TPO
Well-Known Member
I am very much wallowing in self pity tonight
Just had the OOHs emergency vet out and now have at least 2wks of box rest to look forward to along with twice weekly vet visits.
I think it's just the final straw to break this camel's back ?
In March mum brought him in because I was at home sick. He was a bit pottery on a front and due to mud I suspected an abscess as no heat or pulses I wasn't well enough to get there the next day so got the vet out without me being there. Vet suspected laminitis although no reaction to hoof testers, no pulses, no heat, fully weight bearing and not very lame.
Cue two weeks of box rest being treated like a laminitis horse to be safe and full range of blood/cushings/ems tests that all came back clear. The lameness lastest less than 24hrs and no one had any idea what happened. I posted on here at the time about lami and ventipulmin.Think I was about £800 all in for multiple visits and tests.
A few weeks later tries to amputate his leg on who know what in the field. Called OOH vet on the Sunday night and sent photos. Vet ummed and ahhed them decided not to come out, I was to clean and dress it and someone would come out Monday.
My usual vet came out Monday and straight away said it needed stitched/stapled. So really the other vet should have come.out the Sunday night when I called twice ?
Sure I posted pictures on here somewhere but leg was stapled and big bandage put on, to be changed by vet at least twice a week. At second change horse had developed pressure sores so bandaging was changed to different materials and what not. Think it ended up approx 5wks of box rest and just shy of 3k all in.
Horse hates box rest. It's internal stables so can hear the others outside. He also has mild asthma so being in 24/7 is not good for him although his ventipulmin helps.
Prior to the amputation he was supposed to be going to the breed show. So that didn't happen.
Off box rest for the leg and a fair few weeks later he's booked into a groundwork clinic...had big reaction to vaccination so had to scratch.
Due to go to another clinic a week on Sunday. Everyone fine this morning but noticed some electric tape down about 2. Brought them in and he's got a wee cut over his fetlock. I made sure he didn't know about the upcoming clinic so that this wouldn't happen again.
Cleaned it up and flushed with saline. It's barely 1.5mm deep and approx 10mm wide. He's sound and weight bearingso give him bute, cold hose and keep an eye.
It swelled up a bit so called OOH vet and thankfully it was my vet on call. Sent him the pictures and he wanted to see it in the flesh so came out.
Clipped, cleaned, probed, local anesthetic, stapled and bandaged. At least 14 days box rest with twice a week bandage changes, last time a bandage change visit was £238 iirc. Back on box rest in this heat heat a shed full of newly bought off the field hay, so far from ideal for his breathing.
I choose not to insure and I'm fine to pay his bills/money isn't a factor in any health care decisions but I am a bit fed up at the frequency in which money is leaving my account to go to the vets.
I don't have an arena or lights so summer really is our only time to do anything. It gets so wet here spring and autumn, never mind winter, that fields are not usable for anything other than turnout. He's also allergic to flies so despite wrapping up he often ends up with bites in saddle or girth area so no tack can go on.
I know worse things happen, I lived through a few of them with previous horses, but I'm just feeling very sorry for myself. I walk the field daily anyway and have been over it with toothcomb since the leg incident. I can't find anything to have caused any injuries at all. We both hate box rest and having 3 horses makes it tricky because he's the only one ok outside by himself. When they are in the stables they can't see each other.
Just pointless moaning rambling but better out than in. To make things worse I don't even have any chocolate to comfort eat ?
Misery loves company....
Just had the OOHs emergency vet out and now have at least 2wks of box rest to look forward to along with twice weekly vet visits.
I think it's just the final straw to break this camel's back ?
In March mum brought him in because I was at home sick. He was a bit pottery on a front and due to mud I suspected an abscess as no heat or pulses I wasn't well enough to get there the next day so got the vet out without me being there. Vet suspected laminitis although no reaction to hoof testers, no pulses, no heat, fully weight bearing and not very lame.
Cue two weeks of box rest being treated like a laminitis horse to be safe and full range of blood/cushings/ems tests that all came back clear. The lameness lastest less than 24hrs and no one had any idea what happened. I posted on here at the time about lami and ventipulmin.Think I was about £800 all in for multiple visits and tests.
A few weeks later tries to amputate his leg on who know what in the field. Called OOH vet on the Sunday night and sent photos. Vet ummed and ahhed them decided not to come out, I was to clean and dress it and someone would come out Monday.
My usual vet came out Monday and straight away said it needed stitched/stapled. So really the other vet should have come.out the Sunday night when I called twice ?
Sure I posted pictures on here somewhere but leg was stapled and big bandage put on, to be changed by vet at least twice a week. At second change horse had developed pressure sores so bandaging was changed to different materials and what not. Think it ended up approx 5wks of box rest and just shy of 3k all in.
Horse hates box rest. It's internal stables so can hear the others outside. He also has mild asthma so being in 24/7 is not good for him although his ventipulmin helps.
Prior to the amputation he was supposed to be going to the breed show. So that didn't happen.
Off box rest for the leg and a fair few weeks later he's booked into a groundwork clinic...had big reaction to vaccination so had to scratch.
Due to go to another clinic a week on Sunday. Everyone fine this morning but noticed some electric tape down about 2. Brought them in and he's got a wee cut over his fetlock. I made sure he didn't know about the upcoming clinic so that this wouldn't happen again.
Cleaned it up and flushed with saline. It's barely 1.5mm deep and approx 10mm wide. He's sound and weight bearingso give him bute, cold hose and keep an eye.
It swelled up a bit so called OOH vet and thankfully it was my vet on call. Sent him the pictures and he wanted to see it in the flesh so came out.
Clipped, cleaned, probed, local anesthetic, stapled and bandaged. At least 14 days box rest with twice a week bandage changes, last time a bandage change visit was £238 iirc. Back on box rest in this heat heat a shed full of newly bought off the field hay, so far from ideal for his breathing.
I choose not to insure and I'm fine to pay his bills/money isn't a factor in any health care decisions but I am a bit fed up at the frequency in which money is leaving my account to go to the vets.
I don't have an arena or lights so summer really is our only time to do anything. It gets so wet here spring and autumn, never mind winter, that fields are not usable for anything other than turnout. He's also allergic to flies so despite wrapping up he often ends up with bites in saddle or girth area so no tack can go on.
I know worse things happen, I lived through a few of them with previous horses, but I'm just feeling very sorry for myself. I walk the field daily anyway and have been over it with toothcomb since the leg incident. I can't find anything to have caused any injuries at all. We both hate box rest and having 3 horses makes it tricky because he's the only one ok outside by himself. When they are in the stables they can't see each other.
Just pointless moaning rambling but better out than in. To make things worse I don't even have any chocolate to comfort eat ?
Misery loves company....
