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Post by ribrabs on Mar 6, 2010 13:32:27 GMT
There I was all ready to take Merlyn on Sunday to the showing clinic and when I got home from work last night, he's lame. Not just a little bit............oh no..............he's crippled!!!
At first I blamed Kalidah for kicking him (she is being a bit of a cow at the moment), but when I checked him over, there is no heat or swelling in any of his legs. So I suspect it's an abcess, especially when it's come on so suddenly. He's had an abcess in that near fore before and it could well be that it didn't drain properly or something.
Anyway the upshot is that Merlyn won't be going anywhere tomorrow. I could cry. This happened last year too, when I entered him for the Royal Highland Show. Only then, he developed a massive splint!! Horses, who'd have them?!
Oh and just to add insult to injury Maverick aimed a kick at me this morning (I was rubbing under his tummy) and unfortunately connected, so I now have a swollen hand and a small cut!!!
3 ARABS FOR SALE...................Any takers??!!
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Post by dante on Mar 6, 2010 13:35:03 GMT
Oh no  That is rotten luck! I hope its just an abcess....but doesnt help you get to the clinic  Hope you're not too sore from your kick! |
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Post by ribrabs on Mar 6, 2010 18:59:18 GMT
I'm stiffening up lovely now, thanks for asking!! Not just from Maverick's kick mind you........I had everyone without rugs today and had gone to give Merlyn a good groom in the field. Kalidah was in a grump about something (probably the fact that she had worked and Merlyn hadn't!) and came over with her ears back and of course Merlyn jumped back out of her way...........right on top of me!! As I was grooming his side at the time, the same poor hand got bent back and it's feeling very sore now.
I'm going to be a spectator tomorrow unfortunately (I was so looking forward to taking Merlyn) but I'm sure I'll learn just as much if not more without him. If Kalidah had been a better traveller I would have taken her, but she gets herself into such a state that it just wouldn't be worth it. She would look a though she had run a marathon by they time she got there.
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Post by ribrabs on Mar 10, 2010 8:54:16 GMT
Merlyn is no better, in fact if anything worse. The vet is coming Thursday afternoon, so hopefully we'll be able to shed some light on the problem. He has a small amount of swelling down the back of his off fore, but there is heat around the coronary band, so it could well be an abscess.
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Post by cameg on Mar 10, 2010 12:20:04 GMT
Hope its just an absess, its easy fixed.
I have a raffle prize for you Jayne will get it to you.
Sx
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Post by ribrabs on Mar 11, 2010 15:35:54 GMT
Thanks Susan.......I'd forgotten about the raffle!
I'm just waiting for the vet to arrive. I'm trying to convince myself that it's just an abscess. I'm having Kalidah checked too, as she never seems 100% sound to me (I think I'm just being paranoid!) and has one sided lameness! She is not sound when schooling on the right rein, but fine on the left?! The dentist is coming next week, so everyone is getting an MOT
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Post by ribrabs on Mar 11, 2010 17:00:47 GMT
Just had the vet in and it's not great news on either horse! Merlyn has done some damage to his fetlock and has to have 4 weeks box rest. It's as though he has either slipped or gone over on his ankle type thing (probably when running about with the others) and he needs to stay still to help it heal.........great I can see him eating his way out of my stable!
Kalidah has Degenerative Joint Disease. The vet poked and proded at her knee and we trotted her up and down several times. The upshot is that she has cartilge damage to that knee and the vet felt that she could be fine for several weeks and would then go lame again (which is what she has been doing). The snag there is that I can't then get her fit enough to do the things I'd like to do with her. The vet said that I can take her in to the surgery to have her xray if I like, to see what the full extent of the damage is, but that the prognosis isn't good. She said that in the meantime I could give her a small amount of bute to keep her sound so that I can ride, but I'm not comfortable doing that and I don't think it's fair on Kalidah.
Great........think I'll take up selling lucky white heather!! The only horse I have that is sound is Maverick and he's too young to ride!!! I think I might just give up on horses.
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Post by shanniesgirl on Mar 11, 2010 18:53:49 GMT
My heart goes out to you. Don't know how many times I have thought - right this is the last - but what do I go and do - yes - get another. I have a mare that had a bone cyst and had to be operated on and felt like you about exercising her. I do what I can do and just try to enjoy her. Touch wood so far. You will get there I'm sure.
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Post by dante on Mar 12, 2010 20:26:05 GMT
Jayne you've had a tough time over the last few years with horses I'm so sorry to hear about the latest. Hope you get some better luck soon x |
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Post by alisonm on Mar 12, 2010 22:35:59 GMT
Sorry to hear about your horses ailments. Hopefully you will get there in time.
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That is rotten luck! I hope its just an abcess....but doesnt help you get to the clinic 
