Hi all:
I have a horse with a lameness that I cannot figure out just yet.
The horse was not being ridden although he is very fit. The had a little cough and was taking time off to get over it. The horse is kept in 2.5 acres of bermuda pasture and had been up in his pen during the heat of the Arizona day to relax in the shade. When he was turned out that evening he was sound as could be and trotted off and even bucked a few times. The next morning he was three legged lame and could barely walk back to his pen. I called the vet who was on an emergency and would not be able to come out until the evening. He told me to give him some bute which I did. There was no heat or swelling in the leg. No tenderness to palpation of the leg. No sign of injury, missing hair, etc. (pasture is all electrice fencing). No sign of puncture wound, foot was scrubbed intensively by the vet. There appeared to be tenderness in the heel area. The vet could not find anything specific either and advised 3-4 days of bute and rest. Two weeks later
my farrier came out and found a pretty severe bruise in the heel area but he did not react to hoof testers at that time.
The horse is still slightly off and I am going to call the vet on Monday to pursue x-rays or ???
Just wanted to know if anyone had any input or suggestions.
Lee
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