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Post by fimacg on Sept 6, 2013 9:12:39 GMT
title says it all really, same foot same as last time. Hoping that it is just the abscess and it didnt all come out last time. BUT I am a bit worried as found a pulse in both front feet and he is quite overweight, despite a grazing muzzle. And his tendon sheath is inflamed again.
I wonder/worry if there is more going on than just an abscess.
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Post by fimacg on Sept 6, 2013 13:15:28 GMT
Vet now been, and we are none the wiser, was amazed at his 'phenomenally hard feet' which might have inhibited the abscess draining properly last time, but he was sensitive in a different place. Also said that with very deep abscess that pus can track inwards in the foot rather than outwards. He had enough local anaesthetic to numb an elephant but he was still feeling it.
Vet is however confident the problem is in his foot.
Lami also not ruled out, but he has no pulse at rest but 10 strides later the pulse is there.
Plan of action is to poultice over the weekend to soften his foot up more than anything else and Vet coming back out on Monday with mobile xray machine hopefully the poulticing will have drawn something out or his foot will be soft enough that some tracks can be found at least. If that is inconclusive then it will be xrayed.
I would far rather pay for the xrays and know what we are dealing with than keep trying things in an effort to sort it.
We have stubble again and I want to be out riding!!!
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Post by racaille on Sept 6, 2013 16:20:43 GMT
Blow that is bad news. At least the vet is being proactive - I too would rather know and start treating the problem than try hit and miss solutions. Thinking of you.
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Post by fimacg on Sept 6, 2013 18:56:12 GMT
Rac - its always concerning when the vets ask if you are insured!!!
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Post by solomon on Sept 6, 2013 21:09:50 GMT
Oh dear that's rubbish. Abscesses are such a horrible thing and now for him to be bad again. Really hope your vet gets to the bottom of this soon.
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Post by fimacg on Sept 9, 2013 20:49:54 GMT
Well vet was out again and could find no trace of an abscess in his foot so decided to x-ray, well that immediately ruled out navicular, laminitus and fractures of the pedal bone, but it did show a shadow behind the bone where it extends toward the heel, but it was pretty inconclusive.
So it was away for a 2nd opinion by the head vet, he also picked up on the shadow and thinks it might be a soft tissue injury and involve the the co-lateral ligament of the coffin joint... But his tendon sheath is still slightly fluid filled as well.
So the next step is to have his shoe put back on then nerve blocks in different places to try to isolate it further, if those dont work then its into the clinic for yet more tests!!!
Time to call the insurance company!!! I think I also have face the fact that we are likely to be talking months of box rest.
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Post by fimacg on Sept 9, 2013 21:18:11 GMT
looking at internet (which you should never do but just cant help) potentially anything from 8 weeks to 2 years off and even then it is working in straight lines and no circles for a while, everything has to be good footing and flat ground.
bit of a bummer for a horse that mainly does dressage and lives on a hill!
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Post by zara on Sept 10, 2013 11:41:38 GMT
Oh thats pants Fi, so sorry to hear this; keeping everything crossed that things aren't as badas they seem right now xx
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Post by haffyfan on Sept 10, 2013 20:37:46 GMT
Sorry to hear that Fi, as above really, fingers crossed things aren't as bad as you fear.
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Post by brigadier on Sept 11, 2013 8:59:05 GMT
Come to this late Fi- thinking of you but so glad you have been positive with this and rather than fannying about have started looking properly for the cause, you could have been six months trying to sort an abscess. It is worrying that there is this shadow, bearing in mind the DDF runs under the coffin to the pedal it isnt that surprising that he is puffy in his tendons.
One thing to think about once you know what you are dealing with, Premier equine do magnetic hoof boots, they look like over reach boots, Iveused them on Basil and he has stayed sound in front. worth thnking about for recovery. Good luck
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Post by fimacg on Sept 11, 2013 16:47:05 GMT
Farrier out today and the crazy horse is virtually sound again... How can he be hopping one day and not the next!
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Post by solomon on Sept 12, 2013 13:00:36 GMT
Wow! Wonder what is going on??
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Post by brigadier on Sept 12, 2013 16:50:05 GMT
How strange, does sound like a deep seated abscess given the on off factor. Also the horse can do some pretty strange things which make a diagnosis possible. I had a horse that was diagnosed with a slipped patella even though his lameness was more consistent with an abscess but he was slippinh his patella in order to take the pressure off the foot.
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Post by fimacg on Sept 12, 2013 19:29:54 GMT
vet was booked to come out and do further nerve blocks today, so I decided to keep the appointment and see if she was seeing the same as I 95% sound but with the occasional dodgy stride.
She was, obviously couldn't nerve block as there would be no improvement really to be seen,so the plan is to put him back out with his pals in a flat paddock for a few days, then if OK in 3 or 4 days time, for me to get back on board and bring him back into work.
If he goes lame again it is straight into the clinic for a full work up.
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