CVSHotShot
Well-Known Member
Hello again everyone,
If anyone reading this has seen my previous post about rearing then you will know that my 9month old foal reared, fell over onto the concrete yard and vet suspected he has fractured his pelvis up high.
I went on a research mission and went digging through some old 'Fractured pelvis' posts. From what I gather the only treatment is box rest...(and LOTS of it), bute and being restricted from lying down (Cross-ties)
Unfortunatly, after reading some stuff, i have now become rather distraught at the thought of it all, He is only young and hasnt yet been taught to tie, hence the reason i am stressing at the thought of putting him in cross-ties!
Have also been worring about how he is meant to develop physically as well as meantally if he is stuck in a stable for months and isnt getting out to run around and interact with the other horses. surely his circulation will go bad and he will seize up etc? He will also be reaching sexual maturity and is bound to become rather frustrated as mares from another yard often hack past.
Is it actually possible for a horse to stand in the same position for such a length of time?
Appart from that i have some doubts about my vet...(God 4give me, he might just be an innocent man trying to do his job) but...After he suspected he fractured his pelvis he gave me bute to take care of the pain, put him on box rest 4 a week and then wanted me to preform some flexion tests and report back to him. 2weeks later i wasnt happy with his progress, although i wasnt terribly sure if i was doing the tests properly but was going to have another go 2night.
He is still holding his tail to the side so I phoned vet today to ask if the tail was anything to be worried about, he said he was concerned and wants to see him again and possibly take him 4 scans...so the question here is, if he is just going to confirm the fracture, (and tell me to keep him on box rest) surely he could save me the money and tell me that over the phone, rather than coming out, poking him abit and tell me to keep doing what im doing? Sorry if that sounds like a rant, it wasnt meant as one, but im just failing to see why he would need to come back out and confirm it if there is nothing he can do to help?
Maybe some one can advise me about any of the above...
Many thanks, help & advice grately recieved...xx
If anyone reading this has seen my previous post about rearing then you will know that my 9month old foal reared, fell over onto the concrete yard and vet suspected he has fractured his pelvis up high.
I went on a research mission and went digging through some old 'Fractured pelvis' posts. From what I gather the only treatment is box rest...(and LOTS of it), bute and being restricted from lying down (Cross-ties)
Unfortunatly, after reading some stuff, i have now become rather distraught at the thought of it all, He is only young and hasnt yet been taught to tie, hence the reason i am stressing at the thought of putting him in cross-ties!
Have also been worring about how he is meant to develop physically as well as meantally if he is stuck in a stable for months and isnt getting out to run around and interact with the other horses. surely his circulation will go bad and he will seize up etc? He will also be reaching sexual maturity and is bound to become rather frustrated as mares from another yard often hack past.
Is it actually possible for a horse to stand in the same position for such a length of time?
Appart from that i have some doubts about my vet...(God 4give me, he might just be an innocent man trying to do his job) but...After he suspected he fractured his pelvis he gave me bute to take care of the pain, put him on box rest 4 a week and then wanted me to preform some flexion tests and report back to him. 2weeks later i wasnt happy with his progress, although i wasnt terribly sure if i was doing the tests properly but was going to have another go 2night.
He is still holding his tail to the side so I phoned vet today to ask if the tail was anything to be worried about, he said he was concerned and wants to see him again and possibly take him 4 scans...so the question here is, if he is just going to confirm the fracture, (and tell me to keep him on box rest) surely he could save me the money and tell me that over the phone, rather than coming out, poking him abit and tell me to keep doing what im doing? Sorry if that sounds like a rant, it wasnt meant as one, but im just failing to see why he would need to come back out and confirm it if there is nothing he can do to help?
Maybe some one can advise me about any of the above...
Many thanks, help & advice grately recieved...xx
