|
|
 Expert
Posts: 1304
 
| I feel like I have a million questions this week that I've asked! But I noticed last week, when I lunged my horse he's limping as he trots to the right; like stepping down hard with some head bob going on. Not as noticeable going to the left but it looks like he's stomping down on the left foot when I watch the video I took.
Wasn't like this before I went to the beach 2 weeks ago but I'll back up a little.. When I got him last August he was fat, been turned out with cows for 3 years, had overgrown chippy feet, and was limping.
The farrier came out a few days later and said he looked like he had foundered in the past, trimmed him, and days later he walked like a new horse! A couple months ago though, he was overweight again (he's such an easy keeper) and the farrier said he needed to lose weight and he was in the pre-stages of founder.
He now wears a grazing muzzle as needed (I'm doing it every other day after noon) and I've been exercising him, and he's lost weight.
Fast forward to some weight loss and trimming on Sunday as he was due for one, and she said his feet look great! But I mentioned the small limp and she said the coffin bone could've been adding pressure from all of the weight and caused some bruising.
Anyway, I've cold hosed him the past few days and exercised him but nothing too hard. Looks to be a little better this evening but I made an appt with the vet for Monday. Not sure if I should keep it as he's improving, could just be a bruise, and I'm wasting my time to be told that again or if I should take him to be safe. Thoughts? What remedies do you do to help/ease any pain?
Sorry for the long post and I hope it made sense, but I can always turn here for horse wisdom. |
|
| |
|
 The One
Posts: 7997
   
Location: South Georgia | Need radiographs so you can see what you are working with. |
|
| |
|
Expert
Posts: 1304
| Thank you for the advice. I'm not as familiar with equine medical problems as I am cattle medicine. I've always had easy keepers in the past with no issues. Honestly, I've never had a horse that's had an issue in this realm before! So I'm really open to advice |
|
| |
|
 A Somebody to Everybody
Posts: 41354
Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I'll keep the vet appt to get a x ray on that foot.. Since hes out on pasture does he get fed feed also? I have one that cant be out on pasture much at all, he gets to go out maybe once a week for a few hours late evening, he cant handle alot of sugar, hes IR..
Edited by Southtxponygirl 2018-07-13 10:17 AM
|
|
| |
|
Expert
Posts: 1304
| Thanks for the reply! I am going to keep the vet appt. I talked to them this morning and the vet I'll be seeing (haven't established a specific one at this animal hospital yet until now) was very helpful and I look forward to Monday when she sees him. He doesn't get any feed, just grass. I swear he gains weight on air. I don't have a dry lot but that would be ideal. Last year when I got him, I had access to a dry lot and kept him in it most of the time with good hay and he looked great. Now without the dry lot, I just use the grazing muzzle. I think that's his issue too. I might make him wear the grazing muzzle more and just let him eat in the morning hours, and go put it back on him during my lunch break. His feet also have seemed extra dry the past few months so I'm not sure what to do to help that? But he now has free access to a salt block and red trace mineral block as well |
|
| |
|
Expert
Posts: 1304
| By the way, that's him a few months ago in my main picture. You can see how round he can get! |
|
| |
|
A Somebody to Everybody
Posts: 41354
Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | blccwgl55 - 2018-07-13 10:36 AM Thanks for the reply! I am going to keep the vet appt. I talked to them this morning and the vet I'll be seeing (haven't established a specific one at this animal hospital yet until now) was very helpful and I look forward to Monday when she sees him. He doesn't get any feed, just grass. I swear he gains weight on air. I don't have a dry lot but that would be ideal. Last year when I got him, I had access to a dry lot and kept him in it most of the time with good hay and he looked great. Now without the dry lot, I just use the grazing muzzle. I think that's his issue too. I might make him wear the grazing muzzle more and just let him eat in the morning hours, and go put it back on him during my lunch break. His feet also have seemed extra dry the past few months so I'm not sure what to do to help that? But he now has free access to a salt block and red trace mineral block as well
Yep the one's that are a easy keeper are the ones we have to really keep an eye on I have learned over the years "{sign}" :(. The one I have is a easy keeper too and hes the one that is IR, so he dont get to have all the pasture time he use to get and hes got his own pasture.. He was coming up sore all the time and his right foot got bad so took him in and his vet did some x rays and found that he did have some rotation going on, vet has a good eye and tolded me what was going on with him, so followed his orders and now I got my man back,  |
|
| |
|
Expert
Posts: 1304
| PM'ed you! |
|
| |
|
Elite Veteran
Posts: 897
| I 200% agree with horsegirl, get some x-rays done first, then go from there. |
|
| |
|
 You get what you give
Posts: 13030
Location: Texas | No way to know exactly what is going on and how bad until you see a vet. Glad you kept the appointment! |
|
| |
|
  Sock eating dog owner
Posts: 4553
Location: Where the pavement ends and the West begins Utah | If you face book,,search for hoof rehab help. they can get you on the right track |
|
| |
|
Expert
Posts: 1304
| Thanks guys! Will update later |
|
| |
Folks on-line