Ann NF
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Post by Ann NF on Dec 16, 2005 22:32:51 GMT 1
Fingers crossed for you Gwenoaks. You do NOT need to be doing an abscess on Christmas Day do you?! That is what we were doing last year with Flaky, who had a deep abscess on a hind and was a complete nightmare to poultice. Tried to send us to the Isle of Wight every time........ Best of luck and I hope it will be even better by the morning.
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Post by gwenoakes on Dec 16, 2005 23:19:20 GMT 1
Dont think it is an abcess now Ann absolutely no sign. He has been on bute up until this a.m. and is much, much better although still some heat at back of fetlock and swelling. In fact put another thread up re - ringbone. Just something one of the farriers said, he asked if he had ringbone yesterday which made us wonder. He is very close behind and brushes a lot and we assumed poss quite wrongly that it was to do with that. We are trying to look at all things at the mo. Nothing would surprise us with this horse. We would look in the vet books we have but Clare packed them ready for the move which has gone pear shaped as well. By the way it wouldnt be me doing the poulticing lol, it would be Clare as he is her horse. Saintly is very good with anything you do with him though thank goodness as he is 17.2hh. I suppose you could say with the amount he has had done to him he has got used to it lol. Thanks anyway.
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Post by gwenoakes on Dec 19, 2005 16:49:08 GMT 1
Vet just been out to Saintly as still lame, slight heat in hind fetlock. She thinks he has pulled himself, says to keep bandaging, give 2 x bute each day for 2 wks, then drop to 1 x bute a day for 1 wk, then ring her in one month. If prob not sorted then will think about nerve blocking. I can feel another happy new year coming on! He has come out in scabs (does every year when rugs are on) and vet says another horse the same and they changed food, did allergy tests and absolutely nothing showed up. They could only presume it was the rugs!! Did go away when we had some herbs, but has come back with a vengence now.
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Post by Mariaana on Dec 19, 2005 22:14:17 GMT 1
gwenoakes, if there is any chance your horse could have an abscess in the foot, please do not delay calling the vet. If it is, it is very painful for your horse and the vet can adress it much better than a farrier.
I think being barefoot really has nothing to do with it, just bad luck - such as stepping on a nail out in the field or such - a good vet will locate and find an abscess very quickly, a farrier necessarily won't.
Good luck, I hope your horse will get better but please make sure he is not in pain! If you now have masked the symptoms by giving him bute, once you stop he might go lame again, as the initial problem has not been solved.
Edited: Sorry - just read you last post, that the vet has been!!! So, another idea - he might benefit from a massage therapy - shiatsu, bowen - or acupunture - there are lots of people studying these and may need a case study... My little pony had a mystery lameness which disappeared with time, helped by a chage of saddle, treatment from Gavin Scofield (osteopathy) and acupuncture (my vet).
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Post by Jem on Dec 20, 2005 0:05:48 GMT 1
Gwen i know exactly how u are feeling. I dont know if you have ever seen my threads but i lost my jester to laminitis in the summer. He suffered from absesses for 15 months, almost having one the whole time. They used to rotate roung the feet, brew up in one foot, and then a few weeks later come out in another. At one point jester was serverly lame and had an abcess in both front feet, and one of his hinds! Just when i think im seeing light at the end of the tunnel, ive got my new horse, and everything is going great, then blue gets an abcess. This is today as well. Me n mum were looking forward to a nice ride this mrning only to find we are dealing with yet another abcess! I feel for you huni, u aint alone xxxxxxxxxx
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Post by v1 on Dec 20, 2005 7:39:46 GMT 1
Hi Just read this thread, my mare had her shoes off in June, seemed ok.Then in September she had abscess after abscess.Had 3 at once and could hardly stand at one point. We had nerve blocks and xrays - and the result was an underlying laminitis. The vet said when they have attack, the laminae swell and part allowing muck to travel up the hoof. After antibiotics and bute for a few weeks she is now ok. We had our first ride at the weekend and she was full of herself. My vet said that lots of horses got laminitis for the first time this autumn due to the mild weather and grass always has a growth spurt in September. Best of luck with your horse x
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Post by mickeymoo on Dec 21, 2005 17:34:45 GMT 1
A horse on our yard had an abcess for nearly 3 months before it was detected. The owner was desperate and had him scanned and nothing showed up. Eventually the blacksmith found it, although he had seen the horse several times.
It was undetected for so long because it was a flat abcess - not going up in the foot.
You just never know with these things. Hope he gets well soon.
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