My Poor Horse

Hope all goes well for you and your horse this week, I'm sure the waiting and uncertainty is awful.

My mare broke a rib a couple of years ago, right on the girth line. We didn't know what it was at the time and vet treated as a hematoma to start with. Turns out the rib had many bone chips. She had to have surgery to remove the fibrous mass that had built up around the bone chips but she came good...I didn't think she would be ridden again...so fingers crossed for your boy.

I also have no idea how she did it!
 
Just seen this thread. You poor things, you have been through the wars. Fingers crossed here too for him. And don't beat yourself up. They can seem to find a way of injuring themselves no matter how much you try to prevent it.
 
An update ,
The ultrasound found considerable damage to the periosteum of the seventh rib,so not broken and a lot of damage in his triceps , it still makes no sense to me or my own vet that there's no external bruising to be seen .
My vet has still not seen the formal report from the ultrasound yet.
I picked up C on Monday he's lost a lot of weight and they did not have his pain as well under control as my vets had when he was an in patient there.
He looked pretty frazzled when they brought him out but could not get on to the lorry quick enough .
He traveled ok I had one of my grooms with me watching and he was standing in a vert unnatural way but we got him home ok .
Got him unloaded he looked shattered and uncomfortable .
We put him in a little square of grass and that settled him while we fitted the hanging water bucket which we had stopped to buy on the way up so he could have water in the stable at head height .
He came settled quickly in the stable and drank two buckets of water in an hour and pretty quickly he was lying down .
He lay and lay and lay I was somewhat concerned but he really did look tired so I kept the yard quiet and checked him quietly every half hour .
At just after midnight He was lying flat and I caught him in REM sleep .
Luckily at just after one there was a dropping ( very hard ) but I went to bed .
Tuesday am found him bright and friendly but sore and refusing to eat his meds in his bucket feed I gave him a dose of bute in paste form .
He had three periods in his square and the vet called at five .
He thought the pain relief recommened on discharge was insuffient and has left me with intructions not to be afraid to increase to the equivalent of three or even four sachets a day .
He's going to meet with the physio today and review the case and they are looking at perhaps hiring a low intensity ultra sound machine for me to use on him .
The physio is coming on Friday ,his hamstrings are like ropes from him standing oddly to save the pain and she's going to do what she can to make him more comfortable his shoes will come off ASAP .
We have him in a routine of three short periods in a square where's theres some grass.hes resting a lot and settled .
I am going to start carrot stretches on Friday I thought he needed a few days without me bugging him to do stuff .
ATM we are looking at one month like this and then a further two months field rest but this is not set in stone ATM .
It's the seventh rib that is damaged , low down and that is just where the buckles of the short girths we use will be sitting . I am thinking I might have to buy a traditionally flapped saddle second hand to keep the buckles away from the damaged area.
I could always sell it when I'm finished with it .
It's freezing here and pouring so he's missed his third turn out today he's feeling the cold so I have rugged him .
I am really concerned he will colic I am watching him very closely .
It's a worry, poor boy he doesn't deserve this .
 
It sounds like you are doing an amazing job and your boy is lucky to have you. I'm keeping everything crossed for his swift recovery.
 
GS you certainly know your stuff and it seems to me he's in very safe hands.

Sending lots of healing vibes his way poor lamb :-(
 
I'm glad the ultrasound showed what was expected and no fractures.
He is in the best hands now and sounds like he will be most settled at home so plenty of pain relief and lots of time is what's needed.

Hope he keeps eating for you, is it worth trying fast fibre or similar to keep his gut moving
 
He is lucky to have someone prepared to put the thought and effort into his care. Hope he comes through this well, and don't forget to look after yourself as well.
 
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