catembi
Well-Known Member
So, my new ID mare, imported from Ireland in July, is shivering. She passed a 5 stage in Ireland & a health check from my vet on arrival, then last Sunday kicked me in the face while I was field pasting her feet, resulting in A&E visit, memory loss, my face being a mess, visit to maxillo facial surgeon (they decided to leave it alone) & two weeks off work. Thank goodness she's barefoot or it would have been a hell of a lot worse.
I have not dared to pick up her back feet again as I can't actually remember the accident or the following hour so I don't know what I did wrong, so today I had a behaviouralist out to see her. He was v good & was picking her feet up with a soft rope & a padded walkingstick. She was v relaxed about it all, but it was very evident that she was shivering. Repeated spasms in both back legs, & the exact thing that caused my injury.
She is 7. The dealer won't have her back as I had 14 days in which to exchange her. I can't really be bothered sueing all and sundry - dealer, vetting vet, etc etc. I will have to accept that I have lost £5.5k.
Has anyone got an ID shiverer? What is the prognosis like? Can I breed from her or would she pass it on? Any info would be helpful. Obviously I'm going to research it myself, but people's actual experiences would be useful. **sighs** Yet another lame duck in a verrrrry long line of them.
I have not dared to pick up her back feet again as I can't actually remember the accident or the following hour so I don't know what I did wrong, so today I had a behaviouralist out to see her. He was v good & was picking her feet up with a soft rope & a padded walkingstick. She was v relaxed about it all, but it was very evident that she was shivering. Repeated spasms in both back legs, & the exact thing that caused my injury.
She is 7. The dealer won't have her back as I had 14 days in which to exchange her. I can't really be bothered sueing all and sundry - dealer, vetting vet, etc etc. I will have to accept that I have lost £5.5k.
Has anyone got an ID shiverer? What is the prognosis like? Can I breed from her or would she pass it on? Any info would be helpful. Obviously I'm going to research it myself, but people's actual experiences would be useful. **sighs** Yet another lame duck in a verrrrry long line of them.