She's feeling very well again!

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Wagtail

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Judging by the hissy fit she had when her fieldmate left the arena. Spun, reared and then bronked because I wouldn't let her follow. :rolleyes: I wouldn't normally think it's a good thing, but she hasn't done anything like that since she was ten years old, and in her competition fit prime. Thankfully, she didn't manage to ditch me (will be wearing body protector from now on), and continued with her walking work once she realised she was not going to get her own way.

Anyway, for those that don't know, she has recently recovered from a bout of laminitis and four week's box rest. Before that, I had been bringing her back into work after never thinking I would sit on her again. She had had three years off due to a massive shoulder injury.

In case anyone else is struggling with laminitis, key (for her) of recovering from lami, was changing her to Marksway Hi fibre haylage, instead of soaked hay, and metformin tablets.

I have three more weeks of walk work (hopefully minus the tantrums), and then I can progress to trot. :)
 
TigerTail said:
Yeehah :D Glad to hear it! Dont forget your hat and gloves :p
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Haha, no. She had behaved so well every time I rode her since bringing her back into work that I had forgotten that she had it in her. But all the previous times we have been on our own in the arena. Brought me back to every time in the collecting ring that she had to have a few broncs, just the once, then she was good as gold. :D
 
I'm so pleased for you :)

My girl had lami and was box rested fo 8 months. When I could start taking her for a 20 minute walk out every night, we had some lovely standing on 2 hind legs moments, it didn't last very long though.
 
Lotty said:
I'm so pleased for you :)

My girl had lami and was box rested fo 8 months. When I could start taking her for a 20 minute walk out every night, we had some lovely standing on 2 hind legs moments, it didn't last very long though.
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8 months! You poor thing. :eek: So pleased it worked out for your girl. What a star she must have been to withstand that amount of time in. And well done you for getting her through it. It's a horrible disease. How long ago was it? Has she had any relapses? How do you manage her now? Sorry for all the questions.
 
It was a very long 8 months. I did catch it very early, I just knew something was not quite right with her. There was a farrier already at the yard so I asked him to look at her, he thought she looked okay so I called my farrier, he did some tests and said she seems ok but to be on the safe side, stable her. Two days later I arrived at the yard only to see her in that horrible stance, I called my farrier and the vet straight away in tears. Vet came, put some supports on and gave her pain relief, she had laminitis in her left fore. The vet worked with my farrier and after x-rays she had Imprints fitted, also had to give her Bute and Sedalin orally twice a day. I bought rubber matting and changed her bed to thick shavings, she was only allowed out her stable to be x-rayed.

After 3 months she seemed better and her x-rays every 3 weeks were improving until I received a call from the vet to say that she had now got lami in her right fore, this was because she was weight bearing more on the right because of the pain on the left. So the Bute and Sedalin was increased again and we carried on, at one point the vet told me not to hold out too much hope and maybe I should think about other options, my farrier was livid.

So it was x-rays every 3 weeks then farrier would put new set of imprints on, I visited the yard 4 times a day to hang a small soaked net and spend time with her. I arrived one afternoon to find her lying down and she wouldn't get up, so in tears again I rang the farrier and vet, both arrived in 10 minutes. Vet told me I had to take her to the vets, after x-rays he said she had an abscess in her right fore caused by pressure on the sole so she was going to have heart bars fitted and have it soaked 4 times a day. After 4 days at the vets I brought her home and carried on the treatment. She had another set of heartbeats fitted then the vet said she was allowed a 20 minute walk in hand every night. A week after the vet came out to see her, I let her go in the school and she bucked and @@rted, vet said she could go out for an hour and I could start riding her in walk.

This was 3 years ago and....touch word, she has not had a relapse. Her management is very strict, I feed her 1.5% of her bodyweight, she has weighed & soaked hay, exercised every morning then turned out for 5 hours muzzled. This is her management through winter and summer, plus I keep an eye on her weight every 2weeks with a tape and she goes on a weigh bridge every 6 months.

So sorry this was long, hope you haven't fallen asleep:) Yes, it's a horrible disease and I wouldn't wish it on any horse. Hope you have many happy years left together x
 
Lotty said:
It was a very long 8 months. I did catch it very early, I just knew something was not quite right with her. There was a farrier already at the yard so I asked him to look at her, he thought she looked okay so I called my farrier, he did some tests and said she seems ok but to be on the safe side, stable her. Two days later I arrived at the yard only to see her in that horrible stance, I called my farrier and the vet straight away in tears. Vet came, put some supports on and gave her pain relief, she had laminitis in her left fore. The vet worked with my farrier and after x-rays she had Imprints fitted, also had to give her Bute and Sedalin orally twice a day. I bought rubber matting and changed her bed to thick shavings, she was only allowed out her stable to be x-rayed.

After 3 months she seemed better and her x-rays every 3 weeks were improving until I received a call from the vet to say that she had now got lami in her right fore, this was because she was weight bearing more on the right because of the pain on the left. So the Bute and Sedalin was increased again and we carried on, at one point the vet told me not to hold out too much hope and maybe I should think about other options, my farrier was livid.

So it was x-rays every 3 weeks then farrier would put new set of imprints on, I visited the yard 4 times a day to hang a small soaked net and spend time with her. I arrived one afternoon to find her lying down and she wouldn't get up, so in tears again I rang the farrier and vet, both arrived in 10 minutes. Vet told me I had to take her to the vets, after x-rays he said she had an abscess in her right fore caused by pressure on the sole so she was going to have heart bars fitted and have it soaked 4 times a day. After 4 days at the vets I brought her home and carried on the treatment. She had another set of heartbeats fitted then the vet said she was allowed a 20 minute walk in hand every night. A week after the vet came out to see her, I let her go in the school and she bucked and @@rted, vet said she could go out for an hour and I could start riding her in walk.

This was 3 years ago and....touch word, she has not had a relapse. Her management is very strict, I feed her 1.5% of her bodyweight, she has weighed & soaked hay, exercised every morning then turned out for 5 hours muzzled. This is her management through winter and summer, plus I keep an eye on her weight every 2weeks with a tape and she goes on a weigh bridge every 6 months.

So sorry this was long, hope you haven't fallen asleep:) Yes, it's a horrible disease and I wouldn't wish it on any horse. Hope you have many happy years left together x
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That's just amazing she came back from all that and you have kept her free from lami since. It gives us all hope. Thanks for sharing. :)
 
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