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Posted on 09/18/2004 6:56:23 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
Congrats Empress!
I'm sure my vet would be proud to have you if you don't already have a place picked out. ;o)
Seriously though, I'm sure you've got more offers than you know what to do with. I hope you get the one you want. You've got a great life ahead of you so now you can sit back and enjoy it!
Yeah, something else may have worked just as well and this may have just been what the vet was familiar with, but it did the trick for her.
Not so fascinating that it worked - just mechanics.
To say that's what you should do isn't my place. However, worth waying. Talk to your vet.
make that "weighing" -- sheesh, I wish the brain kept up as you get older!
Thanks.... we will be asking the vet about it... We've got their annual checkups coming up after the holidays.
Heh... I wasn't gonna say anything about that!
I will say that cutting the medial collateral ligament is a pretty simple procedure given that you have a vet who knows what they are doing. However, get the proper diagnosis before-hand.
Thank you for overlooking my brain fart.
RE: my comment above,
It's a simple procedure FOR A VETERINARIAN -- there are way too many screw-ups that can occur if someone other than a vet (who knows the anatomy and sterile technique) tries this procedure.
We'll be asking him. I love my vet, he's just super.
We've got the horse now, and she's just great as a first horse for ecurbh... she's been super safe with him and she's young enough that something simple to fix should be fixed, if that's what it is.
Merry Christmas to you, and your "clan" -- horse and human, alike. -- E
Either the hay or the oats are bad.
Look for mold.
Ask her to check the oats for mold, check the hay, mold? blister beetles? toxic weed?
If it isn't in their feed, it also could be something toxic in their paddock or pasture. The vet might be able to identify toxic plants.
I feel for her... this is going to be expensive, hopefully the vet can get right back out.
How is her hay stored? and what kind of bales?
I hope that folks, such as myself, who knows nothing about horses can join in and ask stupid questions. I hope to retire to the country where I can finally buy my dream....a horse. I know nothing about what to look for or how to properly care for them, but I sure envy all of you and the lifestyle you lead. You are all very blessed. Liberty Lass
Gosh - of course you are welcome! We'll add you to the ping lists if you like and if you read through the threads, you'll learn a lot about the kinds of things we are dealing with....
Today is medicine day it seems... We've got a gimpy hitch in our horse today and some others have some colics. Fun every minute!
:) And we'll tell you more than you could possibly want to know about horses. Seriously, someone here generally has the answer to any problem.
HairoftheDog: Where do you live? Your pictures are beautiful. I have to be honest here and say that after the first 600+ posts I jumped on over to this #5,499 post just to catch up. Whew!! the thread is looooonnnngggg..... Before jumping to here I was mostly looking at only the pictures.
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