New horse issues

[CanteringCarrot]

I understand the decision to x-ray, personally. If a horse comes up lame and blocks to somewhere specific, it's quite reasonable to get imaging of that area/joint done, IMO.

I get that some will just wait a bit, turn away or look away until the horse comes right, but I really can't fault the OP or her vet for wanting some images done here.

 

[nutjob]

Have you discussed with your vet if the current lameness could be related to any of the issues found on the vetting and if you should think about getting the blood sample run.

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

Have you discussed with your vet if the current lameness could be related to any of the issues found on the vetting and if you should think about getting the blood sample run.

The mare was fine on vetting and issues are not leg related those coming up in vetting.

 

[Tiddlypom]

I have been turning her out, wasn't me it was the vets decision to xray

Um, didn’t the vet discuss x raying her with you first?

 

[Polos Mum]

Is she insured - I guess maybe not in first 14 days of cover anyway.

ILC - I don't think anyone would disagree with just popping her in a field for a month and seeing - if £thousands has been spent with vets already and nothing obvious found.

You sound emotionally exhausted with the whole thing already - buying horses is horrible. So take care of yourself.

IMHO those types of invisible niggly injuries that need months of box rest and happen from a small / short blast on the lunge are tricky.


I may be worth asking whether the vet took (and stored) blood at vetting and asking for a quote to test for painkillers.

That said - proving she was drugged is the easy bit - getting ££ back from the sellers, even if you are in the right is often not easy.

 

[Welly Boot]

Has your farrier had a look? Could it be an abssess brewing as it's been very wet...

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

Um, didn’t the vet discuss x raying her with you first?

Yes just said we need to xray and see if there is a fracture.

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

Has your farrier had a look? Could it be an abssess brewing as it's been very wet...

Funny enough my barefoot trimmer thought there was heat in the front of her fetlock and small pulse but the vet said they would have found that when they examined her and the xray.

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

Is she insured - I guess maybe not in first 14 days of cover anyway.

ILC - I don't think anyone would disagree with just popping her in a field for a month and seeing - if £thousands has been spent with vets already and nothing obvious found.

You sound emotionally exhausted with the whole thing already - buying horses is horrible. So take care of yourself.

IMHO those types of invisible niggly injuries that need months of box rest and happen from a small / short blast on the lunge are tricky.


I may be worth asking whether the vet took (and stored) blood at vetting and asking for a quote to test for painkillers.

That said - proving she was drugged is the easy bit - getting ££ back from the sellers, even if you are in the right is often not easy.

Sadly no not insured as I was in the process of getting quotes for her when she went lame.

I am exhausted and fed up with this, it was supposed to nice and easy and enjoy hacking again and giving my navicular mare time to heal from the melanoma treatment, so she is box rest and my connie is with check injury. Now my ruddy kubota is out of action and they need to take it and sort it more ££££.. So fields will need to be done with wheelie.

On top of the melanoma surgery
my car repair/welding
the 2 box rests, and now this ruddy mare wish I never bought her.

Have discussion with vets about bloods but thinking she was out jumping her 2 weeks before i bought her then again on a xcountry jumping in a large school and jumping fine, vet said very few did they ever find anything

 

[SEL]

Funny enough my barefoot trimmer thought there was heat in the front of her fetlock and small pulse but the vet said they would have found that when they examined her and the xray.

Pop a hot poultice on. She can wear it in the field and you've nothing to lose. The amount of times I've seen lameness rumble on and it's been an abscess - no matter what the vet says.

And have a hug

 

[Polos Mum]

It doesn't sound like the vets have found anything that would be made catastrophically worse if she's just popped out for a month.

Take the pressure off yourself and do her likely no real harm in the process.

I am a very naturally suspicious person so feel free to ignore - but I know of plenty of people who would think nothing of buteing up their competition horses before taking them jumping and many many of them have regular steroid injections in joints to keep them sound.

 

[lme]

I wouldn't worry about not box resting. I might get a course of indiba on the fetlock area if thats where she blocked to. My herd are accident prone idiots so we've had SDFT strains, check ligament injuries, holes in suspensories etc. I tend to scan / xray to try and find out what the injury is, treat where possible (our vets usually have a few options inc newer treatments) then have regular indiba to promote healing and do a slow return to work with lots of walking on roads. I don't box rest for more than a day or 2 (I like my horses sane) and mine are turned out as usual if off work So far it has always worked, but my horses mostly hack so aren't under the same sort of strain as those that do a lot in the school.

 

[dorsetladette]

I'd turn her out too.

Can you call your vets practice and ask for a more senior vet to look at the x rays and give you a call back with an opinion? As you and the visiting vet have different opinions on a way forward a deciding vote seems sensible to me?

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

I'd turn her out too.

Can you call your vets practice and ask for a more senior vet to look at the x rays and give you a call back with an opinion? As you and the visiting vet have different opinions on a way forward a deciding vote seems sensible to me?

They sent them to a specialist who also could not find a fracture.