my poor pony

[EmilyVictoria]

My Pony went over on a hack this morning. We were plodding along and the next minute she was on the floor. i walked her back to the yard and she's lame and now needs her back done asap. She doesnt want to eat anything, so i've spent the morning trying to get my pony to eat.

 

[Vicki_Krystal]

Have you called a vet?

 

[smellsofhorse]

Poor thing, get a vet out to be on the safe side.

 

[cellie]

Call vet immediately if you dont know whats wrong.A chat will cost you nothing.

 

[EmilyVictoria]

Have you called a vet?

No not yet have left her in the hands of the yard's head groom and now going to got see her and make a decision on when to do nexts. Pony is having her back done this afternoon

 

[brighteyes]

A vet is the person you need to see first and foremost. Or at least speak to.

 

[Vicki_Krystal]

So she fell over, is now lame and isnt eating??

She needs a vet not her back done! (well, she probably does, but the vet should be more important than the back person IMO)
A back person cant help with her not eating - a vet can.
Or even why she fell in the first place?

 

[Rueysmum]

Your pony could be in shock or in a great deal of pain which is causing her not to want to eat. You really do need a vet because only he/she can administer the appropriate pain relief/drugs the pony may need.

 

[wellsat]

A reputable back person won't treat a lame horse. We've had horses that were so slightly lame that none of us could see it but the back person has still walked away and said that we have to have a vet first to treat the underlying cause before they can treat the symptoms.

 

[Pearlsasinger]

I'm another who thinks that you need the vet BEFORE the 'back person' touches her. What if something is broken? Or she needs pain relief? If I were you I wouldn't fuss her about eating, leave her to quietly get over the shock until your vet arrives.

 

[Umbongo]

Get the vet out. If it is not eating then a vet is what the horse needs not the back person.

My friends horse fell on a hack and would not eat, she got the vet out a few days later (despite me requesting she did it straight away) turned out the poor mare had a fractured jaw. I have also known horses to fall and fracture teeth and therefore not eat.

 

[MrsMozart]

Ditto the vet first, back second (if necessary). Could be all sorts of things going on. If I that scenario and rang my horse's physio, he'd tell me vet first.

 

[Vizslak]

Please call the vet!

 

[Ellies_mum2]

Has the vet been called yet?

 

[Sags_Deer]

As others have said, please get your vet out asap. When any animal doesnt eat something is very wrong.

 

[Brandy]

Poor pony indeed. Phone the vet.

 

[OWLIE185]

Get the vet in without further delay.

 

[AmyMay]

Interesting OP and subsequent leaving it in the hands of someone else to care for.

I too would get the vet. We had a similar accident at the yard some weeks ago in which the horses neck was broken. He is still alive, still on box rest, and still awaiting the final results of x-rays to determine his future.

I would strongly caution against any treatment by a 'back' person, until your horse has seen a vet.

 

[GLEEK]

Im sure i dont need to repeat what everyone else has said. A big IF the back person looks at your horse they might make the problem much worse. The vet should of been the first person to talk to. Has the back person been yet?