beth_rhiannon
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No she's not lame!!! Than you for that
I listen to everything my mum says and she said box rest because everyone on my yard believed it was a splint, which was not reducing in size so I cold hosed it and massaged it everyday. my pony was turned out a few days ago and now her leg is being rested, and hurray it is decreasing in size, so clearly what we are doing is working. I only wrote on this page to see if anyone had tho before
No one has really offered to diagnose the horse over the ether.It seems you have had advice from all sorts of "experts" - trust me, a great many of them will know next to nothing. Many of us on here would never attempt to diagnose a problem without actually seeing the animal, palpating the area and taking a history - which is what a vet will do. If you are seriously concerned then you either need a professional with all the training (i.e. a vet) or failing that, someone who can clearly demonstrate to you that they have all the knowledge and experience required to be able to advise you well after seeing the problem. And if they treat your pony they will be breaking the law.
I take it from your replies about cost that you don't have vet fees insurance?
Oh please not another one.
Get a vet or you'd be better off just keeping goats.
Actually box rest is commonly advised for treating splints whilst they are forming, alongside anti-inflammatory treatment. However 4 weeks is far too long and I agree that a vet call out is now overdue. Sounds like a foreign body might be in there.
deletedWhy not ask the postman, they are usually around most days, and so cheep!
How do you people who are so quick to criticise expect novice posters to come on for advice and get it and learn from it? Faced with the kind of comments I have seen on this thread, if I was the OP I would never post again, just keep asking the "local experts" Smart arse sharp comments don't help educate those who are wanting to learn.Why not ask the postman, they are usually around most days, and so cheep!
I bet a lot can go wrong with goats .
It certainly isn’t a criticism, once you decide to ask anyone who is NOT qualified under the A.W. Act to give an opinion I don’t really think it matters.
It always amazes me that an owner who does not call the vet for financial reasons ends up paying more to put right something that should have been looked at much earlier.
If this is a site where only ‘nice’ people saying ‘nice’ things about everything, then it is time for me to move on.
Otherwise I will always call it as I see it: you say you have a horse that has been boxed for 4 weeks due to something that you can not explain… my call is get the vet!
Poor thing: seems to have lots of bits to go wrong tho... flappy ears, dangly dongles a "kiss me " mouth, and "I don't care how much it costs, as long its about me!" attitude.This little guy had more veterinary visits over his short 3 years than most of my horses did in the last 20 years (excluding vaccinations)
CP TRAYES ...Can I ask WHY you have posted on the forum asking for Omprazole to treat your horse ... and stating not been diagnosed by a vet? When your preaching to others get a vet, mmmm. I thought this forum was for help and advice and not to insult people by telling them to keep goats!
If your horse does not need a vet, why are you giving your horse medication for a undiagnosed medical condition? ......... Yes you weren't asking for advice, what you asked for was another op to supply physical substance for your horse, so you can medicate your own horse .Think it is so wrong that you have critisised the person who started this thread, think you should take your own advice and call a vet .
If your horse does not need a vet, why are you giving your horse medication for a undiagnosed medical condition? ......... Yes you weren't asking for advice, what you asked for was another op to supply physical substance for your horse, so you can medicate your own horse .Think it is so wrong that you have critisised the person who started this thread, think you should take your own advice and call a vet .