Now both horses are sick/injured!

[Holly Hocks]

Some of you know that I have a couple of TBs. My youngest one, the mare, aged 8 has been ill since early June ( I only bought her in April and have actually sat on her only about ten times!). She is due to go back to hospital on Thursday to have her final check up. However a couple of weeks ago, I noticed that one of her back fetlocks was swollen and hot - seemed to reduce with exercise, but not completely. I have been cold hosing and she is not lame which is really strange. So I have asked the vet at the hospital if they will also sort her leg at the same time, i.e x-rays/scans etc, which he has agreed to do.
So thats the first one - scarred for life from several facial operation and now a gammy leg -it would appear that the HOYS "potential" I bought her with is clearly out the window. LOL!!
So tonight I get to the yard and one of the other girls is bringing my wonderful old gelding in and he looked quite lame. So I checked and he has got a huge swelling on the leg above the knee - right on the tendon. So vet comes - anti inflammatories and if no improvement in a few days, he has to go for scans on the tendon. It doesn't look like a kick. To be honest, I think he has tripped/slipped in the mud, fallen and done the injury that way. Just a rant really as I can't believe that I now have £7000 in vets fees with the potential to rise even further (yes I do have insurance, but only to £5000 per condition).
AARRGGHHHH.
Someone say something funny to make me feel better. PLEASE x

 

[Cuppatea]

One day at the veterinarian's office where I take my cat, a man
and the receptionist were verbally sparring.
After a few moments a technician came to her co-worker's defence.
"Sir...Do you know what happens to aggressive males in this office??"

 

[cellie]

Nothing funny to add like previous poster but could swelling and heat in fetlock be mud fever my (tb)mare had same last year from tiniest little cut.I can beat your vets fees if that makes you feel any better

 

[Moggy in Manolos]

Gosh I am sorry to hear that, what a nightmare, hope your boys inflammation goes down soon, I often find a good stiff drink helps after a day like that!

 

[Chellebean]

aww sweetie I am so sorry! **Hugs to all three of you**

Get well soon guys xx

 

[Holly Hocks]

Nothing funny to add like previous poster but could swelling and heat in fetlock be mud fever my (tb)mare had same last year from tiniest little cut.I can beat your vets fees if that makes you feel any better

I thought exactly the same and I've hunted high and low for any cuts. But she isn't a muddy mare, although it is on the one white foot.....

 

[Rose Folly]

Probably because I'm mean, I'm a great believer in the old adage "Time is a great healer". Why don't you give your old one's injury (pain-killers/anti-inflammatories aside) a good 3 weeks and see how things are then (providing nothing worsens)? I fell over my dogs on 12 October - yes, I was sober! - and I'm still sore and stiff, though it fades a tiny bit every day. Your TB may need time more than scans, and you've still g ot that course open to you if there's no improvement. But best of luck anyway.

And if it's any consolation (not really relevant to this thread, only to your heading 2Now both horses are sick/injured) do you remember when the Queen had some Jubileee, and the horsey world was asked to hack a mile or two to raise funds for horse charities? We were going to do it, but of the 8 horses owned by me, my liveries, and our next door neighbours at the farm, only one was sound, a 33-year old Dartmoor for whom there was no rider, and no saddle had there been a rider.

The Spanish say it best - forgive my inadequate grasp of the language "Dios da nueces a qien non tiene dientes" which I believe translates as "God gives nuts to he who has no teeth". Hope you get a nutcracker, in one form or another, soon.

 

[pipsqueek]

Some of you know that I have a couple of TBs. My youngest one, the mare, aged 8 has been ill since early June ( I only bought her in April and have actually sat on her only about ten times!). She is due to go back to hospital on Thursday to have her final check up. However a couple of weeks ago, I noticed that one of her back fetlocks was swollen and hot - seemed to reduce with exercise, but not completely. I have been cold hosing and she is not lame which is really strange. So I have asked the vet at the hospital if they will also sort her leg at the same time, i.e x-rays/scans etc, which he has agreed to do.
So thats the first one - scarred for life from several facial operation and now a gammy leg -it would appear that the HOYS "potential" I bought her with is clearly out the window. LOL!!
So tonight I get to the yard and one of the other girls is bringing my wonderful old gelding in and he looked quite lame. So I checked and he has got a huge swelling on the leg above the knee - right on the tendon. So vet comes - anti inflammatories and if no improvement in a few days, he has to go for scans on the tendon. It doesn't look like a kick. To be honest, I think he has tripped/slipped in the mud, fallen and done the injury that way. Just a rant really as I can't believe that I now have £7000 in vets fees with the potential to rise even further (yes I do have insurance, but only to £5000 per condition).
AARRGGHHHH.
Someone say something funny to make me feel better. PLEASE x

TIME! lets hope for your sake we have a bit of snow good reason for all our horses to have a rest.. best wishes..