What do people feel these symptons could be?

[D66]

My horse also had odd/different shaped front hooves. In retrospect, taking into account the scoping results and physio record sheets we think the wolf tooth caused stress that caused the ulcers. The pain of ulcers caused the mare to hold her shoulders in tight which caused her to have a stiff poll and very uneven muscle around the breast area as well as abnormally narrow shoulders. This in turn caused her paces to be uneven which resulted in the hooves growing differently.
She also had a lameness work up where two vets couldn't find any lameness to nerve block.

 

[Leanne1980]

That's very interesting. Thank you x

 

[Leanne1980]

How did you treat the ulcers? Did it resolve? Any further issues? X

 

[D66]

How did you treat the ulcers? Did it resolve? Any further issues? X

We used the gastrogard and sulcrafate from Abler in America. Wasn't really resolved until the tooth was removed.
Changing to Thunderbrooks feed changed her for the better overnight. That's what decided me to have her scoped. All the pros around me were saying there was no way she would have ulcers because she was a good weight and lived out.

 

[Leanne1980]

I'm booked in for a scope Saturday morning but am worried, what if it's something else then what

 

[D66]

I'm booked in for a scope Saturday morning but am worried, what if it's something else then what

If it isn't ulcers you can be grateful you won't have to spend huge amount of money on the treatment. i think it will be though.

 

[Leanne1980]

True, but it's the huge amount of money il have to spend looking for the needle in the haystack! Hopefully it will be. In a good way of course x

 

[D66]

If the ulcers don't clear straight away, and you can tell by her behaviour, you may still be looking for the pain that caused them.

 

[Micky]

Ulcers, incorrect fitting saddle, maybe a physio or emrt therapist for soreness, correct schooling once she's not sore..

 

[little_critter]

I'm not sure about insurance exclusions even if they find nothing. My pony had a bone scan a few years ago, I claimed the cost on insurance and they duly excluded her back even though her back scanned clear.
Chatting to my vet more recently he said that the exclusion could probably be lifted if he sent in a letter backing up nothing was found. I spoke to pet plan about this and they agreed that if the vet sent in a letter, and she had been sound for a year following the scan, they would lift the exclusion.
Unfortunately I couldn't go through with getting the exclusion lifted because she did a check ligament 9 months after the scan so she hadn't been sound for a year.

So don't assume a clear scan will result in a permanent exclusion, ask your insurance company if the exclusion could be lifted.

 

[Leanne1980]

I spoke to the insurance yesterday and they said any investigations that come back clear cannot be claimed!! Which is ridiculous.

 

[JillA]

And why a lot of us self insure (put the premium money in a separate account religiously). They do it for profit, not for love

 

[Leanne1980]

That will be the plan after this year is up.

 

[D66]

Did you have the scope on Saturday?

 

[Leanne1980]

No had to arrange to this week. Taking her tomorrow to be scoped Wed hopefully x

 

[scats]

I spoke to the insurance yesterday and they said any investigations that come back clear cannot be claimed!! Which is ridiculous.

My friends horse went for lots of investigations a few years ago (turned out to be ulcers, but presented as neurological- very odd) and obviously had lots of tests, all but the scope came back clear. Insurance paid out for everything but then excluded all these things in the future despite the fact that this horse realistically was less of a risk than a horse who hadn't been checked for these things. We found it quite amusing in a way.