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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | wyoming barrel racer - 2017-05-14 7:49 PM Silly Filly - 2017-05-14 6:43 PM I had a vet cause nerve damage to my horse after giving him the anesthetic in his neck. Of course, it didn't manifest until that night, so when I called the vet about it, he said it didn't happen at his clinic. It was awful. I don't go there any more. I could have accepted that he made a mistake, but I couldn't accept that he wouldn't take responsibility. I thought he ruined my horse, but he did recover. Oh yikes! Glad it did recover, how long did it take?
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  Neat Freak
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | Southtxponygirl - 2017-05-14 6:58 PM wyoming barrel racer - 2017-05-14 7:49 PM Silly Filly - 2017-05-14 6:43 PM I had a vet cause nerve damage to my horse after giving him the anesthetic in his neck. Of course, it didn't manifest until that night, so when I called the vet about it, he said it didn't happen at his clinic. It was awful. I don't go there any more. I could have accepted that he made a mistake, but I couldn't accept that he wouldn't take responsibility. I thought he ruined my horse, but he did recover. Oh yikes! Glad it did recover, how long did it take?
Each day is better, he can eat off the ground and drink out of the water tank, but he's still not 100%. I'll find out Tues what is going on. I have done non stop research on his symptoms and asked vets and massage/chiros as well and I am really leaning towards him being out in his poll or TMJ which I know zip about. He doesn't want his right ear messed with which is very unlike him. I can clip his ears inside and out with out any twitch or restraint. |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | wyoming barrel racer - 2017-05-14 9:28 PM Southtxponygirl - 2017-05-14 6:58 PM wyoming barrel racer - 2017-05-14 7:49 PM Silly Filly - 2017-05-14 6:43 PM I had a vet cause nerve damage to my horse after giving him the anesthetic in his neck. Of course, it didn't manifest until that night, so when I called the vet about it, he said it didn't happen at his clinic. It was awful. I don't go there any more. I could have accepted that he made a mistake, but I couldn't accept that he wouldn't take responsibility. I thought he ruined my horse, but he did recover. Oh yikes! Glad it did recover, how long did it take?
The guy I really like doing my floats will check their poll after he finishes with the floating, he will put them back in if he sees the need to.. just the norm for this fella to check and thats what I really like about him sure do miss having working on my horses, I have a Vet that is also a equine dentist, but I hav'nt notice if he checks them are not, I need to pay more attention next time I use him.. |
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Miss Southern Sunshine
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Location: South Central Florida | We have a mare that has won and won 1D money on the State and National level. Teeth done every year since we owned her. A few years ago a newer vet did her teeth and told me she should be being done every 6 months. It was a vet that specialised in teeth and was a mobile unit. I had seen a few horses done and seemed good. My regular guy was unavailable for a year or two. This new bet started calling me at 4 months and drove me kind of crazy.
Right away we had no problems we were aware of. About 2 months later she started having jaw problems. Chiropractor checked her, made adjustments and said she had TMJ. Another 2 months and it was worse. With in 6 months her jaw was being injected (which I never heard of). At 10 months I was able to get an appointment with my regular guy and have not had a problem since then.
It took me way longer to realize it was probably related to the float, than it should have. I never had any confirmation other than no problems since and I think the mobile vet went out of business.....
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 Warmblood with Wings
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Location: Florida.. | swan.....one of our mares same thing happened.. new equine dentist and within a week the mare was chomping at bit, avoiding it and rattling it.. we knew something was off.. we had chiro and accunpuncture and vet looked at her.. we determined TMJ and her poll was out to. our reg guy came and re did her teeth because the other had done a bad job aligning them properly.. it took 5 months to get her going again.. she went from a 6yr old 2nd level 45,000 horse to a 1st level and sold her for 28,000 ... disclosed all issues .. but a very nice lil mare and with time would recover well.
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Neat Freak
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | Well we are off to the vet tomorrow afternoon. He was able to lay down and soak up some sun today, but when he got up it looked like I do when I have a kink in my neck and try and sit up. You could tell it was uncomfortable. After reading this article, I am leaning towards TMJ being the issue. http://thenaturallyhealthyhorse.com/tmj-disorders-horses/
The vet that did his teeth came by today to look at him, we are an hour from her office so it was very kind of her to swing by while she was out our way. I wasn't here to show her some of the things I notice, but she wants a full report when I get back from the big clinic. |
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