Cross tieing 3yo?

[Feival]

Little Barney goes on the attack, when the vet comes to sort his leg out. So he needs to be sedated however, he rears up and boxes out, swings round and squashes us etc just when we try to sedate. He's 14hh. Would cross tieing help prevent this?

 

[Pearlsasinger]

We twitched our 4 yr old 15.3hh for similar treatment.

 

[gunnergundog]

Do you have access to stocks? That would be the method of choice in my book as the quarters are contained so they can't swing. Cross tie / pillar rein as well if necessary in stocks.

Also, as Pearlsasinger suggests, twitching would be another effective option - especially, combined with the lifting of the opposite foreleg.

 

[Feival]

No stocks unfortunately, and cant twitch the sod as he reacts the same way when trying to apply it.

 

[gunnergundog]

OK...custom made stocks are the best, but you can create your own with the assistance of a few sheep hurdles in the corner of the stable. Obviously, depending on which leg you need access to, that will determine which corner you use.

Alternatively, I've used an Ifor Williams horse trailer in the past, coupled with cross-tying.

 

[AengusOg]

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[Tern]

Are you able to hold a leg up? .. may be hard if he kicks out etc or he can't put weight on bad leg.. if he bites then he'd get a muzzle on too.

 

[Kikke]

I am not a fan of cross tying. My sisters youngster was cross tied, panicked broken one of the cross ties, his his head on the wall of the opposite side and broke his jaw. he had to be PTS. Holding a leg up or twitching has my preference.

 

[AdorableAlice]

Would it not be easier to feed him a few acp tabs an hour before the vet arrives.

 

[Feival]

ACP, Relaquin and Sedalin don't work. Holding a leg up is impossible, we have tried everything. Last week both me and the vet where very lucky not to get hurt, just to get him sedated. Can't even take his bandage off without sedation. �� Before this, he was as good as gold with the vet.

 

[WelshD]

Would feed distract him enough? I have one of those mollassed licky tub things for distraction purposes when needed

 

[Feival]

For injection very possibly, will get him one and try.