Should I get a second opinion?
My filly flipped out in the trailer and took a face dive out the back as we were trying to close the ramp. Landed on her face/neck. It was a rough situation. She’s young and inexperienced in trailering. The vet was actually there on the farm because it was clear we needed to have her tranquilized to settle her down and help her relax enough to get on. BTW she is fully insured, with major medical & surgery.
She has some scrapes. Vet has been out to do a full inspection. Looked her over thoroughly and did a lunge line walk trot canter both to the left and right. No indication of any injury or damage. She’s not lame. Not limping. No tenderness or discomfort. She’s eating, pooping, and generally her usual self. We have her on banamine paste 2x day.
The negative Nancies at the barn are in my head HARD. They are all saying I should take her to a clinic and get a full bone scan and xrays of her entire body. The vet (a 35 year professional) said “Putting her back in the trailer when she already had a very negative recent experience for absolutely no reason to subject her to more stress and anxiety for a set of Xrays that may run $5-10K is not what I would recommend. If she was neurological or in any other way showing pain or discomfort or unable to walk, move, or eat I’d be more concerned. But she is truly ok and young horses take falls and get right up.”
I don’t even know what I’d be asking the other vet to look for? I’m happy with this vet. She is practical, knowledgeable, and well respected. She’s seasoned and has seen it all.
The filly is my heart horse - she’s going to be my horse for life - and we’re gonna do the big derbies together some day.
My filly flipped out in the trailer and took a face dive out the back as we were trying to close the ramp. Landed on her face/neck. It was a rough situation. She’s young and inexperienced in trailering. The vet was actually there on the farm because it was clear we needed to have her tranquilized to settle her down and help her relax enough to get on. BTW she is fully insured, with major medical & surgery.
She has some scrapes. Vet has been out to do a full inspection. Looked her over thoroughly and did a lunge line walk trot canter both to the left and right. No indication of any injury or damage. She’s not lame. Not limping. No tenderness or discomfort. She’s eating, pooping, and generally her usual self. We have her on banamine paste 2x day.
The negative Nancies at the barn are in my head HARD. They are all saying I should take her to a clinic and get a full bone scan and xrays of her entire body. The vet (a 35 year professional) said “Putting her back in the trailer when she already had a very negative recent experience for absolutely no reason to subject her to more stress and anxiety for a set of Xrays that may run $5-10K is not what I would recommend. If she was neurological or in any other way showing pain or discomfort or unable to walk, move, or eat I’d be more concerned. But she is truly ok and young horses take falls and get right up.”
I don’t even know what I’d be asking the other vet to look for? I’m happy with this vet. She is practical, knowledgeable, and well respected. She’s seasoned and has seen it all.
The filly is my heart horse - she’s going to be my horse for life - and we’re gonna do the big derbies together some day.