I actually cant take much more of this! ... Vasculits

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Sorry to sound moany but the last few years of horse ownership have just been a depressing hell on earth. Its been one thing after another.
At 34 Im working a weekend job o top of my mon-friday as im struggling to keep my horses yet getting no enjoyment out of it all. I love the bones of them and don't hold it against them but Im going to go nuts!
I used all my vet bill fund up on my daughters pony in January and figured id be able to get back on top of things with spring on its way.
I have one waiting for his back to be cortisoned, a vet bill outstanding for pony, My semi retired (only one I can ride) is lame and needs treatment.
Now I took a picture of he mud fever im doing battle with and a vet thinks its Vasulitus which ive never heard of but understand the treatment is a long course of high dose steroids which I know from experience will cost me a fortune and I just cant afford it right now.
None of them are in pain in the field so the injections etc can be post poned but I feel like im forever chasing my tail at the moment and its getting me down. This new possible diagnosis has just about fried my brain.
Has anyone experienced it? The few bits ive read sound awful.
So far this year ive had
Kissing spines
A old wither fracture caused problems
Arthritis
Mudfever
Uvietis and eventually eye removal
lameness X a million
general injuries
More eye problems on the remaining eye of the UV horse (this is obviously scary as would mean the end for him)
Among other things I must have the most unlucky few horses in the whole world ever.

Sorry rant over but if anyone has info on Vasculitus id really appreciate it.
 
God, no wonder you are feeling fed up, I don't blame you at all.

That is one negative (and it's a massive negative IMO) about horses, when they go wrong they tend to go wrong and it's so expensive.

Working two jobs is knackering, especially when you'r not really getting any enjoyment from them.

No advice I'm afraid but have a :hug: and I hope things start to pick up for you and horses soon.
 
Sorry to hear of your problems.

I felt like that as I had a bad run of luck and lost four horses in under seven years. None of the deaths could be attributed to my care, but it was a terrible and depressing time. I am a single horse owner, i.e only have one horse at a time, and each horse was healthy and happy when they died and were out competing every weekend with gleaming coats and bright eyes. One was a complete fetlock laceration and three operations under GA in three weeks couldn't save him, another a broken leg in the field, another a heart attack in the field, and the fourth had wobblers.

After the second horse I was like, well this time we will be okay, but to lose a third was unbelievable and the fourth almost sunk me.

My friend has had nothing but bad luck with her horse, with one problem after another and he is basically living on borrowed time. She feels very much like you and has swore she won't have another after this one is gone. I hope she does as it will be a terrible waste but it is very sad, and I really feel for her.

Here's a link on vasculitis by the way http://horsehints.org/Vasculitis.htm and a link to purpura haemorrhagica too http://horse-diseases.com/anasarcaorpurpurahemorrhagica.html
 
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Thank you all. I think I feel like crying! The more I read the worse it sounds. Im going to head down to my vets surgery and see if one is about to show the photo's to and ask when they can see him.

Applecart Im so sorry to hear about your horses Im grateful mine are still with me. I too am a one horse person really but with all the problems my daughter seems to have lost interest in hers so ive inherited that and one I sold/rehomed was brought back in hindsight I should have said no but I was worried about his future so figured I could at least rehome or loan him- that was before he went wrong! now he's a permanent fitting!

Thanks for the links and hugs! x
 
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