Fifty Bales of Hay
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Ongoing minor lameness in front, more obvious felt when ridden. Seen as 1/10th lameness on a circle, and short striding. Better strides on a straight line.
Stumbles sometimes, but doesn't seem to trip over toe.
Feet are growing more upright than they were. Toes are short and heels aren't under-run. One of the feet started to split up the front about 2 months ago, now it's contracting at the heel.
Bruising evident through the sole, with bruising in the white line. This has been going on a while and thought to be laminitis, although no real hopping lameness ever or acute attacks.
Shifts weight from one front foot to the other when resting sometimes.
Has fallen twice now when farrier has the left fore lifted, almost like the right fore can't take the weight (right fore is the one with the split and now the contracted heels).
Movement is toe first on landing.
The lameness needs the trained eye to see it, gets worse with exercise, but then seems to recover a little when not ridden.
I've come up with either Navicular, Laminitis or Ringbone in my head as possibles? There may be other's I should confuse myself with? Arthritis?
Vet is due to come out on Monday, so hopefully all will be revealed, although I think xrays will be needed to confirm a diagnosis, if it is in the foot? I'm pretty sure it is, although sometimes you could be confused into thinking it's in the shoulder area?
With these symptoms what would you think or could happily rule out that it couldn't be?
Preparing myself for the worst scenario, I'm not sure it's going to be good news, but hopeful it is.
Stumbles sometimes, but doesn't seem to trip over toe.
Feet are growing more upright than they were. Toes are short and heels aren't under-run. One of the feet started to split up the front about 2 months ago, now it's contracting at the heel.
Bruising evident through the sole, with bruising in the white line. This has been going on a while and thought to be laminitis, although no real hopping lameness ever or acute attacks.
Shifts weight from one front foot to the other when resting sometimes.
Has fallen twice now when farrier has the left fore lifted, almost like the right fore can't take the weight (right fore is the one with the split and now the contracted heels).
Movement is toe first on landing.
The lameness needs the trained eye to see it, gets worse with exercise, but then seems to recover a little when not ridden.
I've come up with either Navicular, Laminitis or Ringbone in my head as possibles? There may be other's I should confuse myself with? Arthritis?
Vet is due to come out on Monday, so hopefully all will be revealed, although I think xrays will be needed to confirm a diagnosis, if it is in the foot? I'm pretty sure it is, although sometimes you could be confused into thinking it's in the shoulder area?
With these symptoms what would you think or could happily rule out that it couldn't be?
Preparing myself for the worst scenario, I'm not sure it's going to be good news, but hopeful it is.
