Worrying advice ? Old girl off to leahurst for sinusitis

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My old Tb in her 20's is going to leahurst for a ct on her sinuses flushing and numerous antibiotics have failed to completely clear it though she's not the snotty creature she was she still has a smelly nose and blows out the odd stinky puss and is a bit quiet for her. Nothing's been found on X-rays :( I'm hopeful that as she's is massively cleared up from the state she was in the spring it's nothing too horrible id be heartbroken to loose her
I also feel guilty for putting her through a lot of stress going to different vets at her age and a few friends have suggested maybe I'd be best to let her go :( she's got arthritis managed by supplements and showing with danilon when needed but is otherwise in great condition and bloods show everything's working well she's retired from competing last year through my own choice to leave it on a good note after a great year but still hacks and snuck out for some inhand this summer I just worry so much about her I'd hope Liverpool take great care to make her feel at home there and assured that her age doesn't limit her options too much it will ultimately end her ordeal
Anyone any experience of simalar put my mind at rest
 
I wouldn't give a rats ass what my friends thought. She's your horse and you know her better than anyone. I'm sure you'll know when she's had enough. I hope she's soon on the mend!
 
My boy is currently in Leahurst (completely different issue -unresolved significant lameness) and they do get brilliant care but he's a normally totally chilled chap and even he is starting to show signs of stress from being in. How long would she have to stay In for? If it's a day or 2 it's not so bad but you must do what you feel is the best for her.
 
I'd have thought it would be a few days max and hopefully just overnight. She's very finicky and set in her ways possibly due to not always been treated very well she worries if her routine is changed for years I dreaded going away as I could fully expect to come home to a horse who hadn't eaten much if at all the whole time or worse still refused to be caught despite mine and my yard owners best attempts to stick to her routine. since buying my my filly this has improved and she's been happy to go along with her
I realise it's irrational but I just don't want her to think I've left her
 
Not irrational at all.

I have 2 experiences of my horses as inpatients, one for a lump on her inner eyelid, the other benign tumour in his groin.

The first (mare) was a horse who was very stressed when we first bought her, but had settled with us. I knew she would be a cow for them, so I stayed away the three days she was there. When we came to fetch her she saw me and decided she WAS coming out of the stable NOW, and barged, kicked, screamed and did her best. The hospital rule was that bills MUST be paid before horses moved, but they had not banked on Amber, and we had to remove her while there was still a stable (Brick) standing. She rushed up the lorry ramp, and as soon as she was on started eating her net as though nothing had happened. She settled really well back at home.

The gelding LOVED horse hospital. So many people to make a fuss, so much going on, so many people to totally charm. When OH went to pick him up he was his normal loving self, right until time to load up. He ALWAYS loaded first time, but not that day. Nope, Charlie liked his new yard, and would rather have stayed. He did settle as normal once home though.

I took another to Leahurst (not mine) with colic. They were great. Harry was made better. I don't think he enjoyed his stay, but it made him better. He came back healthier than he left, and that was the important thing.
 
Thank you I hope she'll be ok she lives in a large barn at home to allow her to keep moving when in when she has to be in so its all such a change when she went to the local horse hospital they asked to turn her out for bad behaviour but nothing that she wouldn't do at home (she likes to rearrange clean bedding and roll in it at least twice though I suppose she's a bit violent in her quest for perfection) typically she's perked up a lots since seeing farrier my yearling who has enjoying ruling the roost while she's been so quiet has been put back in her place so It would appear her general feeling sorry for herself was more down to missing the gel pad in her shoe than being snotty . Makes me a bit more hopeful
 
I've got an oldie ( not that yours is that old!) & I worry every time something is wrong with him that its too much for him, or its not right to put him through the treatment and all those negative things...but the reality is that he's a hardy little thing and he copes with these things much better than I do! Try and stay positive for your girl, treat it as routine as best you can so that she doesn't pick up on your worries and tensions. You're doing your best for her and you can't do any more than that. Hope she is all better soon.
 
My 25 year old mare went to Rossdale's in Newmarket to have her sinus's cleaned out under heavy sedation and the procedure was successful and she made a full recovery. She went on to be ridden for a further 3 years before being sadly put down at 28 year old due to another condition.
 
Our oldie (19 but retired with arthritis) had a guttural pouch infection earlier this year which resulted in copious amounts of smelly snot. It used to pour out of her nose and spatter on the floor, it was that bad. The smell was the worst I have ever smelt, on one occasion I ended up retching in the corner! Antibiotics didn't touch it but flushing everything out at Three Counties Equine horspital did sort her out. She stopped with them a couple of days and coped really well with being left on her own in the isolation stable. Every other horse there was a beautiful well bred TB type but our old, hairy scruffy cob was treated exactly as the same. We did come close to pts but she perked up in about 3 weeks and is fully recovered now.
 
A bitch who fretted in kennels: I took her bed.
A horse scared of farrier: I left his sweatiest woolly jumper in stable.
I think you need to go out running in an old proper wool vest for a week, no washing for you or it, then send with horse.
If you can persuade the groom to wear your jacket, horse might settle for this.
 
I have no experience in the issue but just wanted to say it's your horse. She's still being used and happy so why on earth would you not do this for her it's not as if she is 30 and can't eat anymore. Your friends are crazy! Ignore them and get your mare back to normal. Good luck :)
 
My horse has just been in hospital to have his sinus flushed due to infection. He was found to have a hole in a tooth in which food had got over time. Infection set in and tracked up to his sinuses causing the snotty nostril which ran like a tap. He had a strong course of antibiotics, Karidox, and was almost snot free when he went in for treatment. The tooth was removed and he is a different horse now. Back into ridden work and sorted out. The crater where his tooth was is massive. Poor lad not only had toothache but faceache too.

So your right to get your horse checked out and I would recommend from my experience to get his teeth checked out too. Good luck with it.
 
Izzwizz said:
My horse has just been in hospital to have his sinus flushed due to infection. He was found to have a hole in a tooth in which food had got over time. Infection set in and tracked up to his sinuses causing the snotty nostril which ran like a tap. He had a strong course of antibiotics, Karidox, and was almost snot free when he went in for treatment. The tooth was removed and he is a different horse now. Back into ridden work and sorted out. The crater where his tooth was is massive. Poor lad not only had toothache but faceache too.

So your right to get your horse checked out and I would recommend from my experience to get his teeth checked out too. Good luck with it.
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When you said he had faceache Izzwizz what do you mean?
 
Ignore your so-called "friends". It isn't like he is going in for colic surgery. My mare spent a week in Leahurst some years ago. Apart from the travelling (heavy sedation which she broke through as soon as the engine started) the only bit of the whole thing she objected to was the head x-ray but that was because she was headshy and it was just too stressful for her. In terms of her actual stay I think she rather enjoyed it, much to my great surprise. They put her opposite the office so that she could be watched very closely and being naturally nosey, she observed all the comings and goings throughout the day. Within 24 hours she had tweaked the bottom of one the grooms and she only ever did that to people she felt happy with. I visited her every day and on day 2 she clocked my arrival then turned her attention back to the grooms. Charming!

Get your horse in there and get an answer. I'm not saying it will the answer you want to hear, but at least you will know what you are dealing with. Good luck.
 
Puzzled said:
I wouldn't give a rats ass what my friends thought. She's your horse and you know her better than anyone. I'm sure you'll know when she's had enough. I hope she's soon on the mend!
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I really don't agree that OP should not give a rats ass about her friends view ,of course the owners view matters most but the insight that you might not be making the best judgments because as OP says her self she does not want to lose her horse .
I have been through this with a family member with a dog and it's a difficult area .
It's of course often the owners choice ( within the bounds of the laws ) to chose how and when an animal ends it's life but you need to always be thinking that you are not putting your feeling above the animals best interests .
OP is clearly doing this as she's clearly from her post examining her thoughts and running through things in her mind .
Do exactly what your friends say no, but consider what they are saying yes.
I hope your old girl goes on ok and is home soon.
 
Thank you all she's going on next Monday but continuing to pick up with exercise which has given me some confidence I'm doing the right thing I'm just so frightened they'll find something terrible but I have to find out she has had s bump which caused some nosebleeds at the time somebody mentioned scar tissue can effect it x
 
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