picolenicole
Well-Known Member
Firstly this will be long so I'm sorry.......
Starting from the beginning, my best friend is having a really, really bad year with horses.
The whole family is wonderful and couldn't be nicer to anyone, they will bend over backwards to help anyone out. Her OH tops our summer field (last year three times) and will not take any monies off me for it, he just likes doing. They have loads of land so it's not like he doesn't get to play with his topper
She is fab, I was there Sunday and left with about 10 rugs for my pony that she gave me and wouldn't let me give her anything for them and one is a Wug turn out!!! Then apologised as it was muddy!!!!!
Onto the bad now...(Just needed to let you all know how lovely this family is and I think the world of them)
Last summer her big chestnut mare (Wilma) was PTS as she had ring bone that didn't respond to injections. Well she did for a short while but she went downhill. They had to make that choice to PTS and she was devastated.
Within months her older mare (Vision) who was the perfect pony, and I mean perfect!!! Colicked and was PTS in the stable, again they were all devastated.
As if this wasn't bad enough her Shetland (Rush) now has a quittor abscess, within months of Wilma and Vision being PTS. These horses and all her other animals are so well cared for but as you could guess she is blaming herself for all the above. The vet has said it's not her fault I've told but she still believes it's her fault.
Rush has had this abscess since about 1st Jan 2013 has been on box rest from that date to now. The abscess erupted at the coronet band on both sides of his hoof, these where about half inch deep and inch long you could see into his hoof!!! These holes are healing up now and are about 2cm long and aren't deep anymore.
The vet drilled a hole into his soil to let the abscess drain, but it's still draining and still smells. She changes his dressing every day as per vet, and she's policing every day for as long as he will keep his hoof in.
But, this is the worrying part Rush has started to twist his hoof out to the side. He's still not weight bearing but rests on the inside of his hoof, pushing it out to side at a strange angle. You can straighten it but it goes back when he moves. He is really, really lame.
She is ringing the vet today again about it. I was just wondering has anyone got any ideas at all???? I cannot see her loose another horse so close to the others it would kill her, makes me want to cry just thinking about it.
I have suggested:-
a) Hoof boot to try to support his little hoof and coronet (with pads inside)
b) A remedial farrier to try and help (Her farrier doesn't do this but mine does)
She is also going to ask vet about the above suggestions, vet has not mentioned surgery although gooleing this type of abscess does.
Apart from this I have no idea
ANY vibes or ideas would be very helpful. If we cannot sort it then well you can guess.
If you got this far then you are a star
Starting from the beginning, my best friend is having a really, really bad year with horses.
The whole family is wonderful and couldn't be nicer to anyone, they will bend over backwards to help anyone out. Her OH tops our summer field (last year three times) and will not take any monies off me for it, he just likes doing. They have loads of land so it's not like he doesn't get to play with his topper
She is fab, I was there Sunday and left with about 10 rugs for my pony that she gave me and wouldn't let me give her anything for them and one is a Wug turn out!!! Then apologised as it was muddy!!!!!
Onto the bad now...(Just needed to let you all know how lovely this family is and I think the world of them)
Last summer her big chestnut mare (Wilma) was PTS as she had ring bone that didn't respond to injections. Well she did for a short while but she went downhill. They had to make that choice to PTS and she was devastated.
Within months her older mare (Vision) who was the perfect pony, and I mean perfect!!! Colicked and was PTS in the stable, again they were all devastated.
As if this wasn't bad enough her Shetland (Rush) now has a quittor abscess, within months of Wilma and Vision being PTS. These horses and all her other animals are so well cared for but as you could guess she is blaming herself for all the above. The vet has said it's not her fault I've told but she still believes it's her fault.
Rush has had this abscess since about 1st Jan 2013 has been on box rest from that date to now. The abscess erupted at the coronet band on both sides of his hoof, these where about half inch deep and inch long you could see into his hoof!!! These holes are healing up now and are about 2cm long and aren't deep anymore.
The vet drilled a hole into his soil to let the abscess drain, but it's still draining and still smells. She changes his dressing every day as per vet, and she's policing every day for as long as he will keep his hoof in.
But, this is the worrying part Rush has started to twist his hoof out to the side. He's still not weight bearing but rests on the inside of his hoof, pushing it out to side at a strange angle. You can straighten it but it goes back when he moves. He is really, really lame.
She is ringing the vet today again about it. I was just wondering has anyone got any ideas at all???? I cannot see her loose another horse so close to the others it would kill her, makes me want to cry just thinking about it.
I have suggested:-
a) Hoof boot to try to support his little hoof and coronet (with pads inside)
b) A remedial farrier to try and help (Her farrier doesn't do this but mine does)
She is also going to ask vet about the above suggestions, vet has not mentioned surgery although gooleing this type of abscess does.
Apart from this I have no idea
ANY vibes or ideas would be very helpful. If we cannot sort it then well you can guess.
If you got this far then you are a star
