Birker2020
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We visited him earlier today. I was chatting to the y.o while partner made his way down the field and then shouted me to say Lari was in trouble.
So i ran down and he was stood on three legs, very reluctant to bear weight on his leg. We rang the emergency vet and when we realised he was in fact weight bearing we encouraged him forward but it took us 30 mins to get him up the yard from the field. Y.o thinks he'd done it literally in the last hour as she'd seen him playing anbhour before and he was fine then.
His tendon has blown up from below knee and down the leg including the pastern. We hosed his leg and found he'd a bad bruise behind his pastern. We think he's over reached into himself and knocked his DDFT. We put his foot into a cold tub with a hose continually circulating cold water and waited for the vet. He started shaking so we stopped. Not sure if pain or shock or a bit of both.
Vet thinks its DDFT tendon sheath at best, DDFT at worse. He also has seedy toe/ wall separation. The farrier came out last Tuesday as I'd text him to say his toe was flaking and i was concerned.
So we discussed PTS because I'm not going on some all out heroic mission but we are going to give him the weekend and see how he is and possibly ultrasound Monday for a diagnosis/prognosis.
So he's been given an injection of finadyne, bandaged and stabled. He was being good when I left. He can see the others from the stable.
I'm going up at 6.30 am tommorow to see how he is. I've had a frank discussion with my friend whos a vet physio and I'm clearer in my head and pretty sure what the prognosis will be. I'm certain in my own mind that if he's not going to be able to rejoin the herd then I'm not going to attempt to rehab for him to spend the rest of his days plodding around a small paddock on his own. Its not fair.
Its not looking good.
So i ran down and he was stood on three legs, very reluctant to bear weight on his leg. We rang the emergency vet and when we realised he was in fact weight bearing we encouraged him forward but it took us 30 mins to get him up the yard from the field. Y.o thinks he'd done it literally in the last hour as she'd seen him playing anbhour before and he was fine then.
His tendon has blown up from below knee and down the leg including the pastern. We hosed his leg and found he'd a bad bruise behind his pastern. We think he's over reached into himself and knocked his DDFT. We put his foot into a cold tub with a hose continually circulating cold water and waited for the vet. He started shaking so we stopped. Not sure if pain or shock or a bit of both.
Vet thinks its DDFT tendon sheath at best, DDFT at worse. He also has seedy toe/ wall separation. The farrier came out last Tuesday as I'd text him to say his toe was flaking and i was concerned.
So we discussed PTS because I'm not going on some all out heroic mission but we are going to give him the weekend and see how he is and possibly ultrasound Monday for a diagnosis/prognosis.
So he's been given an injection of finadyne, bandaged and stabled. He was being good when I left. He can see the others from the stable.
I'm going up at 6.30 am tommorow to see how he is. I've had a frank discussion with my friend whos a vet physio and I'm clearer in my head and pretty sure what the prognosis will be. I'm certain in my own mind that if he's not going to be able to rejoin the herd then I'm not going to attempt to rehab for him to spend the rest of his days plodding around a small paddock on his own. Its not fair.
Its not looking good.
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I am so sorry this has happened Birker, after everything that has happened and such a positive outlook for his happy retirement. 
