Lameness - any ideas? (Also in NL2)

[jumpthemoon]

I'm worried about my horsey - I took him out for a hack last Wednesday and he kept dropping his near hind, although didn't feel lame, it was just intermittent. I turned him out the next day and gave him the day off. I brought him in and he wasn't right, so we trotted him up and he was hopping lame on the near hind.

When he was stood on the yard I noticed he was reluctant to straighten his fetlock and put the foot down.

He's been on box rest since, but has only been very slightly lame after the first couple of days. I trotted him up yesterday and he's still not right - I could see him being hesitant to put the foot down again (only very slightly) this morning.

What would you do? I've rang the vet anyway and he's going to ring me back, but I just wondered if anyone had any ideas?

There is no obvious sign of pain in the leg, no heat and no swelling and there hasn't been from the beginning.

 

[AmyMay]

Also in NL2.

Gravel, and has farrier looked at his foot??

 

[jumpthemoon]

Hi AmyMay,
The farrier hasn't had a look at his foot, but it is stone cold so I thought it was unlikely? Also the initial lameness improved after a couple of days box rest which I wouldn't have expected if it was pus in the foot?

 

[miss_bird]

My tb was the same last week, no heat reluctant to put his near side hind on the floor. got the farrier out and he did have an pus in his hoof right next to the front of his frog, maybe worth getting the farrier to test with the hoof testers, still cheaper that the vet