Flipping heck..now what you flaming animal?!

[BBP]

Pony has a hot swollen shin. It's hard to photograph a black leg in the dark but you can just about see the lump down the front of his cannon bone. I am not impressed.

 

[D66]

Oh dear. Does he think he's not getting enough attention?

 

[BBP]

I think you must be right, he must think that after the ulcers, the stifle, the sacroiliac and the RER that I am getting complacent!

 

[lucemoose]

Bucked shins? Mine has them

 

[PorkChop]

Rubbish, he is extremely needy and extremely lucky to have you

 

[BBP]

I don't understand how he'd get something like bucked shins, he's doing beggar all work, no concussion. I have no idea what's happened. Feeling quite deflated.

 

[catembi]

Fingers crossed that it's just a bump! Mine is also a serial self-harmer.

T x

 

[Wagtail]

If he isn't lame I wouldn't worry about it. Looks like he's banged it or had a kick.

 

[BBP]

Until 14 months ago he was a very robust little chap. Physio thought he looked fine trotting up on the soft today. I am less convinced. I am going to keep icing and stressing til Monday and see how it is. He spent the day yarded but I can't box rest because of the RER so he'll need to go out if it's nothing too bad. Going to trot him on the road tomorrow as I had to work today.

 

[Leo Walker]

Hes so lucky to have you, I wish he'd appreciate that and stop coming up with new and ever more exotic ailments!

 

[BBP]

Thanks! He really is a pest. My vet and I have discussed whether it could be bucked shins but of course it's not clear without x Ray's. We are going to keep icing it and monitoring with the thermal camera. Any changes for the worse and we will x Ray but given he doesn't seem lame (although was certainly uncomfortable on Saturday) and seems a very unlikely candidate for them we are holding fire.