jjsblackhorse
Well-Known Member
Hello everyone,
Things seem to be going from bad to worse with my poor little 2yr old, not only has he got OCD in the hocks, one of which still has a bog spavin that will not go away even 8 weeks after surgery!
But he now has lumps below his jaw that are getting larger and larger, and are very sore, to the point he is getting difficult to put a head collar on and its becoming an issue for the poor boy. I have had the vet check him and he said they were teeth related and that they may or may not go away, but that he would not really know unless he took some x-rays. He did not want to do this in case it ended in a fight as the little horse is thoroughly sick of vets and needles etc and having recently having had his hocks operated on did not want to risk him crashing round his stable doing damage. As the horse is eating without difficulty he wants to go for the 'wait and see what happens' option.
Due to the pain and discomfort of having a head collar on, I have had to stop bringing him in so he has gone from being in 70% of the time to being out 100% but in a small sheltered paddock on his own so he can't charge about, he has got friends near by who live out. Having spent the last 3 months in due to his hocks he is a bit of a stable boy, enjoys being fussed and waited on hand and foot, and is not impressed! but I can not take the chance of him having a melt down due to the head collar on the lane with the harvest tractors around.
I am rather concerned as I don't want the little horse to be in pain, or to develop issues due to pain, or long term problems, or unsightly lumps on his jaw to add to the lumpy hocks!
I would welcome any thoughts or advice re this matter, many thanks.
Things seem to be going from bad to worse with my poor little 2yr old, not only has he got OCD in the hocks, one of which still has a bog spavin that will not go away even 8 weeks after surgery!
But he now has lumps below his jaw that are getting larger and larger, and are very sore, to the point he is getting difficult to put a head collar on and its becoming an issue for the poor boy. I have had the vet check him and he said they were teeth related and that they may or may not go away, but that he would not really know unless he took some x-rays. He did not want to do this in case it ended in a fight as the little horse is thoroughly sick of vets and needles etc and having recently having had his hocks operated on did not want to risk him crashing round his stable doing damage. As the horse is eating without difficulty he wants to go for the 'wait and see what happens' option.
Due to the pain and discomfort of having a head collar on, I have had to stop bringing him in so he has gone from being in 70% of the time to being out 100% but in a small sheltered paddock on his own so he can't charge about, he has got friends near by who live out. Having spent the last 3 months in due to his hocks he is a bit of a stable boy, enjoys being fussed and waited on hand and foot, and is not impressed! but I can not take the chance of him having a melt down due to the head collar on the lane with the harvest tractors around.
I am rather concerned as I don't want the little horse to be in pain, or to develop issues due to pain, or long term problems, or unsightly lumps on his jaw to add to the lumpy hocks!
I would welcome any thoughts or advice re this matter, many thanks.