My mare is being seen by the farrier tomorrow. Prayers would be appreciated. She's been lame for over two months now. I'm pretty concerned about her. We have dealt with cellulitis, an abscess, and bad thrush in the front right. I've treated everything and kind of been doing everything possible for it. She has been seen by the vet several times. At this point I'm at a loss of what's wrong. This thrush is slowly getting better. Hopefully the farrier will be able to see something and figure it out. My horses are barefoot, but if a special shoe will help with her heel crack and soreness, I'm ready to try it. She went on a sand dune ride about a week after she went lame, because I put scoot boots on her, and she was magically no longer lame until I took the boots off her. I have no clue. She also stands with her heel off the ground like mostly on her toe with both front feet. She is also 21 and has been dealing with arthritis for a while now. Hopefully the farrier will have an answer. I have not been able to try the scoot boots since, since they were sent to help a friend in need of them with a horse who needs it much more. Any ideas from yall?
That is the swelling when I first found the cellulitis. It swelled overnight. Its all better now though. She went on oral antibiotics and we put furacin and DMSO on it for like weeks.
That is the swelling when I first found the cellulitis. It swelled overnight. Its all better now though. She went on oral antibiotics and we put furacin and DMSO on it for like weeks.