Malibu
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Well, we set off for our 105 mile trek to the vets each way yesterday at 9. Ru was washed, trimmed and shaved as I thought he should look his best -and also becasue he looked like a wild horse after not being washed etc for a while!
Anyway, everytime we slowed down or went around a corner he was banging around the box, Mum thought we should turn back but we were not far from the vets, he was fine on the motor way but when we came off he was be kicking out etc so needless to say he came off the box dripping and his back boots ripped to shreads and a cut on his injured leg!
At least were at the vets, i guess the best place to be in this situation. It is so inlike him as he has travelled fine since we have had him and has done a good amount of miles, Andrew the owner of the vets said he could have trailer syndrome which means they just freak out.
Anyway, once he was cleaned up we trotted him up and I was REALLY hoping he would be sound but NO, he wasnt and Andrew did not think it was to do with the journey but the ligament injury!
Anyway after that, he got scanned the scan had improved although I quote Andrew "It is grossly Swollen" but even I could see it was brighter - the s. ligament should be the brightest part on the scan. So that was good news but .................... I NEVER got my boy home.
Hewas doped to go into trailer from being scanned hoping he would be fine to travel but as soon as we moved about 10 metres he went CRAZY so took him out, let him relax in stable then Andrew gave him a calmer and sedated him heavily and he loaded great again then i closed the jockey door and he was just kick out again but when i opened it he was fine!
So he is still at the vets, Hoefully getting him home in next few days if we can share a trasporter with one of the other horses at vets as it seems they are fine in lorrys but not trailers- something to do with the balance!
Arghhhhhhh, horses! So on the good side, the scan is better, bad side is, i have a horse scared to travel, lame and cut.
So fingers crossed I get him home and we can start some walk work, then next scan is in 7 weeks and if he is not sound then, then Andrew said the nest step would be to de-nerve via the operation!
Thanks if you got this far, it seems to be a chapter of a short novel.
Anyway, everytime we slowed down or went around a corner he was banging around the box, Mum thought we should turn back but we were not far from the vets, he was fine on the motor way but when we came off he was be kicking out etc so needless to say he came off the box dripping and his back boots ripped to shreads and a cut on his injured leg!
At least were at the vets, i guess the best place to be in this situation. It is so inlike him as he has travelled fine since we have had him and has done a good amount of miles, Andrew the owner of the vets said he could have trailer syndrome which means they just freak out.
Anyway, once he was cleaned up we trotted him up and I was REALLY hoping he would be sound but NO, he wasnt and Andrew did not think it was to do with the journey but the ligament injury!
Anyway after that, he got scanned the scan had improved although I quote Andrew "It is grossly Swollen" but even I could see it was brighter - the s. ligament should be the brightest part on the scan. So that was good news but .................... I NEVER got my boy home.
Hewas doped to go into trailer from being scanned hoping he would be fine to travel but as soon as we moved about 10 metres he went CRAZY so took him out, let him relax in stable then Andrew gave him a calmer and sedated him heavily and he loaded great again then i closed the jockey door and he was just kick out again but when i opened it he was fine!
Arghhhhhhh, horses! So on the good side, the scan is better, bad side is, i have a horse scared to travel, lame and cut.
So fingers crossed I get him home and we can start some walk work, then next scan is in 7 weeks and if he is not sound then, then Andrew said the nest step would be to de-nerve via the operation!
Thanks if you got this far, it seems to be a chapter of a short novel.
