Goldenstar
Well-Known Member
MY poor horse C was found in the field last Friday morning standing all cramped up frozen cold ( it was raining ) and unable to move .
With two people we were able to get him into the stable we rugged him up and called the vet .
I called it in as a colic ( he has a history of colic ) my I first thought was he had been colicing for hours and was now in the final stages of a traumatic colic .
I was distraught he had KS surgery in December and had been going so well recently .
By the time the vet arrived I knew it was not colic and wondered if it was a biazze tying up type episode .
The vet also thought the looked tied up ,but treated for colic and took some bloods and rushed off to process them
We realised the horse was very hungry but would not move to eat so I hand fed him haylage I then realised he could not lower his head at all I was just phoning the vet when he called back saying the horse had not tied up .
I said I feared he might have a neck fracture and it was decided to move him to their horsepital ten miles away .
The loading was difficult but ok the horse was clearly in intense pain but tried hard to do what we wanted .
On arrival he could get down the ramp it took a hideous forty minutes and four people to get him off the lorry.
At the surgery he had some pain relief and neck wither and back X-rays no obvious fracture was found .
They ultrasounded some areas but it was really shots in the dark as apart from a small amount of swelling on the near side wither and a sweaty patch on the left shoulder .
The horse had not a mark on him . Investigation of the field threw no light on the matter .
It's too long a tale to type .
Basically they controlled his pain well enough for us to transport him to the Dick where he had a bone scan yesterday .
We have we hope an answer they think based on the bone scan that he has broken some of his front ribs ( can't be x-rayed ) and a area of huge damage to his triceps muscle which had the biggest hot spot on the bone scan they have ever seen on a muscle .
It's weird there's so little external to see .
They hopefully will be able to confirm the diagnosis with ultrasound on Monday .
Fingers crossed it's that simple .
Treatment is rest and anti inflammatories and physio in a while .
He will be box rested and have a little time out in a tiny electric fenced square
There's a chance of full recovery ( again fingers crossed ) .
But no competitions for me this summer .
And it's cheap treatment apart from lots of gastroguard and anti inflammatories it's all about nursing and time ,after the expense of the KS surgery I am saved from having to be very nice to MrGS.
I am so glad I taught them all about using little tiny paddocks last summer at least he can get some fresh air and some sun.
Just hoping they are right and he's home soon for some heavy duty nursing .
With two people we were able to get him into the stable we rugged him up and called the vet .
I called it in as a colic ( he has a history of colic ) my I first thought was he had been colicing for hours and was now in the final stages of a traumatic colic .
I was distraught he had KS surgery in December and had been going so well recently .
By the time the vet arrived I knew it was not colic and wondered if it was a biazze tying up type episode .
The vet also thought the looked tied up ,but treated for colic and took some bloods and rushed off to process them
We realised the horse was very hungry but would not move to eat so I hand fed him haylage I then realised he could not lower his head at all I was just phoning the vet when he called back saying the horse had not tied up .
I said I feared he might have a neck fracture and it was decided to move him to their horsepital ten miles away .
The loading was difficult but ok the horse was clearly in intense pain but tried hard to do what we wanted .
On arrival he could get down the ramp it took a hideous forty minutes and four people to get him off the lorry.
At the surgery he had some pain relief and neck wither and back X-rays no obvious fracture was found .
They ultrasounded some areas but it was really shots in the dark as apart from a small amount of swelling on the near side wither and a sweaty patch on the left shoulder .
The horse had not a mark on him . Investigation of the field threw no light on the matter .
It's too long a tale to type .
Basically they controlled his pain well enough for us to transport him to the Dick where he had a bone scan yesterday .
We have we hope an answer they think based on the bone scan that he has broken some of his front ribs ( can't be x-rayed ) and a area of huge damage to his triceps muscle which had the biggest hot spot on the bone scan they have ever seen on a muscle .
It's weird there's so little external to see .
They hopefully will be able to confirm the diagnosis with ultrasound on Monday .
Fingers crossed it's that simple .
Treatment is rest and anti inflammatories and physio in a while .
He will be box rested and have a little time out in a tiny electric fenced square
There's a chance of full recovery ( again fingers crossed ) .
But no competitions for me this summer .
And it's cheap treatment apart from lots of gastroguard and anti inflammatories it's all about nursing and time ,after the expense of the KS surgery I am saved from having to be very nice to MrGS.
I am so glad I taught them all about using little tiny paddocks last summer at least he can get some fresh air and some sun.
Just hoping they are right and he's home soon for some heavy duty nursing .
Everything crossed for him, sending healing thoughts.
