Vets

[MyLuckyStar]

Just wondering.

I had the vet out to my mare on February 19th, they diagnosed Laminitis and suggested a Cushing’s test. She had x rays and the Cushing’s test on February 25th which I received the results for on February 28th. Her ACTH levels were up slightly and showing at 36.

The vet came back out on March 5th to re assess her and she was slightly pottery still on hard/unlevel ground but sound on soft ground so the vet said to leave her a bit longer but we had to drop her bute to 1 a day as she was broncing and rearing around her stable. The vet said that she would call my farrier to discuss her with him which she never.

She then came out again on March 20th to assess her again and she is still pottery slightly on unlevel ground however sound on flat concrete, the vet said that because this hasn’t changed at all along with her not reacting at all to the hoof testers and because she is very flat footed she can have her shoes back on. She said to have heart bars on her fronts and standard shoes on her backs. My farrier tried ringing to discuss this with her but she wasn’t answering her phone, so he left her a message.

It’s now March 26th and he still hasn’t heard from her – do vets usually take this long to get in touch with a blacksmith? He is due out to shoe our others on March 28th so theres not much time left 

 

[be positive]

They can do mine never sent some xrays to my farrier, still waiting months later just as well the farrier is more reliable

If heartbars are going to be put on the farrier really does need recent xrays to work with otherwise they can do more harm than good, the farrier may prefer not to put them on, mine likes to keep laminitics bare if possible and trim more regularly to keep the angles correct, I am a little concerned that over a month has passed without the feet being attended and balanced but they may not have needed doing earlier.
Get onto your vet and make a fuss your mare is depending on the farrier now to support her correctly, ask for at least the xrays to be emailed so he can see where her pedal bones are, or were when the xrays were taken.

I have just changed vets partly due to communication issues.

 

[Jools2345]

contact the practice maybe the vet is away but someone else should be able to help out-they do often need a push remember they are dealing with lots of horses and maybe yours is not as urgent as some of the others-it should not be like that but sometimes the owner needs to keep on top of stuff to and make sure that the lines of communication are held open

 

[MyLuckyStar]

They can do mine never sent some xrays to my farrier, still waiting months later just as well the farrier is more reliable

If heartbars are going to be put on the farrier really does need recent xrays to work with otherwise they can do more harm than good, the farrier may prefer not to put them on, mine likes to keep laminitics bare if possible and trim more regularly to keep the angles correct, I am a little concerned that over a month has passed without the feet being attended and balanced but they may not have needed doing earlier.
Get onto your vet and make a fuss your mare is depending on the farrier now to support her correctly, ask for at least the xrays to be emailed so he can see where her pedal bones are, or were when the xrays were taken.

I have just changed vets partly due to communication issues.

He has already had the x rays from them - there is minimal rotation (a millimetre or so) in her front left foot and no rotation in any of her other feet. She can't stay barefoot as is too flat footed.

She was seen by the farrier the day before the vet came out, he took her shoes off.

 

[MyLuckyStar]

contact the practice maybe the vet is away but someone else should be able to help out-they do often need a push remember they are dealing with lots of horses and maybe yours is not as urgent as some of the others-it should not be like that but sometimes the owner needs to keep on top of stuff to and make sure that the lines of communication are held open

I've been chasing them constantly as has my blacksmith (he's very very good with things like this) but they have either said she's not working that day or they will get her to call, they have passed a message on to her again this morning to call him

 

[be positive]

The farrier should then be able to get on and shoe her, he knows his job and having little or no rotation is a positive, there is probably not much the vet can tell the farrier that he does not already know, if no contact is made do not worry but I would still be inclined to have a word with the vet at some point if you can.