scheherazade
Well-Known Member
Hi all, I have got my mare booked in with the vet for various scans to try and get to the bottom of what's going on but in the meantime I was hoping someone might be able to offer inspiration or insight.
She started being backwards a few months ago so got her a new saddle and a very good back worker out to treat her after finding tightness behind the saddle. Lots of slow work building her up and having many lessons and she was going very nicely scoring good results in dressage tests and jumping everything I pointed her at. In February she started getting backwards again, got saddle rechecked and back redone but no issues identified with either. Vet came out and suggested putting her on regumate which seemed to work. For completeness I should probably mention that she had an aggressive sarcoid treated a month later with great success, but I'm not sure it's related in any way.
Last month I was away and got a call from the yard telling me they thought she might be in foal, her teats were swollen but she wasn't the right shape. Vet came out again and said to take her off the regumate and took blood samples for testing. Bloods came back negative but teats continued to grow and even started running milk. This is now subsiding however she has now gone lame in her right hind and had a very explosive reaction to being asked to move forward, clearly a pain response. She's had a few days off to see if it would subside but no change. It appears to be very high up and there's no heat or swelling anywhere. If you wind her up she looks sound in trot but stiff in walk and reluctant to move forward. I'm thinking possibly the adrenaline might mask the issue ?
As I mentioned before she's booked in for various tests, the yard seems to think it might be hormonal but I've never heard of hormone based lameness. Anyone have any ideas or input? She isn't insured so I want to avoid unnecessary 'just in case' tests but start at the most likely suspects and go from there? Thinking ultrasound of ovaries then stifle or sacroiliac investigation???
Thanks for reading any advice very appreciated x
She started being backwards a few months ago so got her a new saddle and a very good back worker out to treat her after finding tightness behind the saddle. Lots of slow work building her up and having many lessons and she was going very nicely scoring good results in dressage tests and jumping everything I pointed her at. In February she started getting backwards again, got saddle rechecked and back redone but no issues identified with either. Vet came out and suggested putting her on regumate which seemed to work. For completeness I should probably mention that she had an aggressive sarcoid treated a month later with great success, but I'm not sure it's related in any way.
Last month I was away and got a call from the yard telling me they thought she might be in foal, her teats were swollen but she wasn't the right shape. Vet came out again and said to take her off the regumate and took blood samples for testing. Bloods came back negative but teats continued to grow and even started running milk. This is now subsiding however she has now gone lame in her right hind and had a very explosive reaction to being asked to move forward, clearly a pain response. She's had a few days off to see if it would subside but no change. It appears to be very high up and there's no heat or swelling anywhere. If you wind her up she looks sound in trot but stiff in walk and reluctant to move forward. I'm thinking possibly the adrenaline might mask the issue ?
As I mentioned before she's booked in for various tests, the yard seems to think it might be hormonal but I've never heard of hormone based lameness. Anyone have any ideas or input? She isn't insured so I want to avoid unnecessary 'just in case' tests but start at the most likely suspects and go from there? Thinking ultrasound of ovaries then stifle or sacroiliac investigation???
Thanks for reading any advice very appreciated x
