Dizzykizzy
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Vet called out by my friend while we were away at Easter, my 20 year old mare had throbbing pulses and was very lame. Vet said Lami, gave her an injection to lower blood pressure and left sedalin and equipalazone(sp). By that evening she had no pulses and no apparent pain, she was kept stabled with only soaked hay (which she wouldn't eat) for 4 days.
Spoke to the vet on the 5th day and they said turn her out if she's comfortable on restricted grazing for a restricted time. She spent an hour or so racing up and down calling to her friends but stayed sound. Brought her back in and she stressed and wouldn't eat so turned her back out on the restricted area. She settled, no recurrences of lameness but I could occasionally feel pulses in alternating feet!
Farrier came and trimmed her feet, next day very stiff. Got progressively worse and less willing to move, called vet again and started her on equipalazone again. When the vet came she was sound, had pulses in 3 out of 4 feet, no reaction to hoof testers but flinched when he banged her feet. Vet commented on how flat her feet are and that it is a fine line between laminitis and concussion. He didn't say it was laminitis this time but wasn't ruling it out due to his colleagues original diagnosis. Suggested 2 more days of equipalazone and see how she went.
2 days later, very stiff again and unwilling to walk, slight pulses (I am not an expert in pulses!). Following day, completely normal, racing around with her tail up and threatening to jump the electric fence!
Can anyone tell me if this is likely to be laminitis or more likely bruised feet? Why does it come and go so rapidly? She is still on very restricted grazing, I am feeding her happy hoof. Owned her for 10 years and never had lami or anything like this before.
Vet is querying cushings as well but not in a hurry to test her, waiting to see how she goes.
The only other thing I should mention is on Good Friday when the vet originally came, she had a very swollen eye underneath, query sting or conjunctivitis. This also cleared up in less than 24 hours. Could it have been connected? Allergic reaction?
Any help gratefully received!
Thanks for reading.
Spoke to the vet on the 5th day and they said turn her out if she's comfortable on restricted grazing for a restricted time. She spent an hour or so racing up and down calling to her friends but stayed sound. Brought her back in and she stressed and wouldn't eat so turned her back out on the restricted area. She settled, no recurrences of lameness but I could occasionally feel pulses in alternating feet!
Farrier came and trimmed her feet, next day very stiff. Got progressively worse and less willing to move, called vet again and started her on equipalazone again. When the vet came she was sound, had pulses in 3 out of 4 feet, no reaction to hoof testers but flinched when he banged her feet. Vet commented on how flat her feet are and that it is a fine line between laminitis and concussion. He didn't say it was laminitis this time but wasn't ruling it out due to his colleagues original diagnosis. Suggested 2 more days of equipalazone and see how she went.
2 days later, very stiff again and unwilling to walk, slight pulses (I am not an expert in pulses!). Following day, completely normal, racing around with her tail up and threatening to jump the electric fence!
Can anyone tell me if this is likely to be laminitis or more likely bruised feet? Why does it come and go so rapidly? She is still on very restricted grazing, I am feeding her happy hoof. Owned her for 10 years and never had lami or anything like this before.
Vet is querying cushings as well but not in a hurry to test her, waiting to see how she goes.
The only other thing I should mention is on Good Friday when the vet originally came, she had a very swollen eye underneath, query sting or conjunctivitis. This also cleared up in less than 24 hours. Could it have been connected? Allergic reaction?
Any help gratefully received!
Thanks for reading.
