Tapsmom
Loving the herd life
Hi All,
A few weeks ago my horse started seeming like something was "off". He seemed to be in pain and his body looked odd for lack of a better explanation. I had a chiropractor out which afforded him relief and then took him to the vet for a thorough physical. The vet said he has arthritis in his hips..much worse in his right hip. I have started him on Glucosamine and he is getting 1 gram of bute am and pm. We are a week into the glucosamine and the bute (I just started the 2 times day on that yesterday) and he still seems to be in pain. Is there anything else you have tried to make them more comfortable? In the 24 years I have had him, he has only been "off" once and he has always been extremely healthy. The thing that makes me concerned is that it appeared to come on rather quickly. I do realize with his age he could have done something to excarbate it and cause a flair up. But I don't want him to hurt.
I should note that he is eating and drinking fine and is quite mobile. He has never even acted like a senior horse until recently.
A few weeks ago my horse started seeming like something was "off". He seemed to be in pain and his body looked odd for lack of a better explanation. I had a chiropractor out which afforded him relief and then took him to the vet for a thorough physical. The vet said he has arthritis in his hips..much worse in his right hip. I have started him on Glucosamine and he is getting 1 gram of bute am and pm. We are a week into the glucosamine and the bute (I just started the 2 times day on that yesterday) and he still seems to be in pain. Is there anything else you have tried to make them more comfortable? In the 24 years I have had him, he has only been "off" once and he has always been extremely healthy. The thing that makes me concerned is that it appeared to come on rather quickly. I do realize with his age he could have done something to excarbate it and cause a flair up. But I don't want him to hurt.
I should note that he is eating and drinking fine and is quite mobile. He has never even acted like a senior horse until recently.