ATrueClassAct
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How do you tell if a horse is actually in pain or its just over reacting due to bad memories of the painful area.
My lady has been treated for quite severe laminitis since October 2012. Obviously I know she will still be sore and footsore however how much of the resistant for me to pick up her feet is due to remembered pain? Shes fine when unknown friends pick up her feet but doesnt like it when I do them.
Not sure how to combat this other than patience with her?
Also now shes got an abscess in one of the feet, furthering her distrust of people going near her feet. Yard manager changes the poultice daily, however shes had to be twitched for it because she was trying to get away from them when they changed the poultice. Once again I can completely understand it being sore but sadly shes gotta have clean feet!
However this evening yard manager touched where the abscess was on her foot where the poultice is and she jumped away so quickly! I went then to touch exactly the same area, no reaction from her.
Any advice on getting a horse to be more willing to give her feet and trust us more? I know and understand it must be hurting and shes down in the dumps from having her feet poked at since October.
Not sure if this is significant but her appetite has recently come back to its mammoth self again, it seemed to have reduced slightly since her laminitis attack but now shes back to full loving food! Shes on ad-lib soaked hay.
And a photo taken a day or so ago to show shes not completely miserable and hard done to
My lady has been treated for quite severe laminitis since October 2012. Obviously I know she will still be sore and footsore however how much of the resistant for me to pick up her feet is due to remembered pain? Shes fine when unknown friends pick up her feet but doesnt like it when I do them.
Not sure how to combat this other than patience with her?
Also now shes got an abscess in one of the feet, furthering her distrust of people going near her feet. Yard manager changes the poultice daily, however shes had to be twitched for it because she was trying to get away from them when they changed the poultice. Once again I can completely understand it being sore but sadly shes gotta have clean feet!
However this evening yard manager touched where the abscess was on her foot where the poultice is and she jumped away so quickly! I went then to touch exactly the same area, no reaction from her.
Any advice on getting a horse to be more willing to give her feet and trust us more? I know and understand it must be hurting and shes down in the dumps from having her feet poked at since October.
Not sure if this is significant but her appetite has recently come back to its mammoth self again, it seemed to have reduced slightly since her laminitis attack but now shes back to full loving food! Shes on ad-lib soaked hay.
And a photo taken a day or so ago to show shes not completely miserable and hard done to
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