in case anyone would like to know

[zoel_222]

She is still limping. After soaking her foot for 10 days and being buted for 7 days without any change, the vet thought we better do some x-rays. She's out of town right now, and we talked and thought it would be best if I get the farrier out first. So the farrier was out today and after he trimmed that foot he found a big old bruise on her sole, and when he did the hoof tester it squished down right there. He said the way she had been standing caused her foot to roll (grr this is hard to explain :rolleyes:) and put a lot of pressure right where her bruise is, so he's actually thinking this bruise was caused because of the way she was standing because of ANOTHER pain. :banghead: But there's also a possibility that this bruise is the root of all her problems. He trimmed her foot differently to relieve the pressure on the bruised spot and said she would still be pretty sore to adjust to walking differently, and if there's no improvement by next week I should probably get the x-rays. Man, oh man, Whitney. What are we going to do with you? :nono:

[lisakaye]

oh boy I sure hope you can fugure this out quickly..

[WashingtonBay]

All the best, keep us posted!

[Petra]

Good luck! Hope she'll get better soon.

[JackieB]

I'm sorry that she's still sore, Zoe. I'll be thinking of her.

[alittleoffkey]

I've been wondering how she's doing. I certainly hope it's just the bruise and she's better in a few days!

[zoel_222]

Thanks guys. :) It's been a little over a month of this and no one has really any rock-solid ideas as to why she's lame. The x-rays are only $45 apiece and my dad said he'd trailer her in so I wouldn't have to pay the $70 farm call fee. But that's still money.... meh. And with me being unemployed I'd rather not spend anything until I know I have to. Fudge. :doh: I really wish Whitney would just get better already. She had been doing SO good under saddle but now I don't know when (or if) I'll be able to ride her again

[Peggy Sue]

Keep your chin up hon...

Hoping she heals quickly for you .. month is already too long

[lovesfortune]

i'm sorry she is still lame. i hope your farrier is onto something and it starts to make a turn for the better.

[Gypsy Rose]

I'm hoping your farrier's on the right track. Maybe she'll start making a turn for the better now. Keeping my fingers crossed.

[FatSpottedAppy]

I'm sorry.. I hope she gets better soon.

[zoel_222]

That's for all the encouraging words. I'm real worried it's a coffin fracture. For a few days last week (broken up, not in a row) her limp was almost gone. It's such a weird roller coaster of lameness. :(

[Vegashorselady]

Thanks guys. :) It's been a little over a month of this and no one has really any rock-solid ideas as to why she's lame. The x-rays are only $45 apiece and my dad said he'd trailer her in so I wouldn't have to pay the $70 farm call fee. But that's still money.... meh. And with me being unemployed I'd rather not spend anything until I know I have to. Fudge. :doh: I really wish Whitney would just get better already. She had been doing SO good under saddle but now I don't know when (or if) I'll be able to ride her again

I know it's discouraging to have a horse down and out for that long without a clear idea as to what is causing it or how to treat it. My mare Scout went lame like that 3 weeks after I bought her...and continued to be mystery lame for a year. The best explanation we (me, vet and farrier) could come up with is that her soles needed to toughen up and she kept getting wicked stone bruises and abcesses until that happened. Well, after all that she has been sound for a solid year and a half and is an awsome trail horse. Gaited, Appylover and Miatapony can vouch for her and tell you she handles some long rides on some pretty tough ground and not a hint of lameness anymore.

The moral of that story is don't let it get you down. If the vet and farrier can't pin-point a cause just give her lots of love and time off. Keep up with the vet and farrier appointments and spend the extra time working with the other horses. Sometimes time does heal all things.

[zoel_222]

I know it's discouraging to have a horse down and out for that long without a clear idea as to what is causing it or how to treat it. My mare Scout went lame like that 3 weeks after I bought her...and continued to be mystery lame for a year. The best explanation we (me, vet and farrier) could come up with is that her soles needed to toughen up and she kept getting wicked stone bruises and abcesses until that happened. Well, after all that she has been sound for a solid year and a half and is an awsome trail horse. Gaited, Appylover and Miatapony can vouch for her and tell you she handles some long rides on some pretty tough ground and not a hint of lameness anymore.

The moral of that story is don't let it get you down. If the vet and farrier can't pin-point a cause just give her lots of love and time off. Keep up with the vet and farrier appointments and spend the extra time working with the other horses. Sometimes time does heal all things.

Oy vey! A year! I hope it doesn't come to that. As my farrier and vet mentioned she has VERY hard, solid feet. Hopefully this is just a nasty stone bruise that needs some extra time to heal. No matter what happens, she's always got a home here, rideable or not. I'm sure she wouldn't mind not having to work anymore. :p She's one of *those* horses who could care less if they ever see another human being again as long as there's food in front of them. :rolleyes:

[Vegashorselady]

LOL, Zoel! I doubt your girl will be out for a year, Scout was an extreme case. I was trying to cheer you up I guess by giving you the "even when it looks really really bad there can be a happy ending" scenario.;) I was weeks away from making the decision to put my girl down when her lameness went away as suddenly as it came with no explanation.

I hope they get your girl's issue figured out soon and that it is nothing more than a bad stone bruise or troublesom abcess. Best wishes and luck to you and your poor lame horsey

[jeezitsjacki]

poor whitney.. I hope the shoeing job fixes the problem for you

[Peggy Sue]

I think if I were you I would pay the $45 for piece of mind

[zoel_222]

I think if I were you I would pay the $45 for piece of mind

It's going to be more than $45. It's $45 per angle and I only have $700 in my bank account and I still don't have all the hay bought for this year.

[zoel_222]

LOL, Zoel! I doubt your girl will be out for a year, Scout was an extreme case. I was trying to cheer you up I guess by giving you the "even when it looks really really bad there can be a happy ending" scenario.;) I was weeks away from making the decision to put my girl down when her lameness went away as suddenly as it came with no explanation.

I hope they get your girl's issue figured out soon and that it is nothing more than a bad stone bruise or troublesom abcess. Best wishes and luck to you and your poor lame horsey

Haha I know what you meant. I was just like crap I hope it's not a year! But I know it will work out one way or another.

[Peggy Sue]

Is there any way any of US could help you?? doesn't hay suck!!! Mike is ou getting us enough for two weeks now my rounds on laying on the ground drying and I am stressing!!!

[zoel_222]

Is there any way any of US could help you?? doesn't hay suck!!! Mike is ou getting us enough for two weeks now my rounds on laying on the ground drying and I am stressing!!!

Thanks for the offer but I don't think my parents would much approve of me taking money from people on the internet. :o I have about 5 tons but I will need another 6 by fall. (they go through a little less than a ton a month). I also need to get rock down and floors in my barn for mud control by October which is going to be like $2000. Bahh. Money. :( Even if I did decide to do the x-rays now, the farrier said I need to wait at least 4 or 5 days for her to adjust to the new trim because it will show her muscles all weird. :huh: He did a better job of explaining it than me.