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Location: Smack Dab in the Middle | I have a horse that suddenly turned up lame in a rear limb. I thought it seemed up high, like in the hip. He improved a bit with walking, but given the choice would stand more, move less, but has not refused to move. Now, today when I put him out (he was in due to very cold, windy conditions) he is only stepping down on his toe only, avoiding his heel. Our ground has been wet, then frozen, thawed and frozen again, so I don't know if he's slipped, tripped or maybe an abscess? Thoughts? |
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SHOOT IT
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Location: TEXAS | My first thought would be abscess. Seems to be the easiest to rule out, anyway. |
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 The Bling Princess
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Location: North Dakota | You can rule out abscess or my next thought would be something happened to the stifle. Maybe he stung himself? |
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Hummer's Hero
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Location: Smack Dab in the Middle | WYOTurn-n-Burn - 2018-11-19 3:05 PM
You can rule out abscess or my next thought would be something happened to the stifle. Maybe he stung himself?
How does one do that? And what do I need to do to help him? |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Kinda sounds like a bruised heel or a abscess, but if not better in a few days I'll be hauling him in so the vet can have a look at him. |
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Location: Muskogee, OK | A horse with this presentation would be an abscess to me until proven otherwise. |
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The Bling Princess
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Location: North Dakota | RockinGR - 2018-11-19 3:09 PM
WYOTurn-n-Burn - 2018-11-19 3:05 PM
You can rule out abscess or my next thought would be something happened to the stifle. Maybe he stung himself?
How does one do that? And what do I need to do to help him?
They can "sting" themselves just by misplacing the foot. I had one come in to the corral, off the hill in my pasture at a dead run, through the snow, and he must have mis-stepped/slipped. He was already on a winter break, so I gave him a low dose of bute, stalled him for a couple of days, and he came out of it just fine. If lameness persists and its not an abscess I'd take him to the vet and make sure nothing serious happened. |
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 You get what you give
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Location: Texas | Sounds like it’s in the foot not the hip. May be a good idea to put a call into your vet, hopefully just an abscess they can dig out. |
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Location: Jersey Girl | I agree with the others. Sounds alot like an abcess. |
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Location: Where the pavement ends and the West begins Utah | clean out the hoof and check for a nail or screw or even a rock and go from there. |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Just wondering how your horse is doing, saw this was bumped back up so I thought I would ask..  |
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Location: Smack Dab in the Middle | Southtxponygirl - 2018-11-24 3:47 PM
Just wondering how your horse is doing, saw this was bumped back up so I thought I would ask..
He finally busted a very nasty abscess, right at the coronet line above the heel bulb. He feels much better now! |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | RockinGR - 2018-11-26 8:50 AM Southtxponygirl - 2018-11-24 3:47 PM Just wondering how your horse is doing, saw this was bumped back up so I thought I would ask.. He finally busted a very nasty abscess, right at the coronet line above the heel bulb. He feels much better now!
Thats great to hear, glad it was a simple thing and not a serious issue  |
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