Devastated.

oh Nah, so sorry about Ned. It's not your fault. Agree with people saying x rays are the best idea - may as well do them now when you can do the most good rather than wait and have to do them later and just make everything take longer to sort. Really hope he comes right for you - there are so many great stories of horses with gloomy vets who have made a complete recovery and gone on to win all sorts of competitions! Hugs x
 
Stencilface said:
As someone who did 5 weeks box rest with controlled walk work at the beginning of this year to help with a minor lameness I hadn't got the vet to see/diagnose, please get your vet out to diagnose the problem. Without knowing exactly what the problem is you cannot possibly (unless flukey) give ned the correct rehab. I thought my 5 weeks box rest had fixed my horse, 2 weeks following turning out he was lame again. Now I'm into week 13 of full box rest (no exercise for 6 weeks, walking in hand for 4 weeks, now into week 2-3 of ridden walk) to rehab tendonitis in his near fore.

If I had done this earlier I would now be back riding properly and would not be 6.5 months pregnant trying to rehab a horse to a good enough stage where he can be turned out for when I pop, plus I would have been able to enjoy hacking in the nice weather instead of long reining! Hindsight is a wonderful thing, I honestly thought at the time I was doing the best conservative measures, but these were no good enough without a diagnosis. :)
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I don't understand why you're urging Nah to get the vet out. The first line of this thread is "Ned's vet visit didn't go well." :confused3:
 
FionaM12 said:
I don't understand why you're urging Nah to get the vet out. The first line of this thread is "Ned's vet visit didn't go well." :confused3:
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I think she means "Get the problem properly diagnosed". The vet has been, but doesn't seem to have done any investigation into the root of the problem, and just advised rest. If my vet did that to me, I'd be looking for another vet.
 
Auslander said:
Poor Ned, and poor you. I'll reiterate what others have said - I really think you should get him x-rayed. He can be sedated if neccessary, so you don't have to worry about him being a fool. When I bought Alf, I knew there were issues with his hocks and stifles, but he had never had any investigations, so the first thing I did was book a full work-up with x-rays, scans, nerve blocks. I couldn't decide how to manage the issues without knowing exactly what was wrong. Although I was pretty sure it was arthritis related, I needed to be sure. Very glad I did, as the work-up not only confirmed what I suspected, but also highlighted proximal suspensory desmitis, which requires very different management to the arthritic stuff. For your own peace of mind, I'd recommend getting xrays/scans done, and sooner rather than later
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I cannot stress enough how much I agree with this. You absolutely need to know what you're dealing with. x-rays aren't overly expensive, a set plus ultrasound cost about £400 when I had to get some done on Fergs a couple of years ago. They are worth it.

Don't beat yourself up for breaking him. Unless I'm very much mistaken, people have commented on videos for quite a while saying he looked unsound, suggesting he may have been subclinically broken for quite a while. The hard ground and him acting like an idiot (galloping half way around the country, for starters!) will just have brought it to the forefront lately. It's easy to blame yourself, but it doesn't do any good, and nobody who has horses gets away with it - we all have to deal with them getting injured, and we can't all be to blame for it!
 
FionaM12 said:
I don't understand why you're urging Nah to get the vet out. The first line of this thread is "Ned's vet visit didn't go well." :confused3:
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Because the vet hasn't diagnosed the problem perhaps? Golly I know I wouldn't be happy paying a vet bill when all the vet has said is "it's his knee". I imagine I'd know it was his knee and I would want to know "what" is wrong with his knee. NAH isn't any further forward afaics and it irks me when I hear of people paying to have a vet come out and the vet leaves and the owner is none the wiser. What's the point in paying for that? :confused3:
 
I would get a second opinion too I was once told by the local vet that she would be back in the afternoon to PTS my highland pony who was five and had so called knee problems. Went to the local vets hospital self referred that lunch time and they laughed and said the pony had unbalanced feet and had no knee problem at all A very expensive set of new shoes and 6 months of going to the horspital to be shod every 6 weeks and she was fine Winning many show and other championships and competitions She is 18 now and that leg has never had a problem since.
She has been barefoot since trimmed by my excellent farrier not a barefoot trimmer
 
So sorry Ned is poorly. If he's insured I'd get the investigations done sooner rather than later because once your insurance is up for renewal they will most likely exclude the leg. Make the most of the insurance money while you can. Presuming you insured at the same time he became yours you have six months during which you can get him diagnosed and hopefully get the treatment paid for, but the longer you delay the less time you'll have to claim
 
Auslander said:
I think she means "Get the problem properly diagnosed". The vet has been, but doesn't seem to have done any investigation into the root of the problem, and just advised rest. If my vet did that to me, I'd be looking for another vet.
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Ah, thanks. Understand now. :)

I was just defending Nah as it looked like it was being suggested she hadn't had the vet out. :)
 
I didn't realise so many people had commented on this thread! Sorry I didn't reply!
I don't really want to talk about it now, as everything has gone completely t**s up. I had a small breakdown, but am working on fixing things.
I will say - Ned has corrective shoes put on and he's looking a bit better, but not fixed. Hopefully vet will be out on Thursday and hopefully an X-ray then.
 
Sorry to hear of Ned having an issue. Is it in the feet then if special shoes are needed? I guess you will have to wait for xray to tell us for sure.
Stay positive. Hugs xx
 
tallyho! said:
Sorry to hear of Ned having an issue. Is it in the feet then if special shoes are needed? I guess you will have to wait for xray to tell us for sure.
Stay positive. Hugs xx
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Thanks guys :)
She said while it's not his hoof that's the problem, it's a bit too "low" I think she said (a bit too much of an angle). She said if I could get corrective shoeing, then in theory, it should really help and I do think it has! he looks less lame when he turns.
 
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Nah said:
Thanks guys :)
She said while it's not his hoof that's the problem, it's a bit too "low" I think she said (a bit too much of an angle). She said if I could get corrective shoeing, then in theory, it should really help and I do think it has! he looks less lame when he turns.
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That sound like good news then, I hope he comes right xxx
 
Take the positives Nah and allow them to make you feel a bit better about things.

Hugs though....still a tough time for you xx
 
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