Good Grief!! Poor Pony Has WHAT Sticking Out of Him?!? (Added Photos)

[rabbitsfizz]

That looks as if it is draining onto and causing the sheath to swell??

Not nice at all, obviously a "home " job!!

Anyway, you have to deal with what you have and I would advise actually "gliding" him all over again, I thin it would be the most humane thing to do, do put him out and cut away everything that should not be there.

As to the injections, do not tie him up tight, tie him loose and let someone distract him with food or treats.

Take the needle off the syringe.

Pat his neck and do nothing.

If he does not like his neck being patted just rub and fuss.

Hold the needle between your finger so that the head is on the palm side, needle facing out.

Whack it in as gently as you can but make sure it does go in then step back and wait for him to calm down.

Once he has, go on getting him distracted but this time hold his head a little tighter, then reattach the syringe and pull back to make sure there is no air in the syringe and you are not in a vein, then give the injection.

Do not push too hard to fast as if he does object you could lose the lot!!!

This is hard, I know, but it is not your fault and you are doing your very best so, PLEASE do not feel too bad about it!!. :Cheek Kiss

 

[Deb E]

That looks as if it is draining onto and causing the sheath to swell??Not nice at all, obviously a "home " job!!

Anyway, you have to deal with what you have and I would advise actually "gliding" him all over again, I thin it would be the most humane thing to do, do put him out and cut away everything that should not be there.

As to the injections, do not tie him up tight, tie him loose and let someone distract him with food or treats.

Take the needle off the syringe.

Pat his neck and do nothing.

If he does not like his neck being patted just rub and fuss.

Hold the needle between your finger so that the head is on the palm side, needle facing out.

Whack it in as gently as you can but make sure it does go in then step back and wait for him to calm down.

Once he has, go on getting him distracted but this time hold his head a little tighter, then reattach the syringe and pull back to make sure there is no air in the syringe and you are not in a vein, then give the injection.

Do not push too hard to fast as if he does object you could lose the lot!!!

This is hard, I know, but it is not your fault and you are doing your very best so, PLEASE do not feel too bad about it!!. :Cheek Kiss

Great advise, this is exactly how we give injections as well. This works really well when giving injections to the little ones too.

 

[HGFarm]

If he is getting a lot of shots, and the needle is fairly large.... we give it to them in the rear, not the neck, and you dont get the 'bubble' either that I have seen some folks get when injecting it to quick. The method Rabbits described is the way I was taught also.

I agree, no matter what kind of antibiotics you give, this wont clear up without making sure there is nothing else in there to cause problems.

Poor guy, he must hurt terribly.

I agree, I have NEVER earred a horse down and will NOT. I have had a couple that were by previous owners and they NEVER got over it- one to the point that I could not even bridle her- I had to unbuckle it all and ease it on her that way.

You can grab a fold of skin in your hand on their neck down towards their shoulder.... it doesnt hurt but distracts them enough to do what you need to with out too much of a fit. Or use a twitch.... but I would never ear a horse down and would probably kick the rear end of anyone I saw trying to do that.

 

[Minimor]

I will add that "earing him down" is a bad idea--done wrong you can do permanent damage to an ear. Some people twist and/or pull down on the ear--and that will make them "ear shy"; I can't remember if it's the pulling down or the twisting that can damage the ear. In any case I do neither.

I do, however, sometimes hold the ear--I have a couple horses that will stand for certain procedures if I hold the ear & squeeze it a little, and one that I will pinch his ear between my thumb & forefinger--that's enough to make him stand. I've yet to have a horse get ear shy because of this, but then it's a far cry from actually "earing them down" too!

 

[MyFriendFlicker]

I only have a moment for a reply, but want to thank you all for the continuing advice.

We've switched over to oral abx, crushed into molasses and it goes down easily. His "holes" are looking a lot better, but I am not convinced that this small attack on the problem will create a permanent fix. I am willing, though, to see if it will work before dragging out any bigger guns. Honestly, though, I suspect it will come back....I'm just too skeptical that her treatment was sufficient.

I appreciate the ideas on giving shots. We will use those in the future for vax, etc. No, we WON'T be earing him. He's pretty good about his ears right now...I would hate to ruin that. I can "twitch" his lip by hand though, just grabbing it, not very hard, and he stands quietly without throwing his head for the oral stuff. So, we'll stick with that for now.

And, timing being what it is, his new harness arrived on Friday. (pleasure harness from Ozark Mtn.) I tried it on him and I need to punch a few holes here and there. The little barrel of a guy needed pony size, but it was too long to the crupper, so I need to modify that. Otherwise, looks great and can't wait to use it!!

 

[Bonny]

I am so sorry about your pony!

I was also going to tell you to visit EVA in Conroe, but another option is to call Texas A&M.

There is also an Equine Repro specialist on the west side of town, I can find the name for you if you need it. Its a Husband/wife team. Top Notch.

Best Wishes.

 

[loveminis]

What a horrible thing to happen ! I am sorry for your your little guy.