stilltrying
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Afternoon all....so the very sad little horse went to have his bonescan last week.
He was scanned over his neck, back, pelvis and hind legs. The bonescan showed a mild uptake on the wither area vertebrae t11-t12. Everything else was fine. Vet is unsure of course of action and is seeking advice from Newmarket.
For those that haven't read the previous threads, the horse is showing extreme reactions to being touched / rugged, and tack is out of the question. He hasn't been ridden for 4 months and has become aggressive and badly bitten his owner on a couple of occasions. He doesn't want to be touched at all but particularly in his wither or around his girth area - his muscles go into spasm if you touch his sides. Vet feels this is where he is holding himself and bracing against the wither pain. If you do touch him, he will teeth grind / cry out / kick.
This is not the result we were hoping for - just because once again it is inconclusive and we dont seem to be any closer to resolving his pain issues. He looks sad, is under weight, head shakes all the time and totters about like everything hurts.
He is a 5yo 17h 7/8ths TB.
I guess I am clutching at straws, but has anyone had similar problems? My friend (his owner) has got the name of someone in Newmarket who specializes in resolving problems such as these, but his insurance must be nearing its max and I'm not sure how much money there is left to be thrown at this. : (
Just to add: He was diagnosed before xmas with grade 2 ulcers, but he was re-scoped for these after having gastroguard and they appeared to have gone. He is still on a supplement for hind gut ulcers. He has not been managed in a way that would leave him susceptible to ulcers and the general feeling is that they were caused by his other pain issues.
He was scanned over his neck, back, pelvis and hind legs. The bonescan showed a mild uptake on the wither area vertebrae t11-t12. Everything else was fine. Vet is unsure of course of action and is seeking advice from Newmarket.
For those that haven't read the previous threads, the horse is showing extreme reactions to being touched / rugged, and tack is out of the question. He hasn't been ridden for 4 months and has become aggressive and badly bitten his owner on a couple of occasions. He doesn't want to be touched at all but particularly in his wither or around his girth area - his muscles go into spasm if you touch his sides. Vet feels this is where he is holding himself and bracing against the wither pain. If you do touch him, he will teeth grind / cry out / kick.
This is not the result we were hoping for - just because once again it is inconclusive and we dont seem to be any closer to resolving his pain issues. He looks sad, is under weight, head shakes all the time and totters about like everything hurts.
He is a 5yo 17h 7/8ths TB.
I guess I am clutching at straws, but has anyone had similar problems? My friend (his owner) has got the name of someone in Newmarket who specializes in resolving problems such as these, but his insurance must be nearing its max and I'm not sure how much money there is left to be thrown at this. : (
Just to add: He was diagnosed before xmas with grade 2 ulcers, but he was re-scoped for these after having gastroguard and they appeared to have gone. He is still on a supplement for hind gut ulcers. He has not been managed in a way that would leave him susceptible to ulcers and the general feeling is that they were caused by his other pain issues.