maya2008
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TRH test done - as negative as can be, completely in normal range…and she’s shedding like mad right now so I believe it!
So on to x-ray guided trim with farrier and vet on-site together later this month and then our only option left is pain relief. Farrier says he doesn’t carry shoes that small, so best plan is wash her feet and bring her in for them to dry, then use the boots. Obviously fine in dry weather anyway.
To be honest I am not feeling massively hopeful. The last few years, as the ‘old guard’ have gradually aged and died, has just taught me that if a horse (especially an older one) becomes unwell when it’s already receiving what would be the treatment for that condition in care, it’s probably something the vets cannot fix.
- barefoot horse got navicular…she was already barefoot, it was actually arthritis in the hoof and none of the expensive navicular treatment did a thing.
- pony got canker again, despite keeping hooves clean, dry field etc. We tried, but her immune system was no longer up for the job.
- pssm pony struggling despite all the supplements and the daily exercise that always worked before. In the end we had to call it.
- now Shetland who used to be able to live out without a muzzle, got laminitis when slim, on rubbish grass and a little hay. A year later she’s still not sound.
Feeling a little glum. She’s happy for now on the medication but this is clearly progressive now we’ve tracked it all back to her initially wanting to slow down a couple of years before the lami struck in full. I think we are very much on borrowed time given she isn’t sound even with perfect insulin levels.
So on to x-ray guided trim with farrier and vet on-site together later this month and then our only option left is pain relief. Farrier says he doesn’t carry shoes that small, so best plan is wash her feet and bring her in for them to dry, then use the boots. Obviously fine in dry weather anyway.
To be honest I am not feeling massively hopeful. The last few years, as the ‘old guard’ have gradually aged and died, has just taught me that if a horse (especially an older one) becomes unwell when it’s already receiving what would be the treatment for that condition in care, it’s probably something the vets cannot fix.
- barefoot horse got navicular…she was already barefoot, it was actually arthritis in the hoof and none of the expensive navicular treatment did a thing.
- pony got canker again, despite keeping hooves clean, dry field etc. We tried, but her immune system was no longer up for the job.
- pssm pony struggling despite all the supplements and the daily exercise that always worked before. In the end we had to call it.
- now Shetland who used to be able to live out without a muzzle, got laminitis when slim, on rubbish grass and a little hay. A year later she’s still not sound.
Feeling a little glum. She’s happy for now on the medication but this is clearly progressive now we’ve tracked it all back to her initially wanting to slow down a couple of years before the lami struck in full. I think we are very much on borrowed time given she isn’t sound even with perfect insulin levels.
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