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Post by wdf on Aug 17, 2009 7:43:55 GMT -1
Doc is currently barefoot and over the last 4/5 weeks I've been taking him out on the road which I've been slowly increasing the time by and we're now doing about 20/30 mins with a tiny trot anyway; on Saturday I tried him in the school for a change and his trot was horrid, I immediatly got off and trotted him in hand and there was hardly anything to notice, got back on and we hobbled across the surface again (chunky rubber & sand mix) . I came out the school and walked him up the road, had a little trot which was a tiny bit pottery but nothing to what it was in the school and I've not done anything with him since. Do you think he's just foot sore or should i be worried  do you think he needs shoes on his front or would you try boots  |
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Post by wdf on Aug 17, 2009 11:59:16 GMT -1
The vets coming out to scan 2 horses on the yard tonight SOOOO he's going to s q u e e z e us in too, i just hope it's nothing too bad  |
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Post by Debbie on Aug 17, 2009 18:27:57 GMT -1
Same here, crossed fingers, but I think Heather's very correct on this one to get it looked at sooner rather than later.  |
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Post by wdf on Aug 17, 2009 19:01:10 GMT -1
Vet is hopefull that its just a sprained fetlock and with 5 days box rest on bute he'll be fine, Im to just see how he trots out on Saturday, if sound he can go out for a couple hours and if sound Sunday he can have 4 hours then back to normal turnout Monday, IF UN-sound Sunday I'm to get them back out for examinations.
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Post by wdf on Aug 17, 2009 19:03:04 GMT -1
Vets not worried as there's no heat or swellings anywhere and he's only a youngster so will heel quickly
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Post by Debbie on Aug 17, 2009 19:18:55 GMT -1
That sounds encouraging then  |
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Post by wdf on Aug 24, 2009 12:42:17 GMT -1
After 4 days box rest I tried walking Doc out Saturday as instructed by the vet and it turned into me wrestling with him, trying to hold onto a raging black bull & I ended up being dragged upto the field, once in the field i tried to hold onto him but he wasn't having any of that and kicked me away and went off down the field doing an acrobatic display  Surprisingly he actually came in sound Sat pm but didn't Sun so Ive called the vet back out  Have any of you ever had an excitable youngster on box rest, how did you manage them? I just know that after a couple of days in Doc becomes uncontrolable and i just can't hold him - even in a bridle  |
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Post by Debbie on Aug 24, 2009 13:49:14 GMT -1
Hmm.... is there anything the vet could give him to help him stay more mellowed? You really don't need kicked apart.
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Post by zeldalithgow on Sept 11, 2009 13:20:31 GMT -1
Can you fence off a small area for him, so he can be out but not enough space to do any more damage
Ooops just seen this is an old post - how is Doc now?
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Post by wdf on Sept 11, 2009 14:20:01 GMT -1
We had a check up in the week where they are now insisting he's admitted as a day patient for nerve blocks &/or X-rays/ultrasound, they are still convinced it's "something" to do with the fetlock and all being well just a " soft tissue sprain not anything nasty"; I asked the vet what " nasty" could be but they wouldn't say, I'm hoping that because he's only just gone 4yrs that it surely can't be anything bad ESPECIALLY as he's only just this year been lightly backed (thats if you can call me light!  ). He's going in next Tuesday and the vet said he'll no doubt have to have sedated box rest for the forseeable and when he's able to have turnout, be pretty much zonked out for that too they've also advised that i consider using a Chifney on him |
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Post by Debbie on Sept 12, 2009 11:19:47 GMT -1
At least the vet's on your side and realizes Doc will need the help to keep him sedate on the boxrest. I know the chifney's ...well a chifney, but better you use that than he take your head off or leave you so crippled you can't ride anyways. Hmmm.... as for anything bad in a fetlock the only thing that springs to my mind is a bone chip. Let's hope its nothing that sinister. Keeping fingers crossed it really is straightforwards and that you can keep him zoned out long enough to mend properly. It must be nigh on impossible to keep him chilled when he's so young. He must be ready to bound out of his skin!!  |
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Post by wdf on Sept 14, 2009 6:36:57 GMT -1
It must be nigh on impossible to keep him chilled when he's so young. He must be ready to bound out of his skin!!  I love him to bits but he's SOOO not easy to do, he's the 1st gelding ive had for a long time; mares just seem to accept things and just chill but HIM - must be a boy thing |
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Post by harleydales on Sept 14, 2009 11:51:12 GMT -1
Just to say I hope it goes well tomorrow. Fingers crossed it's nothing major and he will come right in time. These on-off lamenesses are so difficult to pin down.
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Post by dalesponyrider on Sept 15, 2009 5:57:20 GMT -1
Best wishes for today!
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Post by wdf on Sept 16, 2009 8:07:14 GMT -1
PLEASE SEE NEW THREAD IN THE LAMI SECTION "STRESS INDUCED"
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do you think he needs shoes on his front or would you try boots 
