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| OK so Tuesday morning my mare somehow managed to injure herself in her stall (rear leg) I found her in the first few minutes after the injury happened and called my vet. I sent pictures and video of the leg and my vet told me not to move it and to give her 2 grams of bute, she believed it was fractured. I did so, and stayed with the mare threw the day to watch her. My vet got free to come look at her that evening. X-rays were taken of every part of the leg they could get to and no factors were found. My vet was worried that it could be in her hip and told me to give 2 grams of bute a day, and hydro it, and that basically it was a wait and see. She did not think it was a good idea to haul the mare to get her to better equipment afraid it would cause her more injury.
I have been fallowing her instructions and watching the mare. There is no swelling threw her hips but her entire leg is swollen and she cannot use or bear weight on it. The mare is in obvious discomfort and i do not know what to do for her to help her. I sent my vet additional pictures yesterday and called and gave a vet tech an update this morning but I have not heard back as to what she is thinking now.
I really like my vet and I am not blaming her in anyway. I understand that they can only do so much. I am just lost with what to do now. Should I call another vet for a second opinion? Not that I don't trust the first one but I know a different set of eyes may find something the first set missed. Is there anything I can try to help give her comfort?
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Rad Dork
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Location: Oklahoma | I would try to call another vet to come out for a second opinion. I probably wouldn't try to haul her. |
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  Queen Boobie 2
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| I wouldn't haul her either, but I would get a second opinion. I had a filly injure her pelvis at the bottom where it comes together (symphysis pubis, I think)and her right rear leg swelled from hock to stifle. Hers was not too severe, she could always bear weight, but she is on months of stall rest. |
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The Advice Guru
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| I had one that sound exactly like yours. Mine had a fracture in her pelvis. This was diagnosed via internal ultrasound.
I would get a vet out to palpate and complete and internal ultrasound. Mine had to be off of feed the 24 hrs prior as stool can prohibit seeing the fracture. |
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Expert
Posts: 2685
| IMO second OP for sure. I would also have her palpated. Sounds like a pelvis fracture. I'm really sorry. Stay strong! |
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Veteran
Posts: 114
| Thank you everyone for the advice, I am going to try to find another vet to come out and take a look. If anyone has any suggestions on one in the stillwater/ Cushing OK area I would appreciate hearing them. |
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Location: Oklahoma | who did you have look at it? You can PM me if you want. |
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 Neat Freak
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | I agree with the pelvis injury too. I have had one maybe 2. The 2nd one is yet to be determined but I had him on confinement for 5 months where the first one I had no idea he was even hurt since he was in pasture and never showed lameness. I was pregnant and checked their water, made sure they were all in the pasture and standing on all 4 (sometimes using binoculars). Confinement and an anti inflammatory are your best bet I think. I never noticed swelling in mine, just stiff when he walked in one hind leg-short stepped. Sometimes it seemed he would walk out of it and be fine later, but something was just not normal. Had some muscle atrophy as well after awhile. He runs, bucks and plays now. Sometimes I think something may be off, sometimes I think it is my imagination. Time will tell when I have him checked later and start to ride him I guess. |
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