MM&PP
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Hello,
I was wondering whether I could get some opinions on the below situation:
4yo mare; first set of fronts put on in late May due to beginning to back and to give support to grass cracks at front of hoof. Grass cracks cut away and hind shoes put on fronts.
Horse came in from field 2 weeks ago lame. Vet came out and diagnosed bruised sole and told to box rest and bute. Horse improved but not sound so vet back out again and scraped away at sole of hoof looking for abscess. Poulticed for a few days but nothing came out.
Horse then hobbling lame few days later and emergency vet called. Horse was sound after nerve blocks just above the hoof and advised likely to have insulin regulatory disorder and serve laminitis. Mare is not working fit as very immature 4yo; bit of a crest but no fat pockets behind shoulder or gulley between hind quarters etc. In at night and out in the day and never been laminitic before.
Vet returned to x-ray and had prepped us for this horse having to be PTS (if pedal bones had rotated) due to severe laminitis - very distressing. Advised bruised sole was incorrect diagnosis and horse and laminitis. Also advised that farrier had pricked the lamini when cutting grass cracks causing further discomfort.
X-rays showed one hoof had potential minor pedal bone rotation (on hoof which sole was scraped away!); other front hoof fine but with some shading on x-ray; thought to be an abscess. Box rest, sedalin and bute prescribed with a low sugar diet.
Continued poulticing and a huge stinking abscess burst out of the frog; it was horrible. Vet wanted shoes and pads put on the horse and spoke to farrier on the phone. Friend advised poultice was still drawing crap out of foot but vet adamant that horse needed pads on. Shoes and pads put on horse, taken off bute and horse reverted back to being uncomfortable on foot which had/has the abscess.
The horse is a large draft x cob type but not heavy, with flat feet. I think farrier hasnt done a brilliant job with her feet as hes just shod her to her natural shape leaving her very close to the floor.
What do you guys think? I apologise for it being so long winded What would you do as a next step? Leave pads on and continue with vets diagnosis of horse having laminitis and needing support? Or get pads taken off and continue to poultice? Fluid was still coming out of frog when pads were put on, and my friend did mention this; but she was so distraught that her horse was so close to being PTS that she went with what vet and farrier wanted to do and put pads on horse
Any advice/suggestions/help would be gratefully received.
I was wondering whether I could get some opinions on the below situation:
4yo mare; first set of fronts put on in late May due to beginning to back and to give support to grass cracks at front of hoof. Grass cracks cut away and hind shoes put on fronts.
Horse came in from field 2 weeks ago lame. Vet came out and diagnosed bruised sole and told to box rest and bute. Horse improved but not sound so vet back out again and scraped away at sole of hoof looking for abscess. Poulticed for a few days but nothing came out.
Horse then hobbling lame few days later and emergency vet called. Horse was sound after nerve blocks just above the hoof and advised likely to have insulin regulatory disorder and serve laminitis. Mare is not working fit as very immature 4yo; bit of a crest but no fat pockets behind shoulder or gulley between hind quarters etc. In at night and out in the day and never been laminitic before.
Vet returned to x-ray and had prepped us for this horse having to be PTS (if pedal bones had rotated) due to severe laminitis - very distressing. Advised bruised sole was incorrect diagnosis and horse and laminitis. Also advised that farrier had pricked the lamini when cutting grass cracks causing further discomfort.
X-rays showed one hoof had potential minor pedal bone rotation (on hoof which sole was scraped away!); other front hoof fine but with some shading on x-ray; thought to be an abscess. Box rest, sedalin and bute prescribed with a low sugar diet.
Continued poulticing and a huge stinking abscess burst out of the frog; it was horrible. Vet wanted shoes and pads put on the horse and spoke to farrier on the phone. Friend advised poultice was still drawing crap out of foot but vet adamant that horse needed pads on. Shoes and pads put on horse, taken off bute and horse reverted back to being uncomfortable on foot which had/has the abscess.
The horse is a large draft x cob type but not heavy, with flat feet. I think farrier hasnt done a brilliant job with her feet as hes just shod her to her natural shape leaving her very close to the floor.
What do you guys think? I apologise for it being so long winded What would you do as a next step? Leave pads on and continue with vets diagnosis of horse having laminitis and needing support? Or get pads taken off and continue to poultice? Fluid was still coming out of frog when pads were put on, and my friend did mention this; but she was so distraught that her horse was so close to being PTS that she went with what vet and farrier wanted to do and put pads on horse
Any advice/suggestions/help would be gratefully received.
