Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2016 19:28:24 GMT
I tried to post this as its own new thread, but it doesn't seem to like it (mostly likely a problem on my end). Sorry for the novel on this thread, but does anyone have any thoughts?
Benny has been seen by a vet and I have been in regular contact with my vet about this. I am just curious if anyone else has dealt with something like this or if there is something totally obvious that we are all missing here.
I rode him last Tuesday evening (May 31). It was just a nice light flat ride, he really didn't work hard and the footing was good. Nothing unusual at all. We cooled down as per our normal routine and I put him out for the night. He was completely sound and everything was cold and tight like it should be.
Wednesday morning (June 1) The girl who works at the barn caught him and brought him in for his trim. Benny is on a 6 week rotation because I find if he goes much longer than that he has a tendency to get a little bit trippy. I came out for my lesson that evening, nothing out of the ordinary, tacked up, went to warm up and noticed he was off on his front right leg. He wasn't super lame or anything, but he was lame enough that I noticed. No head bob, and still quite happy to go forward. Got off as soon as I noticed, un-tacked and went over him with a 'fine tooth comb' No heat, no swelling, no inflammation, no reactivity, no digital pulse absolutely nothing. My trainer went over him about an hour later and could not find anything either. We both thought that perhaps he just got taken a little too short on that foot, and would have the farrier back out in the morning to check for abscesses and re-assess. He got a low dose of bute and went back outside.
June 2 – Farrier came back out – no reactivity to hoof testers, still no heat, swelling, ect. Took his temperature and it was normal. The girl who caught him the day prior did mention that she thought he took a funny step on the way in, but that he also had rocks in his feet so she didn't think much past that. He does have a history of being a little dramatic about rocks and has always been fine as soon as they are picked out. I called the vet just to be safe, was told to put him on previcox and that he would be out to the barn for a different horse the next day and would take a look at Benny while he was there.
June 3 – Vet looks at Benny, can't find anything, again – no swelling, heat, reactivity to anything anywhere. Checked his legs, his back, his SI and his hips as well. Nothing. Tells me to keep him on the previcox for another few days and see if it doesn't resolve itself. Venice turpentine all the way around. We are still considering the possibility at this point that he might just have an abscess or stone bruise although the total lack of reactivity in his foot is a bit odd. Benny has small hives, in one spot vet figures could be a reaction to bug bites, might be the previcox, but he had already had his dose for the day and was told not to worry about it and give Dex if it got worse.
June 4 – Definitely a reaction to the previcox. Taken off the previcox and given dex as per vet instructions. Still lame, still no reactivity, heat, swelling, ect. Temperature remains normal.
June 5 – Hives are gone. No change otherwise.
June 6 – 7 No change
June 8 (1 week lame) – Farrier takes another look and tests his feet again all the way around absolutely 0 reactivity. Still no heat, no digital pulse, no swelling, nothing. I call the vet again to see if he has any ideas – nothing. Recommends having him seen by a chiro just in case. At this point Benny has not gotten any worse, but he certainly has not gotten any better either. Both vet, trainer, farrier and myself agree that it is not likely his feet at this point and that funny step he took on the way in was probably an indicator that he was already lame prior to being trimmed. I call the chiropractor and have booked in for Saturday afternoon.
Benny gets seen by her on a fairly regular basis and is coming due for an adjustment, but has never, ever been off at all before needing one. I'm hoping she finds something. We've been checking him daily for any sign of something and nothing has ever shown up. Looking at him and running your hands over him there is no indication that he would be anything other than sound. If he doesn't improve after his adjustment then the vet will be coming back out Tuesday or Wednesday and we might take some X-rays and ultrasounds.
Has anyone ever seen anything like this before? A lame horse with no real indications as to why? He still isn't any better, but also has not gotten any worse. He is still eating, drinking, totally normal otherwise and we have been taking his temperature daily to make sure that this isn't some sort of infection we are missing. All his vitals are completely within normal range and have stayed in normal range.
Benny has been seen by a vet and I have been in regular contact with my vet about this. I am just curious if anyone else has dealt with something like this or if there is something totally obvious that we are all missing here.
I rode him last Tuesday evening (May 31). It was just a nice light flat ride, he really didn't work hard and the footing was good. Nothing unusual at all. We cooled down as per our normal routine and I put him out for the night. He was completely sound and everything was cold and tight like it should be.
Wednesday morning (June 1) The girl who works at the barn caught him and brought him in for his trim. Benny is on a 6 week rotation because I find if he goes much longer than that he has a tendency to get a little bit trippy. I came out for my lesson that evening, nothing out of the ordinary, tacked up, went to warm up and noticed he was off on his front right leg. He wasn't super lame or anything, but he was lame enough that I noticed. No head bob, and still quite happy to go forward. Got off as soon as I noticed, un-tacked and went over him with a 'fine tooth comb' No heat, no swelling, no inflammation, no reactivity, no digital pulse absolutely nothing. My trainer went over him about an hour later and could not find anything either. We both thought that perhaps he just got taken a little too short on that foot, and would have the farrier back out in the morning to check for abscesses and re-assess. He got a low dose of bute and went back outside.
June 2 – Farrier came back out – no reactivity to hoof testers, still no heat, swelling, ect. Took his temperature and it was normal. The girl who caught him the day prior did mention that she thought he took a funny step on the way in, but that he also had rocks in his feet so she didn't think much past that. He does have a history of being a little dramatic about rocks and has always been fine as soon as they are picked out. I called the vet just to be safe, was told to put him on previcox and that he would be out to the barn for a different horse the next day and would take a look at Benny while he was there.
June 3 – Vet looks at Benny, can't find anything, again – no swelling, heat, reactivity to anything anywhere. Checked his legs, his back, his SI and his hips as well. Nothing. Tells me to keep him on the previcox for another few days and see if it doesn't resolve itself. Venice turpentine all the way around. We are still considering the possibility at this point that he might just have an abscess or stone bruise although the total lack of reactivity in his foot is a bit odd. Benny has small hives, in one spot vet figures could be a reaction to bug bites, might be the previcox, but he had already had his dose for the day and was told not to worry about it and give Dex if it got worse.
June 4 – Definitely a reaction to the previcox. Taken off the previcox and given dex as per vet instructions. Still lame, still no reactivity, heat, swelling, ect. Temperature remains normal.
June 5 – Hives are gone. No change otherwise.
June 6 – 7 No change
June 8 (1 week lame) – Farrier takes another look and tests his feet again all the way around absolutely 0 reactivity. Still no heat, no digital pulse, no swelling, nothing. I call the vet again to see if he has any ideas – nothing. Recommends having him seen by a chiro just in case. At this point Benny has not gotten any worse, but he certainly has not gotten any better either. Both vet, trainer, farrier and myself agree that it is not likely his feet at this point and that funny step he took on the way in was probably an indicator that he was already lame prior to being trimmed. I call the chiropractor and have booked in for Saturday afternoon.
Benny gets seen by her on a fairly regular basis and is coming due for an adjustment, but has never, ever been off at all before needing one. I'm hoping she finds something. We've been checking him daily for any sign of something and nothing has ever shown up. Looking at him and running your hands over him there is no indication that he would be anything other than sound. If he doesn't improve after his adjustment then the vet will be coming back out Tuesday or Wednesday and we might take some X-rays and ultrasounds.
Has anyone ever seen anything like this before? A lame horse with no real indications as to why? He still isn't any better, but also has not gotten any worse. He is still eating, drinking, totally normal otherwise and we have been taking his temperature daily to make sure that this isn't some sort of infection we are missing. All his vitals are completely within normal range and have stayed in normal range.
