Unsound horse.. not infection?

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I'll make this as short as possible.
Got a chiro out and found horse had a locked pelvis and was very stiff and sore because of this. (Explaining why he was being naughty) and after 2 sessions of treatment hes pelvis and surounding muscle was so much better yet horse is still unsound on hard surface and circle but not as noticable on the softer surface (rubber school) so chiro suggested we needed a vet to come look.
Vet came out and watched him trot up and said he's lame on the right front and did some pinching on the hoof and he was very sentitve and say it was due to a hoof infection that had obviously come back (had it in febuary) poultice and 3 days later she was back out. There has been nothing come out of the hoof, so vet and farrier had a word and put shoe back on as they both doubt there is any puss in there! and gave some danloin for 10days for pain and immformation(sp). He is allowed out in the field if he came sound on one bute(per day). but i have noticed when hes cantering away from me in field:rolleyes: he WILL NOT canter on the left rein.. always changes after 2 strides which i found odd, as he seems not to want to canter on that left rein for very long:confused: but would rather lead with the right (which had the supected infection). Also have noticed hes very grumpy? i understand this could be due to spending time on boxrest and not getting out and doing much (riding wise) but its very unlike him to be so grumpy
I Will see if he trots up lame when he stops hes bute and then go from there but just wondered if anyone had any clue what we could be dealing with?

PLEASE do NOT crit me. i have had chiro, vets and farriers out to get to the bottem of hes problems and i just wanted some advice from anyone thats been in a similar situation
Thanks
 
Ask the vet to do a blood test, including muscle enzymes....... and then ask for a copy of the results.

May or may not show you anything, but there might be something systemic going on (like muscle problems) which would show up on bloods, but might be difficult for someone on the ground to spot.

Sarah
 
1. grumpiness could be due to bute/danilon upsetting his digestion maybe? Some are very sensitive to it.

2. I would wait until the foot is not sore, in case this is just a bruise, and if still lame, get some xrays and a lameness workup. If the foot soreness does not go in 2 weeks, get the lameness workup then anyway.


Both forefoot and hind lameness often cause issues in the back, the back stiffness is most likely a red herring in the whole scheme of things.
 
I agree with x-rays and workup! There is obviously somehting underlying going on and it could well be that the leg that seems worse is in fact just over-compensating for the other leg which could infact be the problem and just showing on the wrong leg!
^This happened to mine!
 
If the horse has been doing lots of jumping over time i wonder if there are concussion related problems in the foot which may have affected his pelvis as this is a common scenario.I would suggest xrays and nerve blocks to isolate the underlying problem rather than fiddle around for much longer.
 
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