My 10 yearold ex-racehorse went lame in July. She had a very pottery gait and was worse on the near fore. Vet said lami and she recovered super quickly, considering she could hardly walk a couple of days before, and was sound when the vet came to check on her after 5days boxrest.
Horsey was sound for 4weeks in heartbar shoes and then i had normal shoes put back on. She remained sound for a further one and a half weeks and then went terribly lame again literally over night. Again, she was much worse on the near fore and this time she had a bit of fluid up the back of the tendon. Different vet said he didn't think it looked like lami at all and xrayed her feet 5days later. Xrays only showed that the pedal bone hasn't moved. She had, yet again, made a spectacular recovery by the time he came back.
Had heartbars fitted and a different blacksmith check her hooves. He said he'd grade her feet as 3.5 out of 10 and that on her near side fore the bar is missing and there is a hole where it should be so theres no support for her hoof, meaning that its kinda squishing when she walks. Although, he's not sure if this is causing the lameness or not. He's put some special casts (bit like vet wrap which sets like plaster when wet) on her fronts and she was fine until the right one fell off this weekend and within 24 hours shes gone lame on the left again. It definately looks like her hoof and she was resting the toe lastnight. I've had new ones put on yesterday but she's still lame and i've just been to check on her on my dinner hour and the slight fluid behind her tendon is back.
Booked her in at the vets in 2weeks (first available appointment) for investigation but she may make a speedy recovery again before then...or maybe not  In the mean time she's on boxrest, obviously.
Vets are scratching their heads. If anyone been through anything similar with their horse id really like to know what the outcome was, or if anyone has any ideas as to what it could be feel free to let me know. Anyway, i just fancied a moan because i'm fed up.
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