She's really got us stumped, Jess is like a yo-yo in terms of her soundness. Good luck getting to the end of this!
6 weeks ago I went out with a friend for a lovely ride, I knew the going would be good so didn't boot her for it. She acted a complete idiot, jumping, plunging and cantering sideways but felt strong throughout our ride. 2 days later she wasn't quite right but not awful, then about a week or so after that she suddenly got worse, I shut her in the corral and about 36 hours later we had a little abscess pop, she was much improved but not 100%. Its basically gone on like this since, she now has evidence of 2 abscesses bursting in each front foot (all lateral heel).
Last week she seemed to be steadily improving;
Tuesday vet came and said sound in front but mildly lame left hind and suspected an abscess (hoof tester reaction in the medial heel).
Friday the farrier came out and no reactions to hoof testers anywhere and he trimmed her (nothing out of the normal) and found bruises in both lateral heel buttresses and she went from half/10 lame to a good 5 /10 on the straight (definitely left fore) I gave 1g bute.
Saturday she was vastly improved on Saturday so gave 1/2g.
Sunday still good so another 1/2g of bute.
Monday she was barely off on the straight and was galloping round like a dermish so I didn't give any bute.
Tuesday morning she looked OK still.
Tuesday evening was pointing with the LF at rest So not wanting to bute her (because she charges around when it doesn't hurt) I decided to put her hoof boots on.
Weds morning she was much improved.
Weds evening I trotted her up and she's less than half/10 lame.
Today she was still really comfortable but I have had to take them off as her feet were getting too squishy (with all the rain the neoprene heel captivator was holding the water on I guess).
I'd love to slap a set of shoes on and be done with it at this point but they have made her lamer the last few times we have tied (various shoe types) but I just don't know what else to try. After the vets talk on Tuesday I was all for trying injected anti-inflammatories but is it an inflammatory problem if the hoof boots make it so much better....?
6 weeks ago I went out with a friend for a lovely ride, I knew the going would be good so didn't boot her for it. She acted a complete idiot, jumping, plunging and cantering sideways but felt strong throughout our ride. 2 days later she wasn't quite right but not awful, then about a week or so after that she suddenly got worse, I shut her in the corral and about 36 hours later we had a little abscess pop, she was much improved but not 100%. Its basically gone on like this since, she now has evidence of 2 abscesses bursting in each front foot (all lateral heel).
Last week she seemed to be steadily improving;
Tuesday vet came and said sound in front but mildly lame left hind and suspected an abscess (hoof tester reaction in the medial heel).
Friday the farrier came out and no reactions to hoof testers anywhere and he trimmed her (nothing out of the normal) and found bruises in both lateral heel buttresses and she went from half/10 lame to a good 5 /10 on the straight (definitely left fore) I gave 1g bute.
Saturday she was vastly improved on Saturday so gave 1/2g.
Sunday still good so another 1/2g of bute.
Monday she was barely off on the straight and was galloping round like a dermish so I didn't give any bute.
Tuesday morning she looked OK still.
Tuesday evening was pointing with the LF at rest So not wanting to bute her (because she charges around when it doesn't hurt) I decided to put her hoof boots on.
Weds morning she was much improved.
Weds evening I trotted her up and she's less than half/10 lame.
Today she was still really comfortable but I have had to take them off as her feet were getting too squishy (with all the rain the neoprene heel captivator was holding the water on I guess).
I'd love to slap a set of shoes on and be done with it at this point but they have made her lamer the last few times we have tied (various shoe types) but I just don't know what else to try. After the vets talk on Tuesday I was all for trying injected anti-inflammatories but is it an inflammatory problem if the hoof boots make it so much better....?