zandp
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So had the vet out today. Just noting this down so I remember what's happened and can keep track of what I'm now worried might be a drawn out process.
I own 2 mares, 26 year old ID/conn with PPID/EMS and arthritis and a 15 year old QH/TB who's had SI issues in the past, she's always been sharp - I've had her 12 years this year. The QH has been running backwards at speed and rearing when ridden so I'm starting to try and work out if there's pain before I just get on with the riding her through this (well someone more experienced will be riding her through the rearing if/when necessary as I've already fractured my cocyx coming off this one).
I strongly suspected ulcers and / or hormonal issues with her and had been thinking that would have been the best result (well best after the no pain, she's just saying no verdict) with spinal arthritis as the worst with PSSM dodging about in my brain as a possible. So not catastrophising at all !!
The older lady is needle phobic and we'd lined up vaccinations and her PPID retest today so it's been a fun morning although she was actually really good for her, helped by the vet being great, calm and quick. Vet examined a site where I'd found maggots on her rump last week and thought there was probably a scratch that had healed and they'd been attracted to that but has said she's fine in all and has recommended Exyflex mobility to help with her arthritis.
The lovely but slightly problematic QH was then brought out for a physical check over and a trot up. She was started years ago, but for reasons mostly out of my and her control has had a very fractured education so is very low milage so I was hoping I'd get told at the end of all this that she is sound and I just need to crack on as she's just being nappy - or as above - said expert cracks on with the riding as evasion and then works with me with her. Turns out she isn't sound and I've not been imagining that I have a lame horse.
Vet is starting the investigation process with ruling out (or in) arthritis in her hocks, the trot up revealed a rather lame horse on both hinds - I had thought that over the last few days she's been a bit shuffly behind on hard surfaces although is still managing to gallop around the track fine. Vet is thinking could be arthritic hocks which was a bit of a shock as that hadn't even entered my head as a possible issue but anyway we're on a danilon trial now for 2 weeks and then she'll be back out to reassess and work out the next steps.
On the plus side she came in from the field by herself, with no rearing, no spooking at the horse eating haylage bales she has to walk past every day but which are terrifying her currently. She also went into her stable by herself, with only 5 minutes of persuasion at the barn door and no rearing and didn't scream herself hoarse or try to kick her way out of the stable before I went to get the elder horse out of the field. She then showed she was back to normal (her calmness had been a bit disconcerting
) by biting my elder one's bum as she came in.
I own 2 mares, 26 year old ID/conn with PPID/EMS and arthritis and a 15 year old QH/TB who's had SI issues in the past, she's always been sharp - I've had her 12 years this year. The QH has been running backwards at speed and rearing when ridden so I'm starting to try and work out if there's pain before I just get on with the riding her through this (well someone more experienced will be riding her through the rearing if/when necessary as I've already fractured my cocyx coming off this one).
I strongly suspected ulcers and / or hormonal issues with her and had been thinking that would have been the best result (well best after the no pain, she's just saying no verdict) with spinal arthritis as the worst with PSSM dodging about in my brain as a possible. So not catastrophising at all !!
The older lady is needle phobic and we'd lined up vaccinations and her PPID retest today so it's been a fun morning although she was actually really good for her, helped by the vet being great, calm and quick. Vet examined a site where I'd found maggots on her rump last week and thought there was probably a scratch that had healed and they'd been attracted to that but has said she's fine in all and has recommended Exyflex mobility to help with her arthritis.
The lovely but slightly problematic QH was then brought out for a physical check over and a trot up. She was started years ago, but for reasons mostly out of my and her control has had a very fractured education so is very low milage so I was hoping I'd get told at the end of all this that she is sound and I just need to crack on as she's just being nappy - or as above - said expert cracks on with the riding as evasion and then works with me with her. Turns out she isn't sound and I've not been imagining that I have a lame horse.
Vet is starting the investigation process with ruling out (or in) arthritis in her hocks, the trot up revealed a rather lame horse on both hinds - I had thought that over the last few days she's been a bit shuffly behind on hard surfaces although is still managing to gallop around the track fine. Vet is thinking could be arthritic hocks which was a bit of a shock as that hadn't even entered my head as a possible issue but anyway we're on a danilon trial now for 2 weeks and then she'll be back out to reassess and work out the next steps.
On the plus side she came in from the field by herself, with no rearing, no spooking at the horse eating haylage bales she has to walk past every day but which are terrifying her currently. She also went into her stable by herself, with only 5 minutes of persuasion at the barn door and no rearing and didn't scream herself hoarse or try to kick her way out of the stable before I went to get the elder horse out of the field. She then showed she was back to normal (her calmness had been a bit disconcerting
) by biting my elder one's bum as she came in.
