So about a month ago my horse went dead lame on her front leg. I mean the putting almost no weight on it kind of lame. I had the vet come out and x-ray it, and he told me it was broken, but it was not a weight-bearing break, and that it *should* heal on stall rest. So she has been on stall rest for a month now, and I decided to pick up her feet today (I check them once a week as the vet said I could) to make sure she was not getting any thrush. When I reached for her bad leg she half-reared, jumped back, and stood trembling, with her leg stuck straight out in front of her. Now it seems like she is back to square one!!! I am really concerned that I am putting her through 3 months of stall rest and then the bone will still not heal. She is 24 years old, and it would absolutely kill me to lose her right now.
Any thoughts? Should I keep waiting and hoping? I hate to see her in pain and so unhappy at stall rest, but I want to give her a chance if there is one.
Any thoughts? Should I keep waiting and hoping? I hate to see her in pain and so unhappy at stall rest, but I want to give her a chance if there is one.