tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post3549608121108490324..comments2023-06-10T06:38:37.815-07:00Comments on Life With My Herd: What to do With Sassy- Part 2Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15617546413512282387noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post-51166201154474643052013-01-25T22:33:07.301-08:002013-01-25T22:33:07.301-08:00I don't really have any suggestions as such bu...I don't really have any suggestions as such but just wanted to tell you that being unable to make choices with this sort of thing with a good horse is something I dealt with too. I had a darling mare who was unsound for at least 4 and a half of our five years together. I made some bad choices through taking incorrect vet advice and also by second guessing myself too much. I've never been so indecisive in my dealings with my horses before or since. She was just such a good-hearted soul and I felt so bad for her to be so damaged so young. In the end she had to be put down at 13 when the bone spur in her knee was too bad for her to be comfortable on it in the paddock. I regret some of the choices I made along the way and wish I'd been more decisive, but I don't regret giving her the good times she had earned by serving humanity so well (though not with me) and I did the right thing by putting her down gently in her own paddock in the end. I could have had her put down earlier and maybe should have, for both our sakes, and maybe next time I would, but you can only do what you think is right at the time and I certainly agonised enough over each choice when I made it. I guess what I am trying to say is that this sort of situation is hard for anyone who cares about their horses, and all you can do is work from your heart and your head both, and also your wallet, and check the look in her eyes to make sure she is still enjoying life, and go from there. No-one who is outside your relationship with her gets to judge what you decide, because you love her best and know your own situation best. I might have said, don't send her to the university, but then if she is really such a bright spark who loves outings and change, she might enjoy that sort of life more than being retired in your paddock. Only you can know. Keechyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508060247369251383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post-62513216328422388662013-01-24T10:43:01.633-08:002013-01-24T10:43:01.633-08:00That makes sense Merideth. Her stall right now ha...That makes sense Merideth. Her stall right now has a decent slope so she can park either up hill or down, which ever gives her more relief. My Trainer, who has been trimming her since I got her says that he thinks it is contracted heels. He has always said that she had them and now they are getting worse. He thinks that special shoes would help her immensely. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617546413512282387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post-33646721440870269252013-01-24T10:34:42.589-08:002013-01-24T10:34:42.589-08:00She's willing to get her front end up because ...She's willing to get her front end up because it relieves the pressure on both front feet. I would put sand in her run and then a 2 x 4 'box' filled with more sand so she can get her front end up and wait and see if it gets better with more rest.Merideth in Wyominghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10953715963384764551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post-76809673805222147762013-01-24T09:47:09.768-08:002013-01-24T09:47:09.768-08:00This would be easy if she was a bad horse, or a pa...This would be easy if she was a bad horse, or a pain in the butt, or really hard headed. I'd be scheduling an appt to put her down, end of story. But she isn't. Mentally she is the best horse I have. Of all of them she is the one I always figured would be something special, because she has that "special something" that people look for in a horse. That makes this so much harder. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617546413512282387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post-90958268913252345632013-01-24T09:44:56.190-08:002013-01-24T09:44:56.190-08:00Thank you Crystal. Thank you Crystal. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617546413512282387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post-29419051675133159592013-01-24T09:44:42.722-08:002013-01-24T09:44:42.722-08:00Marissa, thanks those are some great ideas and wor...Marissa, thanks those are some great ideas and worth looking into for sure. The shoulder being a good one. She has a scar over her shoulder where why was ripped open on a fence when she was 3 days old. Although it has never seemed to give her issue, it could be making her put her weight a little off. When we did nerve block and made her wound it made it clear that the issue is somewhere down low. <br />He is thinking tendon or ligament. <br />Oh and thanks for the link. will check it out.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617546413512282387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post-52093745739254165332013-01-24T09:38:14.590-08:002013-01-24T09:38:14.590-08:00Could it be an infection in the tendon sheath in h...Could it be an infection in the tendon sheath in her leg? I know she had problems with her cannon bone all along, what if in the healing something got infected? I don't know if it would show up in any of the tests that the vet did or not<br /><br />http://www.equisearch.com/uncategorized/flexor-tendon-sheaths-horses-are-potential-cripplers/Marissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209197198281908402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post-76266526374723064842013-01-24T09:22:58.407-08:002013-01-24T09:22:58.407-08:00She seems soooo sweet!
I hate that theres no dia...She seems soooo sweet! <br /><br />I hate that theres no diagnosis. What are the possible things that the MRI would show? Like, would it show a torn ligament, etc? Could you try doing any of the treatments for that (obviously not surgery) and see if it moves her in the right direction at all? Of course, I don't know what exactly treatment there is for a torn ligament....massage and stall rest? <br /><br />Could it be a suspensory issue in the fore leg? I don't know much about suspensory, especially in the fore, except that it definitely can happen.<br /><br />Could it be a problem with her frog? I don't know if those can develop any problems, other than thrush...but its worth some research since she doesn't have any problem in the leg area...<br /><br />Could it be a shoulder? I guess that would show up in the flexion test. What if she is possibly out of alignment in the shoulder area, and makes her put pressure on her hoof differently and thats where the pain is coming from. <br /><br />Is there any sort of a pinched nerve that it could be? Like, what if she's not necessarily in pain but more can't feel it. I could see her limping/staying off of it if she can't feel it, or only has partial sensation of where it is.<br /><br />These are all kind of off the wall ideas...obviously I really don't know all that much about horse anatomy and health, but I've spent enough time curing gymnastics injurys to know that sometimes if something hurts, you have to try every crazy idea and work your way up from the actual problem! Plus, one of my crazy ideas could trigger something else that you could think of that makes sense to you!Marissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209197198281908402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post-36207235270695837532013-01-24T09:01:42.428-08:002013-01-24T09:01:42.428-08:00Oh that sounds so awful. I hate not knowing!!! I...Oh that sounds so awful. I hate not knowing!!! I have no ideas but will keep hoping works out and you find something that works for you.Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18035210092855895218noreply@blogger.com