Horse is fitting after head injury- what are my chances?

Super. Head injury is tricky, as in humans, the swelling can't be seen but causes scary neurological signs. Allow plenty of time. I had one one, when I first rode afterwards she was fine in walk, felt drunk in trot. I allowed more rest time and she came right. 6 years later and all is fine. Hugs.
 
Andalucian said:
Super. Head injury is tricky, as in humans, the swelling can't be seen but causes scary neurological signs. Allow plenty of time. I had one one, when I first rode afterwards she was fine in walk, felt drunk in trot. I allowed more rest time and she came right. 6 years later and all is fine. Hugs.
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Thank you. I intend to take it very, VERY slowly with her-- she's not even been allowed out of her stable yet!!

*if* she's not wobbly at all tomorrow, I'm going to walk her in hand, just a little to stretch her legs and assess exactly where we are at. I can't foresee her even being turned out for quite a while yet!

I also need to get quite a lot of weight back on her before I even consider bringing her back into work again- but she's alive, and I've got all the time in the world to let her heal :)
 
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I've been following this thread with fingers and toes crossed, screaming at the arrogant vet with you, and hoping that the positive signs would last.

So, so pleased to read the last few updates. Well done for hanging in there with her best interests at heart.
 
Been following this on and off and very glad to hear of the improvement she's making. Totally 100% agree with the importance of pain relief in such cases and very sorry to hear that the first vet treating her did not agree with you on this (thank god for the second opinion). Fingers crossed she can start gong for little walks and such inhand for a graze soon. May be worth asking if as she improves there's any gentle little exercises you could be doing with her to improve co-ordination and stimulate her (I know they make people recovering from head injuries do all sorts of random things but not sure how much is applicable to horses or if just lots of attention and interaction would do the job?) or if further down the line physio may be of benefit? (Someone I know whose horse had jaw pain form dental problems found it caused issues in other areas of his body that he needed physio to help resolve) Obv we're probably talking way down the line here and from sounds of it seems like your mum has a lot of experience in helping horses come back from similar injuries in the past as well.
 
AdorableAlice said:
So pleased for you. The forum has had so many losses in the last few days, it is nice to see positive news.
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Exactly this ^^^^ it is so good to hear positive news - of course our thoughts are with forum users who have had very challenging times in the last couple of weeks.
 
I'm another that did not want to post previously, head injuries can be so intricate and to give advice on potential recovery is very tricky as it can turn either way so suddenly.

Delighted to hear about the positive improvement, just fantastic!

A MAHOOSIVE collective HHO cuddle for Rosa! I am truly so pleased for you both.
 
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