emricmacy - 2017-10-02 2:18 PM Meep.Meep. Thank you! The barn manager said he was pretty bad when she led him to the pasture, but once he was moving, he was a little better. She said he looked tight. I did break down and text his previous owner to get her opinion, and she said he only went lame for her when he had an abscess. My trainer did show me a few stretches, but she only stretched him for less than 5 min, just to show me how to do it, and he actually liked it. He just stood there, and enjoyed it. I don't think the stretches have anything to do with today? We took it easy yesterday in our lesson, no barrel practice, just w/t/l. He didn't buck, or do anything nasty to tell me he was in pain, and when I left him last night, he was happy and content. I'm waiting to hear back from the vet, but I am going to go to the barn tonight either way! I will probably just hand walk him outside for a bit. I did a little research on the older threads here and what about this mixture in case he has an abscess? 1 cup mud (such as Ice Tight) 1/4 cup Iccathamol 2 TBS Epsom Salts 1 tsp alum Do I just mix it all together, and apply like a paste, and cover with vet wrap, then with duct tape? Sorry, I will most likely be doing this by myself, and want to get it right. I only have a Tractor Supply close to me, so I'm hoping they have all this, but I have to stop at the pharmacy tonight. Any advice to make this "easier" would be great! He does NOT like puddle of water, so soaking in a water bath is probably out.

emricmacy - 2017-10-04 4:18 AM Well the vet visit went good, she was very nice and thorough. His diagnosis is moderate/severe pasturn arthritis in his right front. Not exactly what we wanted to hear. We did a general exam and she thought he looked good, did flexion test, blocking, and then front X-rays. The blocking helped her narrow down what area is the problem, then the X-rays confirmed. It's pretty substantial arthritis. She said it was nothing I did, as I've only had him for little over a month. She said he's had this for a decent amount of time 1+ years. Husband and I are pretty mad at ourselves, as we should have done a prepurchse exam, and we wouldn't have bought him. Vet believes previous owner buted him up. Lesson learned!! But, an expensive lesson! She said our only really treatment options are adequan injections IM once a month (after a loading dose) and inject the pasturn. She did prescribe previcox but said that not all horses respond to it. Previcox=$36 for 40 days. 1/4 of a tables once a day 1 bottle adequan=$385 Injections in pasturn=$250-260 She said all horses respond differently to injections, and she said it would be worth it to try. She also said that some people have to inject the pasturn severe 6 months and others can get away with once a year. I'm also going to get a tub of bute from her this week in case he needs it. I have him started on Actiflex pellets, and am wondering if I should keep him on what previous owner had him on Forefront Forebasics? Am I just wasting my money? What is it really doing? I'm almost out, so I need to decide. Now that we have a diagnosis, I would appreciate any advice on what to do, maintenance care, supplements that might be beneficial, etc. Would BOT quick wraps or bell boots be beneficial? I tried to upload his X-rays but it said they were too big. Thanks everyone!

emricmacy - 2017-10-04 4:18 AM Well the vet visit went good, she was very nice and thorough. His diagnosis is moderate/severe pasturn arthritis in his right front. Not exactly what we wanted to hear. We did a general exam and she thought he looked good, did flexion test, blocking, and then front X-rays. The blocking helped her narrow down what area is the problem, then the X-rays confirmed. It's pretty substantial arthritis. She said it was nothing I did, as I've only had him for little over a month. She said he's had this for a decent amount of time 1+ years. Husband and I are pretty mad at ourselves, as we should have done a prepurchse exam, and we wouldn't have bought him. Vet believes previous owner buted him up. Lesson learned!! But, an expensive lesson! She said our only really treatment options are adequan injections IM once a month (after a loading dose) and inject the pasturn. She did prescribe previcox but said that not all horses respond to it. Previcox=$36 for 40 days. 1/4 of a tables once a day 1 bottle adequan=$385 Injections in pasturn=$250-260 She said all horses respond differently to injections, and she said it would be worth it to try. She also said that some people have to inject the pasturn severe 6 months and others can get away with once a year. I'm also going to get a tub of bute from her this week in case he needs it. I have him started on Actiflex pellets, and am wondering if I should keep him on what previous owner had him on Forefront Forebasics? Am I just wasting my money? What is it really doing? I'm almost out, so I need to decide. Now that we have a diagnosis, I would appreciate any advice on what to do, maintenance care, supplements that might be beneficial, etc. Would BOT quick wraps or bell boots be beneficial? I tried to upload his X-rays but it said they were too big. Thanks everyone!