Vindaloo
Well-Known Member
I am just about ready to lie down and just give up on horses! AAARRRGGGHHHH.
Right, Dougal after his shock wave therapy for High proximal suspensory desmitis (christ knows if i've spelt that right) came back into work. It was slowly, slowly BUT was sound and happy. We got as far as 1 hr work per day to include schooling with short canters.
Have had all tack, teeth, back checked. Brought horrendously expensive magentic boots and basically am broke now. All worth it though since Dougal was so far sound.
Until last week.... His hock has swollen. It's in an odd place, imagine a capped hock but that the swelling goes up the back of the hock too for approx 3 inches. Very little/no heat and no obv lameness. Swelling is quite hard.
Got vet up on Friday to give him an evaluation of the suspensory lameness. Good news in that on the most lame leg he is 100% sound even after a hefty flexion. On the leg with the swollen hock 1x10th lame but did not worsen with flexion test.
Back to Bell tomorrow for MORE investigation. Got to hope that this will NOT be related to the initial lameness since the ins stopped paying at £3000 and we are way over that!!!!!
I am so, so ,so fed up with horses. They break your heart and your finances and the more you care for the damn things the more they break! Any ideas on what the hock prob could be? Vet said it's a swollen bursa which I understand But what on earth could cause it?
My goldfish in the pond are doing very well indeed and are happy, healthy and breeding like rabbits. Why oh why do I have to be into bl**dy horses.
Sorry..... feeling a little bit down and am on day 2 of giving up smoking.
Right, Dougal after his shock wave therapy for High proximal suspensory desmitis (christ knows if i've spelt that right) came back into work. It was slowly, slowly BUT was sound and happy. We got as far as 1 hr work per day to include schooling with short canters.
Have had all tack, teeth, back checked. Brought horrendously expensive magentic boots and basically am broke now. All worth it though since Dougal was so far sound.
Until last week.... His hock has swollen. It's in an odd place, imagine a capped hock but that the swelling goes up the back of the hock too for approx 3 inches. Very little/no heat and no obv lameness. Swelling is quite hard.
Got vet up on Friday to give him an evaluation of the suspensory lameness. Good news in that on the most lame leg he is 100% sound even after a hefty flexion. On the leg with the swollen hock 1x10th lame but did not worsen with flexion test.
Back to Bell tomorrow for MORE investigation. Got to hope that this will NOT be related to the initial lameness since the ins stopped paying at £3000 and we are way over that!!!!!
I am so, so ,so fed up with horses. They break your heart and your finances and the more you care for the damn things the more they break! Any ideas on what the hock prob could be? Vet said it's a swollen bursa which I understand But what on earth could cause it?
My goldfish in the pond are doing very well indeed and are happy, healthy and breeding like rabbits. Why oh why do I have to be into bl**dy horses.
Sorry..... feeling a little bit down and am on day 2 of giving up smoking.