This morning when I went to bring B in he spooked and ran through the electric fence. (He is fine. Just jumpy)
He is partially sighted but I'm concerned now that it has progressed and he is now potentially almost blind. I've been reading a bit online and have read about someone who thought there horse had only distance vision. This sounds a lot like B. He will shout as I approach the field (if he is looking out for me) and look all happy to see me and keen to come in but as soon as I get closer he looks worried and backs away. I have to stretch out my hand for him to sniff before I can catch him. (I always talk to him all the time also)
In his stable he is fine. Sometimes he gets a fright if he is rubbing against me and accidentally knocks his head off the wall or my shoulder, like he didn't know it was there.
My main worry is guy fawkes night. He hates fireworks. I can't leave him in as he panics and throws himself against the walls. But I'm now worried he will run through fencing in the field. My initial thought was to leave everything as it is as he should know where the fence boundaries are (where he ran through this morning used to be a gate way until a month ago when I started to move the fence to give Peds a wee bit more grass) or I can remove all the fencing Appart from the boundary fence so they have the whole field for the night (waaaay too much grass for Peds)
I have Magnatude, which I give to Peds as a calmer, so B could get this also in the week before but I'm not sure it would really help in this situation. (There is a big organised fireworks display at the back of their field in a public park. They are separated by a small field and a river then there is the park so it is very close. I always stay up and keep any eye on them while it's going on just incase)
Think I'm going to have to phone the vet today and discuss what to do. Aging sucks!
He is partially sighted but I'm concerned now that it has progressed and he is now potentially almost blind. I've been reading a bit online and have read about someone who thought there horse had only distance vision. This sounds a lot like B. He will shout as I approach the field (if he is looking out for me) and look all happy to see me and keen to come in but as soon as I get closer he looks worried and backs away. I have to stretch out my hand for him to sniff before I can catch him. (I always talk to him all the time also)
In his stable he is fine. Sometimes he gets a fright if he is rubbing against me and accidentally knocks his head off the wall or my shoulder, like he didn't know it was there.
My main worry is guy fawkes night. He hates fireworks. I can't leave him in as he panics and throws himself against the walls. But I'm now worried he will run through fencing in the field. My initial thought was to leave everything as it is as he should know where the fence boundaries are (where he ran through this morning used to be a gate way until a month ago when I started to move the fence to give Peds a wee bit more grass) or I can remove all the fencing Appart from the boundary fence so they have the whole field for the night (waaaay too much grass for Peds)
I have Magnatude, which I give to Peds as a calmer, so B could get this also in the week before but I'm not sure it would really help in this situation. (There is a big organised fireworks display at the back of their field in a public park. They are separated by a small field and a river then there is the park so it is very close. I always stay up and keep any eye on them while it's going on just incase)
Think I'm going to have to phone the vet today and discuss what to do. Aging sucks!