What would you do:

[only_me]

in these situations?
a) what would you suspect
b) would you call the vet
c) what is your course of action to treat

curious. Some of these are made up situations, others are real life experiences

You would be expected to know what do to in each of these situations at pony club C+/B test level

1) Graze/cut on inside of fetlock. Horse sound. kept in work. how would you deal?

2)Horse has lumps all over body and extremely itchy, no change in routine.

3) Horse comes in from field very restless and covered in mud. Uncomfortable and off food.

4) Horse comes in from field with a raised digital pulse, and a bit pottery.

5) Horse has bit its lip and is sore and swollen.

6) Out on a hack, and your horse suddenly becomes very lame, and reluctant to weight bear on one leg.

7) You find your horse in the morning with a swollen area under neck, and with a raised temperature, and snotty nose

8) Horse over-reaches slightly on heel, sound

9) Horse has suspected abcess

10) last, but not least! Your horse becomes very lethagic all of a sudden and dull.

Happy diagnosising

 

[0ldmare]

Sounds like an average day to me

 

[martlin]

OK, I'll have a go, but probably it won't be very PC (as political correctness)
1) nothing to diagnose, wash the cut, apply antiseptic of some sort and monitor. Don't call the vet, unless it's Mabel, then I will need anti-bs and bute
2) most probably some sort of allergic reaction, give a loading dose of Devil's Relief, if doesn't improve call the vet
3) suspected colic, call the vet, brush off, rug up and walk
4) suspected laminitis, call vet, stable the horse on deep bed, feed only soaked hay or similar
5) wash the wound, apply antiseptic cream, don't call the vet unless it's Mabel, then I need anti-bs and bute (see a pattern emerging?)
6) Get off, check the feet for sharp objects/stones etc if nothing call the vet, walk the horse home and start hosing the affected limb down
7) call the vet
8) wash the wound, apply antiseptic, don't call the vet unless it's Mabel
9) Poultice the foot, call the vet if no abscess appearing and no improvement
10) call the vet

 

[Cliqmo]

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in these situations?
a) what would you suspect
b) would you call the vet
c) what is your course of action to treat


1) Graze/cut on inside of fetlock. Horse sound. kept in work. how would you deal?
Overreach injury
Not unless it seemed infected
Wash with salt water and treat with antiseptic cream/spray

2)Horse has lumps all over body and extremely itchy, no change in routine.
Allergic reaction
Not before monitoring for several hours to check health
Monitor and if horses gets sick, call the vet

3) Horse comes in from field very restless and covered in mud. Uncomfortable and off food.
Colic
Yes, the mud indicates a high level of distress and help
Do not allow to roll, await vets review and treatment

4) Horse comes in from field with a raised digital pulse, and a bit pottery.
Laminitis or local infection
Depends on horse history, probably monitor then call vet
Monitor, restrict grazing, deep bed incase of lami

5) Horse has bit its lip and is sore and swollen.
Only if it is affecting their ability to eat or drink
salt water bath, antibiotic cream if possible or possible vet call out for antibiotic jab if it seems infected.

6) Out on a hack, and your horse suddenly becomes very lame, and reluctant to weight bear on one leg.
Stone in the foot, overreach, lameness if in history
Not immediately, I'd check feet /rule out simple stuff first.

7) You find your horse in the morning with a swollen area under neck, and with a raised temperature, and snotty nose
Influenza/Allergic reaction/general sickness
Yes
Offer water but restrict food, call vet asap.

8) Horse over-reaches slightly on heel, sound
Only call vet if it needs a stitch, or gets infected
Bathe with salt water, treat with antib spray/cream


9) Horse has suspected abcess
Depends on location, if in foot I'd call the farrier if elsewhere I'd call the vet.

10) last, but not least! Your horse becomes very lethagic all of a sudden and dull.
Dehydration, poisoning, sickness
call the vet, allow water but restrict food.

Happy diagnosising

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[nikicb]

I agree with all the above, but for 7 would this be strangles? therefore call vet and isolate.
Good to get the brain thinking, am just about to keep my horses at home for first time ever, although have had horses (including diy) for 30 yrs.
Thks!

 

[Pearlsasinger]

Agree with Martlin, except thank God, I don't know Mabel (or pay her vet bills) - I bet she's lovely really, if a bit 'delicate'.
Like nikicb, I would suspect strangles for 7.
Past experience tells me I might be better with the farrier for the suspected abcess in the foot, although would need anti-bs and bute from vet.
For the lame horse out hacking, if I could find no obvious cause, I would consider calling the vet to the site, rather than risking further injury by walking home.

 

[vicijp]

1. Depends on exactly where it is, if non moving clean and apply aluminium spray. If moving clean and apply hydrogel dressing. No vet.
2. Some sort of allergy, would give antibiotics and bute, call vet if doesn't improve over 24 hours.
3. Take tempereature and check for gut sounds, give bute, and check hourly. Warn vet he may need to come out if worsens, would at least take a blood next morning.
4. Would look for abcess, if one not found would sit on it overnight and hope its hopping lame by morning. I'm guessing this is a laminitis question, if I thought that it would be finadyne/acp and vet.
5. Clean it up.
6. Depends on why its lame doesn't it? Would either take the stone out, call for a lorry (tendon) or call the kennels (fracture).
7. 2 bute, temp and call vet.
8. Keep clean and apply terramycin. May need antibiotics.
9. Would find the abcess, dig it out and poultice.
10. Temperature and vet, blood test.
TBH, the questions need to be more specific, are they actually copied from the tests?