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X-Rays of Amber’s foot
I didn’t realize my mom had actually gotten pictures of the x-rays, so I am able to share them with you guys. Just so everyone can see, last week I posted this video of her on Insta, which was taken on July 25, only 1 week prior to her vet visit.
You can certainly see some shortness in her RH, but there’s practically nothing to see in her LH, which is why we were all pretty shocked to see that this was what her foot actually looked like.
That is…..not minor. I am pretty sure most horses would be 3-legged at this point. Thankfully, her right hind foot (and front feet) all looked good.
Bute hasn’t seemed to help as much anymore, and I worry about her since she’s been on it for a while. She’s on an ulcerguard at the same time, but bute long term isn’t the best which is why I want to switch her to Equioxx. She hasn’t been pigging out as much as she usually has either, so my mom and I were worried for a bit. It seems like all the food on the ground was just pretty painful for her, even with the boots and how much she loves to eat. Putting her hay in a net and getting it up off the floor has helped – she’s back to eating her usual amount.
She is certainly not the biggest fan of her boots lol. Every now and then she kind of kicks out hoping to get them off but they’re staying on. I was able to grab some old socks to prevent rubbing, but the boots have certainly helped her feel better. The few times she got excited about something over the weekend and trotted I could see a sliver of how well her stifle has actually been healing. She DID love her shavings and laid down immediately. Then proceeded to try to scratch the boot off.
So I figured I’d help her out. And she loved it. Such an itchy girl haha.
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Hope she continues to improve and you figure the best way to keep her comfy!!
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She’s seeming a bit more open about when she’s hurting now, so crossing my fingers she stays that way and I can keep seeing it so I can help her!
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Oh my goodness, 0.4cm? I can’t believe she looks as good as she does!
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Same here. I want to strangle her for not showing me this sooner lol.
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aww poor girl 😦 i’m glad you’re seeing some positive changes tho and hopefully you can get her switched to the equioxx and comfortable with the boots!
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Thanks Emma! I know she’ll be happier without the boots so I’m hoping we’ll have some new info in the next few weeks.
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Poor girl. Two of mine are on Previcox (Equioxx, but like 1/10th the cost) and they do really well on it.
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Oh great! Thanks for letting me know. I have heard it’s so much better for long term so thanks for confirming!
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Really good to know as well. I may need to start Subi on something soon so Equioxx/Previcox was an option.
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Hope Amber continues to improve. Keep us updated!
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Thank you! I will 🙂
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ooo ouchie!
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Yeah she was pretty ouchie 😦
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