Vet says movement of left leg is often an issue with ulcers - and considering the difficulty getting Monfils to go left when ridden ....
So he agrees with my assessment, that it may well be, and when he gets fresh delivery of what they use as a diagnostic, on Wednesday, I'll get some and then assess - only go the scope/gastrogard route after that further trial.
but he IS an ex racehorse, and the high likelihood is that he will have, at the least, low grade ulcers in there if not
and he's out tonight - the stable doors etc had all been coated with creosote stuff, and stank, and i couldn't leave him breathing that in (plus, there's loads of grass). Gaynor said they'd both wanted to be out again last night, Charlie had had a party in his yard and been stressing all night, and whilst Monf hadn't gone that far (bed not trashed, hay all eaten) he was keen enough to go out again.
The needs of his airways took priority tonight, i thought!
Not necessarily worth it to spend money on scoping him. If he reacts well to the meds, then that's a pretty good assessment. (However, perhaps in the UK, some of the vet rules are different? Here, we can get Ulcergard in tack stores--expensive but available over the counter.)
ReplyDeleteI didn't know about the left and ulcers, hope it isn't for your pocket but I guess you're right in that given his past it's quite likely.
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