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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Videos: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by donna72_uk[/i] [br]Star has had a terrible time lately[:(] On the 18th of october Star came in from the field with a kick to his nose it was quite swollen so i bathed it and gave him a bute he seemed ok so i thought we had got away with it!On the 22nd of october he just didn't seem quite right when he was eating his feed he started to shake so i called the vet i told her and showed her where he had been kicked and she said it was nothing to do with the symptoms he was showing she then diagnosed colic! i stayed with him for the majority of the night.The next morning i noticed his face was swollen he also had a foul smelling discharge coming out of his nose so i called the vet again she said it might just be primary sinusitis so he got put on antibiotics one a day for five days he did seem to perk up a bit but he still had discharge coming out of his nose[+u+]I asked for more antibiotics which the vet said ok but if there was no improvement after a few more days he would have to come in for a head x ray.Well i ended up taking him in for a head x ray as i needed to know what was going on.This is the pic from the first x ray i don't know if you can see it but there is a slight dark mark on one of his teeth. [IMG]http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/donna72_uk/lastscan.jpg[/IMG]The vet came back to me and showed me the x rays she said where he has got fluid in the sinus he will need a operation she said the dark mark on the tooth is caused by the fluid draining on to it she did say it might be the tooth but on looking at the x ray she didn't think it was.So i was going to book an appointment for him to come back for the operation when she said i can do it now if you want so i agreed to have it done there and then.She had quite a bit of trouble doing it on her own and i stayed in with him the whole time anyway she said it was a success. [IMG]http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/donna72_uk/Image0008.jpg[/IMG] Look how sad he looks. He was back on antibiotics i had to flush iodine through the catheter twice a day for two weeks he was such a good boy bless him[:)]We had a few problems the catheter came out so the vet had to put it back in anyway he did seem to improve.The vet came out and took the catheter out she was happy how everything had gone.A few days later he had a lot of pus oozing from the hole in his face it also smelt quite bad so the vet came out again and she eventually took a culture as i had done a lot of research about this problem and it always said a culture must be took straight away to get them on the strongest antibiotics.The results came back and he was put on neopen which i then had to inject him for five days which i didn't like doing at all [:0]He did seem to improve a bit but then it started again pus oozing out of the wound[+u+]After trying several antibiotics i was actually thinking he isn't going to get better and i might have to have him put to sleep[:(]I decided i was going to get another opinion as this had been going on for a long time and i couldn't let Star suffer anymore so i spoke to Rossdales and they were willing to see him but i needed a referral. On the 2nd of december another vet from the same practice was on the yard i had a chat with him and showed him Star and he said the vet who i had been dealing with had alerted him that she might of left a piece of bone in his face i said that i had spoken to Rossdales and i would prefer to take him there when he said he would now take over the care of Star and could i bring him in on the 9th of december so i decided to give them another chance.They did another X Ray he then cut a much bigger hole in his face he thoroughly flushed the sinus he also found the piece of bone that was left he also looked with the camera when he then said i have found the problem it is the tooth i was quite relieved in a way as i needed to know what was causing this he was continually looking with the camera when he found some conjured pus he then said that was the problem so he flushed it out put another catheter in then Stitched him up gave me more antibiotics which were metronidazole in tablets which he had to have 7 in the morning and 7 at night i had to crush them up and add water so i can syringe it into his mouth he also had baytril that i had to syringe as well he had to have this for a few weeks i was also flushing him with iodine solution twice a day this went on all over Christmas it was just awful[:(]i kept in constant contact with the vet as pus was still coming out he then suggested i put the baytril straight in to the catheter still no improvement i kept thinking i have got to make a decision as it wasn't fair on Star[:(]The vet came back out on the 29th of december this is what Star looked like then [IMG]http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/donna72_uk/DSC034412.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/donna72_uk/DSC03443.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/donna72_uk/DSC03444.jpg[/IMG] The vet had a look at him then said well it might be that tooth as it looks suspicious he said bring him in on friday and i will give him a general and have a good look,well as you can imagine i had lost a bit of faith so i asked to be referred to Rossdales which after a few arguments they eventually referred me[:)] In the meantime i had spoke to other vets which had been on the yard and they had looked at my x rays and said straight away that is a tooth problem and there was no way this horse should of been put through all this they also said it was quite likely the kick that had done it!So off we went to Rossdales on the 13Th January which took nearly 2hours Star travelled great[:)]He had the x ray and straight away they said it was the tooth!They asked me to leave him there so they could get there dental expert to look.Leaving him was the worst but i knew he was in good hands[:)]I got a phone call that afternoon to say when they look into his mouth they could see exposed pulp and receding gingiva none of the other vets had looked in to his mouth before[:(]Rossdales said they were going to extract the tooth orally the following day and they would ring me to let me know how it went.I was completely in bits just thinking of what Star was going to go through[:(]I received a call at lunchtime to tell me sorry we couldn't do it today so we need you to collect him and we will try and do it next week i just couldn't believe it[:(!]So off i went to collect him again.While Star had been ill i was constantly looking his condition up and it was always saying Tooth is the most likely cause but when i had been saying to my vets they kept saying we don't think that is the problem i had also found an equine dentist which when i told him all the problems he said it sounded like a tooth fracture and he also agreed it was probably down to the kick.On our return from Rossdales i spoke to the dentist again he said he would try and extract orally he also worked with some vets which were not too far away from me,He would use there vets practice and have one of the vets with him constantly so they could sedate him and nerve block him they all sounded quite professional so i agreed to take Star on the 29Th of January.It was a very long procedure the dentist spent nearly 4 hours trying to loosen the tooth which was going really well when it just shattered i just couldn't believe it[arg]Poor Poor Star he had been so good[:)]So they gave me two options they could either give him a general or they would go through his face as it still hadn't healed properly and they would try and knock it out while the dentist pulled through the mouth.They had never performed this before but as Star was a good patient and the tooth was very loose they said it could be done.I agreed for them to do it that way as i was petrified of him having a general.So this was going to be done the next day and they would ring me when everything was OK.I received the call at 1.00 to say everything had gone to plan what a relief[:D]The dentist said the tooth was so rotten if my old vets had bothered to look in his mouth they would of seen how bad it was! is him not long after he has got a drain in. [IMG]http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/donna72_uk/Image00181.jpg[/IMG] I brought him home on the 1st of February[:D]Everything was going good he had the stitches out and the hole was getting smaller.Then we had another set back his face swelled up again and pus started to come through the wound i just couldn't believe it[:(]I took him back to the vets at the end of February they x rayed him and they found a tiny piece of bone so he had to have his face opened up again[:(] [IMG]http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/donna72_uk/DSC03515.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/donna72_uk/DSC03517.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/donna72_uk/DSC03524.jpg[/IMG] It was quite upsetting as as you can see from the pics it was healing up nicely. Anyway it was 8 weeks ago now since his last operation and touch wood he seems to be on the mend[:D] My yard manager has been great through this awful time letting Star have separate turnout with two small ponies but she now feels he should go out with the rest of the heard which is 27 geldings i just cant take that risk as he has had so much bone removed from his face and obviously it is still very fragile so now i have got to find a new yard for Star[:(]I'm so sorry for the long post but poor Star has had a dreadful time but i am so glad he is still with me that is why i need to protect him[:D] This is what he looked like last year at a local show[:D] [IMG]http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/donna72_uk/DSC03120.jpg[/IMG] Thanks for reading[:D] [/quote]    -  HTML is OFF | Forum Code is ON    Insert a Flickr Image or Video Check here to include your profile signature.