Post by daloola on Apr 3, 2019 23:43:22 GMT
Please please please read this in full before any comments are made about getting the vet out. Thank you.
In late October last year horse went lame after a period of cold/wet unsettled weather. Gave her a couple of days to see if she would come right (no heat, pulse, swelling or obvious injury). Vet decided it was broken back HPA and that was the only cause. Wanted natural balance shoes put on and horse on bute and put back in to work.
Anyway, farrier abstained. Instead graduated the toe in the shoes she’s in and carried on. Called my physiotherapist and she found many areas that were tight & knotted, her range of motion in her back legs was dramatically reduced.
Fast forward over winter we went through periods of stiffness/lameness however made it through and regular physio (2-4 weeks apart) kept her supple.
The break in weather & huge soar in temp over those few weeks in February made the ground incredibly hard & she seemed uncomfortable.
Physio came back a week ago as I wasn’t happy and a lot of areas of tightness have reduced, however back end is still very tight; range of motion still bad & you can hear/feel quite a bit of clicking in her lower limbs.
The weather then went from cold/windy; to hot and sunny; back to cold, and she’s now pottery/lame when coming out in the mornings. During the lovely days we’ve had by around midday you wouldn’t know anything is wrong with her, but the cold & wet we’ve now got isn’t making her as happy as she has been.
At first I thought she was lame in front, however it feels as if she is bearing the brunt on her front legs, and that’s making her look uneven in front. She’s quite “stompy” behind.
I am looking at various things to help with her being stabled (being out 24/7 just isn’t an option)
I have a vet coming for a second opinion next Wednesday. As my regular vet will not hear any of it, and simply says it’s a HPA issue and I need to take her advice.
Any ideas are welcome, I will of course work carefully with my vet and farrier/physio, but all I can think of is arthritis, having never been something I’ve dealt with, I’d like other people’s opinions or recommendations.
She is not old, however did have quite a good racing career, and is a typical thoroughbred!
TIA all x
In late October last year horse went lame after a period of cold/wet unsettled weather. Gave her a couple of days to see if she would come right (no heat, pulse, swelling or obvious injury). Vet decided it was broken back HPA and that was the only cause. Wanted natural balance shoes put on and horse on bute and put back in to work.
Anyway, farrier abstained. Instead graduated the toe in the shoes she’s in and carried on. Called my physiotherapist and she found many areas that were tight & knotted, her range of motion in her back legs was dramatically reduced.
Fast forward over winter we went through periods of stiffness/lameness however made it through and regular physio (2-4 weeks apart) kept her supple.
The break in weather & huge soar in temp over those few weeks in February made the ground incredibly hard & she seemed uncomfortable.
Physio came back a week ago as I wasn’t happy and a lot of areas of tightness have reduced, however back end is still very tight; range of motion still bad & you can hear/feel quite a bit of clicking in her lower limbs.
The weather then went from cold/windy; to hot and sunny; back to cold, and she’s now pottery/lame when coming out in the mornings. During the lovely days we’ve had by around midday you wouldn’t know anything is wrong with her, but the cold & wet we’ve now got isn’t making her as happy as she has been.
At first I thought she was lame in front, however it feels as if she is bearing the brunt on her front legs, and that’s making her look uneven in front. She’s quite “stompy” behind.
I am looking at various things to help with her being stabled (being out 24/7 just isn’t an option)
I have a vet coming for a second opinion next Wednesday. As my regular vet will not hear any of it, and simply says it’s a HPA issue and I need to take her advice.
Any ideas are welcome, I will of course work carefully with my vet and farrier/physio, but all I can think of is arthritis, having never been something I’ve dealt with, I’d like other people’s opinions or recommendations.
She is not old, however did have quite a good racing career, and is a typical thoroughbred!
TIA all x