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Posted on Thursday, Jul 1, 1999 - 1:33 am:

I am getting a horse vetted on Sat. and unfortunately, I cannot be there. I have faxed information to the vet who is vetting the horse, as well as talking to him. I read the info and how the flexion tests/radiographs are not a clear indicator on soundness. This horse has been jumped some in the past and I am looking for a dressage career. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what exactly I should be looking for with the flexion/radiograph portion of the exam? I also am considering drawing blood and testing for bute? How long does the results usually take? Should the blood just be drawn and held? I am spending quite a bit of money-could buy a nice new car. Any responses are greatly appreciated! Thanks

Posted on Thursday, Jul 1, 1999 - 7:00 am:

Hello miki,
You are going about the process backwards. The number of variations of what can be found, run into the hundreds so first see what the results are and then worry about the significance. If you are spending that much money you may want to have the blood tested. What I will usually do is draw the blood, place it in two tubes, spin off the RBC's then freeze the serum. It will hold indefinately this way and if the horse acts different shortly after the exam I will have them tested for suspected drugs. Be sure the tubes are clearly marked. Turn around probably varies a lot between labs but about a week.

I think you are making a mistake not being there could you not reschedule?
DrO

Posted on Sunday, Jul 4, 1999 - 11:32 pm:

You were right about going about the CPE backwards. Sometimes I just don't think too logical. Anyway, the horse got vetted and everything went well. Exam and flexion were WNL as well as radiographs. Everything seemed WNL for age. The vet who saw him said that he felt that based on the exam, conformation, and radiographs that the horse would be suitable for dressage. He also told me that he did not think that I would need to worry about lameness problems with this horse. Can you guys really know that? Also, about the drug testing. He advised me not to run it. He said that he knew that the farm that I was buying from was very reputable and he did not recommend it unless a problem showed up. He said that he would keep the blood for a month and to let him know.(No, he does not do routine work for this farm)So, based on the above findings, the horse came home. I was told by the previous owner that this horse's eyes are sensitive to flys.(He did get a thorough opth. exam by vet and vet said all was well) She kept a fly mask on when outside and she said that if they started tearing to use "Gentak". Is this some type of gentamycin? I did have him out in a sand turnout area today. He had to thoroughly roll both sides. His o.d. started tearing a lot. It wasn't swollen, but I could see a lot of what looked like sandy particles under his eye lid. When he came in, I flushed it with saline and put his fly mask on to help deter further irritants. I went out to check it a few hours later and it was still not swollen. There was a lot of sandy looking matter that had worked it's way out of his eye and was underneath. I tried washing around and under his eyelid again. None of this started until he had to roll in the sand. Should he be turned out with his fly mask on? Any better ways to help prevent this? Ever heard of "Gentak"? Thanks for any suggestions.

Posted on Monday, Jul 5, 1999 - 8:46 am:

That's great Miki, and your question about predicting the future is right on: no one knows what will happen tomorrow with certainty.
DrO
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