so I called the vet :(

[noblesteed]

I posted a week or so ago about my lame ned - lame on hard surface and turning left. So the farrier said he had a bruised sole. No abcess found but I was worrying about lami cos he's a fatty.
So I got the vet out today. She noted his lameness. She doesn't think it's lami but there is a possibility. SHe tested his hooves, flexion test etc. She concluded she needs an X ray / nerve blocks to see what's going on inside his foot.
I am very worried. She mentioned the possibility of navicular, maybe sidebone, but certainly something wrong with that foot. SHe wants to check out the other one too. Her advice was to treat him like he HAS got lami just in case, and then I'v got to take him in next week for tests.
So poor boy is tucked up in a deep bed with soggy hay.

Have I done the right thing? Or should I have left the foot a little longer? It sounds so serious

 

[Izzwizz]

You have done the right thing. You know when your horse isnt right and the sooner you get a diagnosis the better. Ive posted on here about my mare and I had a gut feeling she wasnt right. Ok on a straight line but couldnt turn properly. After having an MRI scan it was confirmed that she had a tear in her DDFT within her hoof.

Hope its nothing too serious for your horse.

 

[noblesteed]

to update...

Farrier came out to have another look, saying the vet was talking rubbish, dug out a load of sole and found a HUGE area of bruising. He said some rude things about the vet and told me to poultice the foot for a few days to draw out the bruise. No laminitis or anything scary.

Thank goodness for farriers!!!! I'm sure vets see 'insured horse' and the pound signs light up in their eyes! Maybe time for a change of vet....