L&B
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Before I begin to describe the series of events I just want to say I HAVE called the vet who is visiting on Friday and my physio is also visiting next Saturday.
So I took my mare out on a hack Saturday eve and she was v fresh, limited turnout (due to the quagmire like fields we have at present) is the reason why. We spent most of our time jig jogging and wanting to run/getting sweaty - when we were heading back to the yard I insisted she walk the distance home. On our return to the yard I gave her a warm hose off, towel dry and put her fleece on for the evening.
The following morning (Sunday) I came up to find her quiet at the back of the stable, resting her near-hind. Tried to take a look and have a prod and she wasn't happy with me - lots of tail swishing, leg cocking & biting in my direction.
I pulled her out of the stable to walk in hand, she was lame at walk with heat and swelling in her hock region - but the FRONT of the hock - not the bulbus point-of-hock at the back where you would usually associate hock swellings. The FRONT 'bend' of her hock just looks 'fat'. I decided to leave her in until the afternoon and reassess. By afternoon was no better so I cold-hosed and gave bute that afternoon and late eve.
Monday, there was no change - she was still lame/uncomfortable and so I hosed and gave bute again in the morn (vets then called for advice/appointment).
Yesterday however, I wanted to see what we were left with so did not bute and to my surprise there was a marked improvement - and this morning more so; she is striding out and tracking up and she is now stepping her 'bad leg' underneath her comfortably on the turn.
She appears more comfy in herself - she's tentatively allowing me to touch her leg now and isn't 'quiet' how she had been.
However, her leg is STILL somewhat swollen. Does anyone have any advice to give me prior to Friday? Has anyone been through similar/found swelling in the same place? (I have experience of swollen hocks on the point of the hock and curbs but not here). Or can anyone hazard a guess as to what she may have done/damaged?
Thanks in advance.
So I took my mare out on a hack Saturday eve and she was v fresh, limited turnout (due to the quagmire like fields we have at present) is the reason why. We spent most of our time jig jogging and wanting to run/getting sweaty - when we were heading back to the yard I insisted she walk the distance home. On our return to the yard I gave her a warm hose off, towel dry and put her fleece on for the evening.
The following morning (Sunday) I came up to find her quiet at the back of the stable, resting her near-hind. Tried to take a look and have a prod and she wasn't happy with me - lots of tail swishing, leg cocking & biting in my direction.
I pulled her out of the stable to walk in hand, she was lame at walk with heat and swelling in her hock region - but the FRONT of the hock - not the bulbus point-of-hock at the back where you would usually associate hock swellings. The FRONT 'bend' of her hock just looks 'fat'. I decided to leave her in until the afternoon and reassess. By afternoon was no better so I cold-hosed and gave bute that afternoon and late eve.
Monday, there was no change - she was still lame/uncomfortable and so I hosed and gave bute again in the morn (vets then called for advice/appointment).
Yesterday however, I wanted to see what we were left with so did not bute and to my surprise there was a marked improvement - and this morning more so; she is striding out and tracking up and she is now stepping her 'bad leg' underneath her comfortably on the turn.
She appears more comfy in herself - she's tentatively allowing me to touch her leg now and isn't 'quiet' how she had been.
However, her leg is STILL somewhat swollen. Does anyone have any advice to give me prior to Friday? Has anyone been through similar/found swelling in the same place? (I have experience of swollen hocks on the point of the hock and curbs but not here). Or can anyone hazard a guess as to what she may have done/damaged?
Thanks in advance.
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