KISSING SPINES SURGERY

sounds a compete nightmare for you
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If you go for surgery option, can you REALLY afford a field ornament if it goes wrong, if YES so i would go for op.

If NOT i would go for pts and chase insurance dosh and even go for second opinion with another vet prastice to get dosh out of insurance company-ba*tard!!!

So sorry for you if it sound harsh - do wish you all the best tho
 
well, the company sound like 'No Flipping Use'

I think to be kind to my mare I have to go ahead with the euthanasia. I did consider sending her off to be a surrogate mare but there's questions around her hormones and I'm not sure a life just breeding and no doing anything would be fair on her either............OR her back for that matter. Apparently if the mare doesn't take well to it they have her pts anyway.

Its been one consolation thinking at least I've been responsible and have insurance with one of the best insurer's................hmmmmm. I shall call them tomorrow and talk with whoever approves the claims.

I've also posted this on 'new topics' and had interesting replies. My instructor told me this happens a lot and I'llhave to fight them. Just don't need this whilst I'm upset anyway.
 
I think if you decide that PTS is the kindest and safest option for her I would ask my vet to write to the insurer to say that he feels surgery wouldn't be a solution for her and that the kindest & only solution is to let her go and see what they say. I would find it hard to think they would ignore a vet recommendation, the only other thing I can think of is would she be suitable for blood donation as she would be safe and allowed to live out and be a horse again? Don't know much about it but have heard of horses being sent there to have a peaceful life rather than PTS and you'll be amazed how they adapt to this type of lifestyle.

Before you do that though ask for a copy of your insurers wording document (this is the fine details of the policy) there are sometimes deeply hidden clues in there about why they take certain decisions!!

I personally believe that Ryan's operation was successful because he was young and there was absolutely nothing else wrong with him, I am not sure I would have gone with surgery had there been other issues which couldn't be resolved. I think you are absolutely stuck between a rock and a hard place and I don't envy your decision but I am covinced having read your posts that you will do your utmost to make the best choice for your mare. It is possible to do the rehab yourself if you get some lessons from a decent groundwork instructor however it is a long journey that isn't always straightforward which you have to take into account. If you are quite certain you will not want to reap the benefits of your hard work by being able to ride her, it seems a hard choice to operate, your only other option is to give her to an experienced home who will pay for the op and be able to move her forwards.

As I mentioned I am happy for you to pm me if you want to chat further but may I wish you and your mare the very best of luck and I hope you are able to come to a decision that is right for both of you.
 
My friend had exactly the same thing happen with her 6 year old 'dream horse' which she bought off a dealer. She had months of problems with the horse unrideable and the vet saying it was one thing when she just 'knew' it was something else. In the end the vet agreed to her request for xrays and the horse was found to have lot of spinous processes touching together. He had injections, etc but these did not have any affect. She wanted to sue the dealer and was going to make an application to the small claims but then found out that the dealer would have the right to ask for the hrose back off her. She decided not to pursue it and instead the horse ended up going to a 'blood bank' where so long as it is pain free and drug free will remain for the rest of its days. No money changed hands with teh blood bank and she had to sign the horse over but she was happy with this solution. I accept this wouldn't work for every horse as some horses are too highly strung, or would missing being worked, but I think it is an amazing chance of a new life for a hrose that would otherwise be either a field ornament or shot dead. When she delivered the horse she found out for herself what the place was like, she said there were acres and acres of pasture and all the horses that could no longer be ridden where pottering around in the paddocks, like a proper natural herd. You could have heard a pin drop. Her horse got turned out into a field of other horses and they just more or less accepted the new horse into the herd. She says it was a very surreal environment, but lovely and peaceful. they accept middleweight + horses over 16hh - please PM me for the number.
 
Hello applecart

I tried to pm you but somehow it wouldn't work!? I would love to explore the blood bank option.

If you pm me with your mobile I'll call you.

Thanks
 
I've tried to pm you with the details of the bloodbank guy. Hope it works. Sorry if I've missed something somewhere but could you mare have broken withers as a result of rearing over backwards by any chance?
 
Thank you to everyone who has given me advice and shared their experiences. The H&H forum has been a wonderful source of information from incredibly devoted horse lovers of all disciplines.

Sadly after much consideration and heartache my beautiful mare was euthanised this morning. I'm in bits but it was the right thing to do for her. She couldn't go as a companion as she's just too bossy with other horses and was not right for the blood bank. Even watching her watching her walking recently it became clear she was getting worse.

Both myself and my mare were very lucky in many respects and I know her last few weeks on this earth were probably the most comfortable and luxurious she's ever known. I owe a huge debt of gratitude to the wonderful women who loved her too..........and they know who they are. xx
 
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