The vet called as promised at 9am.....

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With the verdict on my horses back xrays taken yesterday. He wanted to show them to another vet and said he'd call me with my options.
At 9am id not long started work and my phone was left in the tack room by accident. I missed the call, Ive still not called him back (I did drop him a text saying I couldn't speak at work as we were busy this morning but that id call him back later)

People keep ringing to see what he said and I make out ive just been too busy to call him back.....Im so bloody scared of what he's going to say :-( realistically I have no money at the minute and ive sworn blind to my partner that I wont spend any more on this particular horse (he's an ongoing catastrophe)
I can see his point, we have a daughter, other horses- who get ridden and enjoyed more, a Mortgage and all the house hold bills to deal with cars to run etc etc
But he's my baby :'-/ and I know im being really wet here.

Sorry, depressing ranty thread apologies!
 
Aww hun. best thing to do is make the call. you cant avoid it forever! then you can make a decision on what is going to happen next. youre not being wet at all. Thinking of you x
 
your mind can make up all kind of scenarios and we always think the worst it may not be as bad as it first seems. give the vet a call and put your mind at ease... good luck xx
 
I'm sure you've already made that call ;) but, if not, I came across this the other day and it's helped me stop procrastinating!

Want to make a job harder? Put it off until tomorrow.

Works for lots of things in life ! Best to know and be able to deal, than think up a million scary things that it WON'T be. Let us know.
 
Right, I spoke to him. Its not awful but not the best either.
They think that one of the problem areas may well respond to cortisone and if that's the worse of the two that will help him out a great deal which is brilliant. I have lots of cortisone related questions for him!
If its his old wither injury that's the more painful bit then sadly nothing can be done for him. This is obviously a huge shame but I don't think he's in pain stood in the field so I *think* I could keep him anyway- at least until he shows signs of not being happy. I think I could even lead him without the rider weight off my other horse or on foot to give him a "life" so to speak. My field isn't the most interesting and id worry about him going nuts 24/7 nothing to focus on.
He came in tonight like a demented fool and I not wonder what all the fuss was over he's a bit horrible anyway ;-)
So all in all I *might* be able to afford the treatment as long as its not too expensive or too regular and he *might* be rideable again but i almost dont care although i had really enjoyed riding him recently (typical!)

Im cooking a roast to break the news to O/H...
 
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