worried. Help please ):

ajen2511 said:
lhotse, Mid may is the previous incident?she was fine after that and was back to working etc..

Vet ruled out laminitis and so did farrier...

I was thinking of getting a chiro out before her full lameness workout to see if they can help as well?
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So the horse has been intermittently lame since May, and the vet said both times it was strain, and did not investigate further. Hope the new vet does a better job this time.
Forget the chiro, you need a vet first.
 
OP just read this and thought it sounded more like lami than anything else but then read your previous posts and that made me think lami even more.
If it is not lami and turns out to be any sort of soft tissue damage I think I would be looking for a different vet. It should have been investigated before.
Your YO advice about not getting a vet because all they will do is a lameness workup seems strange. Your horse is lame and has been for a while so you need a lameness workup! Assuming you are insured the sooner you get to the bottom of this the better. If it were my horse, for now I would treat it as laminitis (box rest deep bed soaked hay no hard feed) until proven otherwise. This will also help a soft tissue injury.
I hope things come right for you soon.
 
I have got a different vet out for her!on monday at 7pm! And all are adamant that it is not laminitis?

Vet is going to do full workout tmr nerve blocks scans etc.

But i was reading around and just wondered if a chiro would help which I did as k the vet and they said no harm to, though not diagnostic..

She wasnt lame before this. After her first sprain, she was sound for month++ 2months.

Anyhow, i am getting a different vet and we're hoping for the best!
 
That is good news about the other vet. Hope the nerve blocks etc do not show anything too bad.
For me, I would not spend money on a chiro until I had a diagnosis from the vet. If it is a leg problem it will need rest/sorting out and the horse may be out of work for a while. If so, I would save my money until the horse is ready to come back into work and then get back checked and maybe have a massage etc to loosen him up. It does not sound like a back or shoulder problem at this stage so I would hold off.
 
Can anyone believe my luck?

Went to the yard to check on her and watched her in the field for abit. She caught her leg (right one coincidentally) in the fence ): Ran there and after all the drama, she was out after alot of effort..

so now, she has cuts on her right fore and all vet appts have to be cancelled awaiting further notice.

I HATE MY LUCK
 
okay lhotse, do you have anything better to do?

i think this is enough. I shall post photos of my horses' wired pastern if it makes you happy. Not everyone is a troll and there's no need to be horrible and mean.

If anything, no one wants their horse hurt. I'm paying full livery and I am not even riding. I just faxed forms for insurance to make sure my claim is valid. And have 1000 things to worry about with her atm, Much less to get insults or doubts from you. I think you should be ashamed that you just keep going on troll hunting and if you have nothing to say, you should just not say it.

And don't bother replying stupid things. And I will personally send you a photo of my horses wire mark cut at the back of her pastern if that will make you shut up. I really find it repulsive that i am worrying and asking for help and here you are being horrible in general.

I hope you feel happier now
 
If your horse has a wire cut around the back of the pastern, then that would be reason enough not to cancel the vet visit. How do you know it hasn't cut into the joint or the tendons?
 
ajen2511 - so sorry about your horse.
Low grade / intermittent lameness is (I believe from experience) the type you really need to be on the case with.

Hopefully you have a bruised sole or absess.
My mums 5 yrs old had on and off lowgrade lameness within 12 weeks of purchasing him - he had passed a 5 stage vetting, and xrays were clear - in hindsight we suspect he was injected or something else.
Anyhoo, went for full lameness work up with a specialist.

Xrays were again clear, but MRI scan revealed historical injury of the tendon in the hoof - there are treatments available (potting the foot for 4 or 6 weeks being one) but his injury was too degenerated to do.
I'm not saying this is what your horse has, but an example of why you must be on the case and get the workup done - forget the chiro for now until the Vets have completed their examination.

I wish you the very best, and hope your horsey has something minor.
And in the meantime, try not to worry (whatever she's done or got) you will have options for treatment i'm sure.
 
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