the vet knows that it has some thing to do with her feet. we think that it's the canon bone. what shoud i do to mack her alittle more coftuble??
2006-09-27 02:45:34 · 6 answers · asked by justride14 1 in Sports ➔ Horse Racing
Make sure her stall is bedded deeply & you it is kept clean. Also make sure her diet does not contain too much protein & CUT BACK or ELIMINATE GRAINS COMPLETELY. Talk to your Vet about her diet. Also make sure she gets walked daily or turn her out in a coral for exercise. Lots of fresh clean water & A GOOD RUB will keep her feeling cared for. If you don't give her leg rubs & wraps, now is a good time to start, as her circulation is KEY to healing of those feet. Keep feet clean & dry & use a good dressing & alternate with a weekly mud pack on the feet. Brush her as much as you can. I'd avoid riding on hard surfaces. Maybe no riding at all until she heals. Horses are like children. When they get sick, they need a lot of attention. Good luck, it sounds like you have a good companion!
2006-09-27 15:46:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cannon bone is in the legs. The navicular bone and bursa sack can cause lameness in several ways. You don't mention her symptoms or age. Corrective trimming or shoeing may help. It takes up to a year to grow completely new hoof wall if her feet are out of shape in some way. It could be as simple as correcting the angles. The hair line should be parallel to to ground across the front and an imaginary line should go straight through her leg and hoof from the "ankle" to the ground. You can contact me and I'll try to be of more help
2006-09-27 09:10:32 · answer #2 · answered by emily 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The vet knows that it has something to do with her feet? Well, hell, I could've told you that and I'm not a vet.
I would suggest getting another vet. Maybe the one you have now isn't real good on the 'horse' end of the deal and you should find one that is. He can't give you any mild pain killers for the animal and he's supposed to be a vet?
The only way to make her more comfortable, (that I know of), is to take the weight off of her feet, which means a harness attached to the support beam of the barn and her lifted off her feet a little.
But for the sake of the horse, find another vet that knows more about horses! and can help you.
2006-09-27 03:03:23 · answer #3 · answered by Lucianna 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your vet can probably get you shots or pills to help relieve the pain, (you make ask about 'bute'. it's used to relieve arthritis pain in horses) and your local feed store will likely have some topical applications that will increase blood flow to the area and perhaps assist in the healing process. (it's like a really strong ben-gay)
2006-09-27 03:04:01 · answer #4 · answered by awakeatdawn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like navicular disease i had a horse with that x rays are the only way to find out for sure my horse had corrective shoeing that stopped him being lame and bute go to your vet again
2006-09-27 13:20:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
shoot her.
2006-09-27 02:53:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋