How long after medicating a hock can you shoe a horse?

[Birker2020]

As the title really. Trying to get a farrier out to shoe my horse and hoping to get him out this week as my horse is having his hock medicated on Monday. I am expecting to be unable to have him shod that week following the joint injection as he will be unable (or it will be a bad idea) to get him to lift his hind leg for shoeing.

Anyone any ideas?

 

[amandap]

I'd have a word with your vet about this tbh.

 

[gunnergundog]

Seems it's the season for medicating joints! Had my 21 year old done two weeks ago for the first time and he was shod the next day with no problems and no apparent pain. Was given a weeks supply of danilon by the vet; he had had 2 the night before and 2 that morning before the farrier arrived and.......touch wood.........so far, it looks like I've got my old pony back!!!

Good luck!

PS....Horse had 48 hours box rest, turn out on day three and was supposed to be ridden day four but I didn't actually get around to it until day five.

 

[Birker2020]

Seems it's the season for medicating joints! Had my 21 year old done two weeks ago for the first time and he was shod the next day with no problems and no apparent pain. Was given a weeks supply of danilon by the vet; he had had 2 the night before and 2 that morning before the farrier arrived and.......touch wood.........so far, it looks like I've got my old pony back!!!

Good luck!

PS....Horse had 48 hours box rest, turn out on day three and was supposed to be ridden day four but I didn't actually get around to it until day five.

Thank you for that Gunnerdog. Glad to hear your horse has made a good recovery. x

 

[Escada2004]

yep you can have your horse shod straight away, it shouldnt make a difference