pretty urgent - lame pony may be tendon

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sorry i know this should be in the vet section but i thought it would get more attention now.

Lunged ed last night and he was as sound as a pound, gone out this morning and he is dog lame.
Left foreleg is having very little weight put on it, brought him into the stable and now my brother is with him as i have come on here to ask for advice. Brought him in felt both legs and the tendons in his left leg were throbbing, no heat but felt puffy. Obviously I have called the vet but they are not avaible until around 3ish! So we are working to keep him as quiet as possible but is there anything else which could help him, cold compress or anything?
Does anyone have any experience with this and did you get good or bad news?
He has never had any problem with lameness in the past (apart from when he was kicked) but never tendon related that I know of. He is being brought into work but very slowly in walk and short trots in the field.

So please any advice is helpful!
 
my pony pulled a tendon before i baught her, she was on box rest for a year (must have been bad) and braught back into work slowly, 3 years later we are jumping again!!

Her old owners horse pulled a tendon and strenthened it up himself by weaving!!! Its not all bad!!

wait to see what the vet says before u panic too much, Jess got kicked in the tendon once with a big gash, i totally paniced, called the vet out and she was fine was just a bit swollen!!
 
Yeah I am trying not to worry but thankfully I have never had a horse who had done any damage to their tendons so I am hoping nothing is wrong with Ed as I know it can be quite serious.
 
Hi,

If it was mine I would get the gamgee out and stable bandage both fore legs just for a bit of support and just try and keep him as quiet as possible. Then I'd get on the phone to your vet and have a right go at them. (but then i'm not the most patient person....)

I hope the outcome is good
 
Try not to panic. It's almost 2 so there's only another hour till the vet comes. I'd pop some stable bandages on for support - on both front legs. If you find any heat you could cold hose the leg, otherwise let him be in his box until the vet comes.

Hope it nothing horrible, keep us posted.
 
Thanks Henry, I have been trying to keep him as still and quiet as possible but he is a bit of a stress head in the stable at first. I have spent ages trying to find the bandages, no idea where they are
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hmm but thanks I have my fingers crossed it is ok because he puts some weight on it so can't be too bad so I am thinking positivly at the moment.
 
Why's an hour and a half (or so) to wait for the vet so bad?

Presumably the vets are already on calls/operating, rather than having a long lunch, and a horse who is lame, but not totally non-weightbearing and safely in a stable would not be as urgent as one who is bleeding profusely, colicing severely or has acute laminitis. How long would it take for you to be seen (for free) by your GP/Casualty department/Minor Injuries Unit if you were the patient? And you go to them in that case...

Agree, if you're competent at bandaging, bandage both fronts for support, and try to keep him as quiet as possible. Don't give any pain relief as it will affect vet's assessment.
 
I agree with bandaging, and if the vet is coming out today then don't do anything else. Anything you do to reduce pain or swelling could mask the problem and make the vet's job harder. If it does turn out to be a tendon, don't despair! There are a few of us on here (myself included) with horses who are recovering from superficial and deep flexor tendon injuries (mine has a deep flexor tear). Some horses have come back from tendon injuries and gone back to doing "normal" work, including jumping.
Good luck, I hope it turns out not to be too bad!
 
Eek! I have to say that when I wrote my previous reply i thought it was about 11am! (Work has been very busy and the time has flown!) Plus i have been having issues with my own vet recently so slightly lacking in confidence in them at the moment!
 
Thanks everyone turns out it was nothing to do with the tendon and it was throbbing due to the increased blood supply. The vet suspects a touch of Lami and/or a abses. Prescribed him bute. He is now to be kept in the stable with an hour turnout with his muzzle on.

Sod's law as my mum was saying how well he is health wise last night grrr.
In 5 years this is the first time he has had the vet see him other than to jab him.
 
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