has got a serious bout of hives!
I took him for a hack with my friend's mare, who randomly kicked him, he went hopping lame, but fortunately we were very near the yard on our way back when it happened so i just hopped off and led him home. We thought it best to give him some danilon in case as I just wanted to be safe.
He came up in hives that night, not overly bad but enough to make you think...oh.
These hives stayed around but didn't worsen-for about a week, so we had the vet out and she gave him a shot of cortisone and some emergency antihistamines for a couple of days after. Needless to say the hives went for about a week and i was back riding etc.
Then they came back...
We checked his field and found there to be a lot of sweet chestnuts which had blown off the trees in the great 'storm' that we had recently (and he had clearly been eating them) We raked these up and fenced off all trees etc. Hives still there...
Moved him to my other field...hives still there.
I have never seen hives like it in my life! They started to accumulate around his throat so yet again-another shot of cortisone. That was a week ago and now they are back again!
All the girls on my yard and the vet have ruled out hay and straw etc we've taken him off all hard feed and put him in my friends field away from all trees and it has never been fertilised or sprayed etc but they just won't go. Also, not over rugging...keeping him a cool as possible without freezing him, haven't washed the rugs in anything etc etc.
Now we've noticed him digging and eating chunks of soil and the fence posts...Vet said he could be allergic to something in the soil and the toxins are just building up making the hives worse, so we've given him tons of minerals, a field lick, constant fresh hay and water, lick in his stable, to try and stop him doing this.
I'm also going to try a good old bran mash or some other kind of detox to attempt to flush his system.
Is there any way that a lack of mins and vits could be causing the hives? I am literally pulling my hair out and getting so upset over this!
Have also spoken to his old owner who said he's had them a few times but only when she's given him feed with high levels of sugar...
Between me and the gals at the yard, we're a pretty knowledgeable bunch but this has stumped us.
Any ideas greatly appreciated.
Thanks.