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Post by rainbow on Jun 22, 2013 7:44:12 GMT
Had a lesson on tuesday morning (had to hack there) she was absolutly fine. Was a bit iffy on the stones but she always is. She wouldnt walk so had to tell her you have got to as its impoosible for me to pick her up lol Was fine coming home left her in her stable as thought could do with coming off the grass for a bit. Went to turn her back out at 4 and she got a little out of her stable and would walk any further holding up her off fore. Popped her in the school on a soft surface still lame. You tell by her eyes she was in a lot of pain, and she when she was resting her back leg it was trembling. Rang the vets up said that to put her on box rest with some bute and see how she is the next day and phone back if no improvement. Phoned up the farrier and he said it could be abcess or bruised sole but took him till thursday to actually come out to see her. Wednesday morning she was alot better in walk with only a slight hint of lameness but still hopping in trot. Farrier came out thursday and found an abcess at the top of her toe. He dug down as far as he could without making it bleed.  I have wet poulticed it since thursday but as yet the abcess is yet to surface. Farrier said its because she has such good hard feet that its finding it difficult to surface. So 4 bales of straw and 2 bags of rapasorb later she has a huge bed    ] |
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Post by haffyfan on Jun 22, 2013 19:26:34 GMT
Poor Rose, hope it surfaces quickly for her.
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Post by rainbow on Jun 23, 2013 8:38:26 GMT
Well yesterday i borrowed one of the other liverys hoof boots so i could get her out for a bit. I made her a postage stamp of a field and took her to it for half hour. She dragged me all the way up and when i let her off she went a bit nuts, got down and rolled and then went and ate. Bless her she was quite happy. Going to do the same today. She is quite sound in walk and didnt have any problems getting up the field.
Nothing had come out of the foot in the morning so text farrier and he said to continue with poultice and to try using iodine and sugar to draw it out. I changed it the night and there was a tiny bit of very pale brownish stuff so Im hoping more has come out this morning.
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Post by jangles on Jun 23, 2013 12:08:33 GMT
I hope it clears quickly and you can get back to normal. Keep and eye out for it bursting through the coronary band and also movement is great to get the abscess shifted, so if she's happy to go out and wander around then I'd definitely carry on with it, movement is your friend at the moment |
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Post by rainbow on Jun 23, 2013 13:58:10 GMT
No sign this morning which is getting frustrating! Called farrier back so he is goin to come out tomorrow afternoon to have a look again. Im goin to turn her out for a bit this afternoon. For as long as shes comfortable to walk on it.
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Post by brigadier on Jun 23, 2013 17:11:31 GMT
If you have had something come out then it could be draining already, it only takes a little to cause real pain. As said movement is good if she can stand it as long as you keep it clean.Not heard of iodine and sugar before- do you make a paste?
(ps- your vets need shooting- that's terrible advice!)
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Post by rainbow on Jun 23, 2013 21:48:53 GMT
Yeah they were a bit vague said box rest over night if no improvement phone back if a little box rest for further 2days. They even mentioned it could be abcess but that was all they said and even told me I could give her 2bute even though she is only 14hh!
That is why I rung farrier and got his opinion.
There is still nothing tonight so farrier is coming back out tomorrow. She went out for abit today to walk on it. I'm not sure bout the iodine I just soaked some animalintex in it as a sugar iodine solution.
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Post by brigadier on Jun 25, 2013 13:32:37 GMT
Ive looked it up and you make a paste with the sugar and iodine, apply it to the hole and bind with wrap and duct tape. That makes more sense to me than soaking in a solution as it will work by the sugar drying and drawing out any pus.
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Post by rainbow on Jun 26, 2013 10:58:12 GMT
I Made it into a paste in the end. There was still nothing though. Farrier came back out and still couldn't get it to come out. He didn't want to dig any further though as it started to bleed. Said to leave it open now. She's out at night and in in the day with soaked hay. Shes not lame in walk and hardly noticable in trot now. Dont knw weather to jus phone the vets now have exhausted the farrier.
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Post by brigadier on Jun 28, 2013 7:10:05 GMT
I would keep poulticing, until she comes sound then clean daily with hydrogen peroxide into the hole and plug with cotton wool smeared with stockholm tar and a boot or tape to keep in place, as long as the hole stays open and clean long enough for anything to come out then there is little else you can do. chances are it is tracking another way, possibly upwards so it may come out at coronet, so watch out for any scabbiness there. Blasted abscesses eh?
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Post by rainbow on Jun 29, 2013 9:07:00 GMT
well vets gave me the all clear to just carry on as normal. I am cleaning it out everytime she comes in with hydrogen peroxide.
But have been told by my YO's partner that when her foot is better she is not allowed to stay in, in the day and out at night she HAS to be out 24/7 despite me stating my concerns. But she seems to think that because they make hay she knows everything abut grass, which fair enough but she said the grass is rye grass and they have it anaylised and its not bad and is better for her than they soaked hay im giving as to her she feeds hay to her cows to fatten them up. Apparently its a load of bull that grass is better at night then in the day. Non haymakers dont know this...
Sorry for my ramblings she just annoys me.
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Post by spotti on Jun 30, 2013 7:51:22 GMT
What's the point in having a stable if you're not allowed to use it when you want it?! Surely you should be able to do what you think is best for your horse, and if that means keeping her off the grass for a bit then that's what you should be able to do... *confused* And I might have got my brain in a kerfuffle here but I thought rye grass was more sugary etc than some other varieties...? I might be confused and have that the wrong way round (or is rue grass the stuff that grows tall and stalky?) but even so, if you would rather feed your horse soaked hay instead of letting her have 24/7 access to grass then surely that should be your decision? Sorry about the rant - your YO annoyed me too! Good news about the all clear from the vets though  |
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Post by rainbow on Jun 30, 2013 10:12:49 GMT
I know she tries to come over as if she has there interest at heart but just doesnt have a clue. She tried to get me to think that Rosie will be very bored in on her own and will start to get stable vices im like no she wont shes not like that. I just wont tell her that her foot has got better!
Im not sure about the grasses. The grass when it does go long is stalky.
Its like were alowed to manage our horses how we want as long as its ok by her!
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Post by fimacg on Jul 25, 2013 9:52:20 GMT
Poor Rosie, Brave developed one too over the weekend see my other thread
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