Apizz2019
Well-Known Member
Having a panic this evening as our pony had his flu and tet booster today at 11am and this evening was dog lame.
He went back out to the field after the jab, came in at normal time very early afternoon (he's ems so is muzzled and on restricted turnout) and was fine.
I went back up at 5.30pm, got him out of his stable and he was very uncomfortable.
Luckily, a vet was visiting the yard so I asked him to take a look. The vet said he was very sore in his chest and he was lame on his near fore, which is the side he had the injection in.
He had an injection of Metacam and I'm to pick up liquid Metacam tomorrow, which the manufacturer will apparently refund, not that I'm worried about costs right now, more so that having read a few articles about vaccine induced laminitis, I'm now besides myself with worry.
He had no heat, pulses etc, but was very very uncomfortable. He was 10x more lame than when he had his first bout of very mild laminitis at the end of May, where he was ever so slightly pottery on a tight circle. This really concerns me that he was so lame this evening and if it is vaccine induced laminitis, that it's much much worse than he was with his, then undiagnosed, EMS out of control, as his pottery turn was barely noticeable and many of my barn buddies thought I was being my normal neurotic self ?
I'm absolutely dreading going up first thing and won't sleep a wink tonight.
I'm utterly devastated. We've worked so hard to get him fit and healthy, his feet are great, he's in great condition, I kill myself to be up at stupid o'clock to get him out early when the grass sugars are low, he's exercised daily, I'm so strict about everything, to ensure he's in tip top condition etc
Has anyone else experienced this or am I overthinking?
He went back out to the field after the jab, came in at normal time very early afternoon (he's ems so is muzzled and on restricted turnout) and was fine.
I went back up at 5.30pm, got him out of his stable and he was very uncomfortable.
Luckily, a vet was visiting the yard so I asked him to take a look. The vet said he was very sore in his chest and he was lame on his near fore, which is the side he had the injection in.
He had an injection of Metacam and I'm to pick up liquid Metacam tomorrow, which the manufacturer will apparently refund, not that I'm worried about costs right now, more so that having read a few articles about vaccine induced laminitis, I'm now besides myself with worry.
He had no heat, pulses etc, but was very very uncomfortable. He was 10x more lame than when he had his first bout of very mild laminitis at the end of May, where he was ever so slightly pottery on a tight circle. This really concerns me that he was so lame this evening and if it is vaccine induced laminitis, that it's much much worse than he was with his, then undiagnosed, EMS out of control, as his pottery turn was barely noticeable and many of my barn buddies thought I was being my normal neurotic self ?
I'm absolutely dreading going up first thing and won't sleep a wink tonight.
I'm utterly devastated. We've worked so hard to get him fit and healthy, his feet are great, he's in great condition, I kill myself to be up at stupid o'clock to get him out early when the grass sugars are low, he's exercised daily, I'm so strict about everything, to ensure he's in tip top condition etc
Has anyone else experienced this or am I overthinking?
