Would you investigate further... ? (Bump on nose)

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As some of you may know, my mare is in a lovely loan home and I couldn't be happier. .

However, around a month and a half ago she banged her head, below her eyes - directly on the nose. There developed a large bump (no nose bleed or any other symptoms).The loaner had a vet check it over and was told to let it be as it should go down in time. I was happy with this diagnosis.

Fast forward to this week and the loaner had an equine dentist out to her, who advised she gets the horse x-rayed.

Now am I wrong in thinking that if it isn't causing any problems, horse is happily eating, grazing and being ridden. You can touch and poke it with no obvious signs of pain, to just let it be?
 
I would phone vet an tell him what dentist has said then make a decision .Ive done this in the past and sent a photo ,this was relating to splint that I was 99% sure I had diagnosis right.My vet probably wouldnt mind as I had just spent over 4,000 on claim.As they have already been out Im sure they wouldnt object :)
 
Ask the dentist what they think the point would be? It's not hurting and causing no problem, why would anyone with a brain in their head mess with it?
 
cptrayes said:
Ask the dentist what they think the point would be? It's not hurting and causing no problem, why would anyone with a brain in their head mess with it?
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Exactly my point!! But loaner wants it x-rayed.. But failed to tell me until today that she got the horse insured after the accident so it's void - and wants a contribution towards the cost. This is a different matter, but I can't see the point of it!
 
Always-Riding said:
Exactly my point!! But loaner wants it x-rayed.. But failed to tell me until today that she got the horse insured after the accident so it's void - and wants a contribution towards the cost. This is a different matter, but I can't see the point of it!
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It's your horse. I wouldn't pay if I was you. If she's that curious let her pay herself. What possible point does she think there is? As a worst case scenario there may be a sequestrum, but if it's causing no problems why would anyone take the risk of a general anaesthetic to remove it?
 
I suspect that there is a bit of naivety on the part of the loaner, not to mention carelessness in not getting insurance sorted out before the event, [if i were loaning I would insist on the loaner paying me for the insurance and providing her with the documents AND written instructions to keep me up to date].

What I mean by naivety is that she does not see the implications, there is no point in an X-ray if she [and you] are then not going to do something, if she needs a contribution to the X-ray she will not be in a position to pay for an "operation". Things can go wrong, best to leave it alone, by boy got a kick from a mare [he was "investigating"], and after a year or so it was not noticeable, but he was only 4 so that may have helped.
 
My horse had a bump come up on his nose (just below his eye) overnight about 5 years ago....got vet to look at and he said he had cracked it and no further investigations necessary.....could touch, groom anything and it didnt affect him and then all of a sudden last year it irrupted and he had nosebleeds, pus pouring out of his nose, turned out he had a sinus tumour. Not saying yours is the same by any means but i will never forgive myself for not investigating earlier. The vet said that the tumour could have caused the crack or the crack could have caused the tumour. Hope yours turns out to be nothing.
 
sw4 said:
My horse had a bump come up on his nose (just below his eye) overnight about 5 years ago....got vet to look at and he said he had cracked it and no further investigations necessary.....could touch, groom anything and it didnt affect him and then all of a sudden last year it irrupted and he had nosebleeds, pus pouring out of his nose, turned out he had a sinus tumour. Not saying yours is the same by any means but i will never forgive myself for not investigating earlier. The vet said that the tumour could have caused the crack or the crack could have caused the tumour. Hope yours turns out to be nothing.
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But either way there was nothing that could have been done at the time the lump came up, was there?

MrsD also has a very good point. Who is going to pay if a vet does suggest that anything else should be explored? As vets are prone to do once they have been called out, even if the call was to a sound and happy horse.
 
Just to update everyone who commented on here...

The loaner did take the horse to the vets, even though I was adamant it didn't need x-rays, and the vet confirmed it is just a 'bump' where the horse has banged her head. Will take around 12 months to go down, but nothing of worry.
 
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