HHO hivemind i need you - lameness!

[Breather]

quite literally adding insult to injury now, she’s not left the stable! fingers crossed for an abscess

Is that the front left boot?

 

[dottylottie]

Is that the front left boot?

no front right that she pulled off, no idea how she managed it in the stable

 

[dottylottie]

abscess gunk or just hoof gunk?! i’m hot tubbing it and scrubbing it so i wouldn’t have thought it was dirt, but i can’t tell! it doesn’t smell great but that could just be from her hoof being wet

never had to deal with an abscess on my own, so even though i’ve poulticed i’ve never seen what comes out of it

 

[Barton Bounty]

abscess gunk or just hoof gunk?! i’m hot tubbing it and scrubbing it so i wouldn’t have thought it was dirt, but i can’t tell! it doesn’t smell great but that could just be from her hoof being wet

never had to deal with an abscess on my own, so even though i’ve poulticed i’ve never seen what comes out of it

That doesn’t look just like hoof gunk, looks abscessy, can you see any opening where is has come from?

 

[dottylottie]

That doesn’t look just like hoof gunk, looks abscessy, can you see any opening where is has come from?

fingers crossed it is!! i can’t see any openings, im going to dry poultice from tonight and will give it an extra thorough scrub. her heel has gotten very soft, it looked fine last night but not too great this morning so have made sure to avoid that bit! last thing i need is thrushy feet

 

[ester]

to me thats animalintex hoof gunk

 

[Plattersby]

You say the heel is soft, could it be a bruised heel?
That looks like gunk to me too.

 

[Barton Bounty]

fingers crossed it is!! i can’t see any openings, im going to dry poultice from tonight and will give it an extra thorough scrub. her heel has gotten very soft, it looked fine last night but not too great this morning so have made sure to avoid that bit! last thing i need is thrushy feet

Id say heel bulb area by the looks of it. Looks mooshy to me

 

[dottylottie]

good news today thankfully! farrier came out and we trotted up on hard and soft surface, only 2 or 3 lame strides the whole time. the slightest reaction to hoof testers, farrier said were definitely on the right side of it now!

i did ask if she thought there was any chance it was still the leg/shoulder(?) possibly and she said definitely hoof, so we’ve got to wet poultice tonight & tomorrow then dry.

i’m glad she’s feeling better, but don’t you love it when they make you look like complete liars!

fingers crossed we’ll be all good shortly

poor lily is having to step in for her on sunday, should’ve been showing but lily is no show pony so we’re doing our first dressage test, i don’t have high hopes but if i can get her in the boards, and keep her there, ill be happy

 

[Barton Bounty]

good news today thankfully! farrier came out and we trotted up on hard and soft surface, only 2 or 3 lame strides the whole time. the slightest reaction to hoof testers, farrier said were definitely on the right side of it now!

i did ask if she thought there was any chance it was still the leg/shoulder(?) possibly and she said definitely hoof, so we’ve got to wet poultice tonight & tomorrow then dry.

i’m glad she’s feeling better, but don’t you love it when they make you look like complete liars!

fingers crossed we’ll be all good shortly

poor lily is having to step in for her on sunday, should’ve been showing but lily is no show pony so we’re doing our first dressage test, i don’t have high hopes but if i can get her in the boards, and keep her there, ill be happy

Knew it! So pleased it will be an easy fix

 

[dottylottie]

bad news unfortunately for diva, after putting her back out, she’s got worse so we’re off to the vets for a workup tomorrow. fingers crossed for good news!

 

[Barton Bounty]

Arghhh crossing everything for you both!