RE: [RC] Don't touch my mouth!!!! Testing capillary refill. - Kristen A Fisher
The mare I am riding can be a bit head
shy at times [who knows why]. I was about to tell our vets here in CT about
this at her first ride but they had checked and moved one before I even got out
the words. They start above their eyes and run their hand down their face, and
then do the check as part of that – very fast. Maybe you could work with her on
that, vs. going straight to her mouth?
Kristen
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Mellifluous Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008
2:04 PM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Don't touch my
mouth!!!! Testing capillary refill.
I have an older mare that I was thinking of conditioning up so that my friend
can do some LDs with me. She has fabulous ground manners and is very
sweet until you try to touch her mouth. Her previous owners really did a
number on her mouth and she will NOT let you even get close to touching her
mouth unless she is sedated. Trust me, I have tried to work her through
her fears with a variety of methods with little success. So, instead of
pushing the issue, I ride her in a hackamore and squirt her wormer on her feed.
Is there any other way that the vets can check capiallary refill besides
pressing on her gums. Even if they could get their fingers in her mouth,
they would be hard pressed to keep them their long enough to tell what is going
on. This is the only obstacle I have to entering this mare in an LD.
Thanks!
Mel
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