Off to be scoped - how to manage the overnight starvation!

[canteron]

The horse lives out 24/7 normally. If she is in her stable, I can hear her from my bedroom, and she is quite vocal. So would you
a) stable overnight for 2 nights, first with hay, etc, the second with nothing, so hopefully I will get some sleep the second night and it is easier on her adjustment.
b) the one brutal no food night and just get it over with.

Dreading it - all other hints gratefully received!

 

[SEL]

Could she go to the vets? I know a lot of people who have dropped off at the vets the night before and let them do the starving.

 

[humblepie]

No suggestions on those but the way someone said it to me is that it is not like us knowing we can't eat from a certain time until we have had something medical done so we are counting down, the horse is just oh no food. Good luck and hope all goes well.

 

[Tiddlypom]

Could she go to the vets? I know a lot of people who have dropped off at the vets the night before and let them do the starving.

This.

Mine was already at the vets for a lameness check, and after it was decided to scope her I left her there overnight. They gave her haylage til early evening and scoped her first thing the following morning, IIRC before 8am.

She dealt with it all very well.

Good luck.

 

[asmp]

Could she go to the vets? I know a lot of people who have dropped off at the vets the night before and let them do the starving.

This. I recently said on another thread that we did this with one of ours. I really didn’t want transport a hangry horse.

 

[Bobthecob15]

Recently had a scopes at our yard, horse is out 24/7. They just did it the once each time, I think if they find it stressful just once is enough!!

 

[ElleSkywalkingintheair]

Take her to the vets, that's what I did with a couples of very highly strung horses of mine. IIRC it wasn't very much per night in stabling fees

 

[canteron]

Sadly she can’t go to the vets, they don’t offer that service, or mobile scoping.

So, I guess just one horrible night? Gosh, she is going to be grumpy!!

 

[Tiddlypom]

She is likely to be rather hangry/grumpy to travel. I wouldn't do it.

Can you get her in the night before at another vet practice?

 

[Hollylee1989]

My vet said fynn needed to be out of hay by 8pm, then it'll be fine for scoping him at 10am the following day. He wasn't impressed but we managed, this was a mobile scoping.

 

[doodle]

I was worried my horse would be miserable however he was fine. I went at 8pm and took his hay out. He then clearly slept the whole night with the amount of shavings in his hair. I turned up 7.30 next morning for trailer ready, came in, boots on and into trailer. Then when he woke up he had hay in the trailer coming home.

 

[canteron]

Thanks for the advice.
To my utter surprise - it is glandular ulcers, my little chilled out cob!
Glandular ulcers apparently aren’t related to stress, and no one completely understands the cause but at least I now understand her behaviour and the (rather expensive) prognosis is very good.
So, in the end, all worthwhile.

 

[poiuytrewq]

Thanks for the advice.
To my utter surprise - it is glandular ulcers, my little chilled out cob!
Glandular ulcers apparently aren’t related to stress, and no one completely understands the cause but at least I now understand her behaviour and the (rather expensive) prognosis is very good.
So, in the end, all worthwhile.

Good news! At least you have a diagnosis to work with.

 

[Lady Jane]

Could she go to the vets? I know a lot of people who have dropped off at the vets the night before and let them do the starving.

I did this too

 

[SEL]

Thanks for the advice.
To my utter surprise - it is glandular ulcers, my little chilled out cob!
Glandular ulcers apparently aren’t related to stress, and no one completely understands the cause but at least I now understand her behaviour and the (rather expensive) prognosis is very good.
So, in the end, all worthwhile.

I'm glad you've got an answer - and yes, treatment is the expensive bit!