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Discussion on Mini with mysterious injury
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Posted on Monday, Jan 31, 2011 - 12:11 pm:
Dr. O, my little mini, who has been hanging out with the big horses for months, came into the barn on Friday afternoon, and DrOpped to the ground. I did not see it, my worker did and called me right away, so we don't know what happened.
That morning, I had the vet out to give her a pneumobort(sp?)shot, she is pregnant, we think. So I was worried it was a reaction.
However, after we got her up, she was reluctant, she would not put any weight on her right front leg. I walked her into her stall, and felt all around for a break, etc. I called the vet, who was busy. He said to give her 5cc of banamine and call him in the morning.
Within an hour she was weight bearing, even before i gave her the banamine. She used that foot to paw at her feed dish as usual. She had ate well, stayed weight bearing all the next day, and is still on all fours. She does seem tender in the shoulder, and perhaps a little swelling. She is a total fur ball, so hard to see.
We are not sure if she slipped on the ice, was kicked by one of the other horses, as they all zoom into the barn at dinner time. Because of the snow, we have a narrow opening to the barn now.
I gave her 3cc banamine orally friday pm and 5cc sat. pm. My vet did not want to switch her to bute, since we started on that? Why, I don't know. It has been since Sat. pm that she has had any meds. She is a little off on that front leg, and does feel a little swelling, so I was wondering if I should put her on some meds. She is restricted to the barn right now as well.
Can I safely give her some bute for a few days, or should I keep her on the banamine? I am just thinking if she has inflamation, I should be giving something to help with this.
Thanks for any advice, and again she was bred June 18th, has not come into season since, but not confirmed pregnant through any tests.
suz
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DrO
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Posted on Tuesday, Feb 1, 2011 - 8:08 am:
Neither drug is approved for pregnancy Susan and both have been used without obvious problems in some horses. In general there is an impression that flunixin is the safer of the two however.
DrO
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