Okay so my horse was diagnosed with Scratches aka mud fever on Monday the 21st of March, and he was put on 1 gm bute paste daily, and two scoops of Uniprim as an antibiotic. I also am scrubbing his legs with betadine as the vet recommended. It's not really getting better...
He's not lame and there is no heat in his legs. Just there seems to be fluid still in his back legs, and they are swollen maybe an inch.
I have a mounted meeting on Sunday the 27th for pony club and I need to know if I should ride him for it. It would involve a 10 min trailer ride to the barn and back, and then an hour lesson, mainly dressage. As I said before, he's not lame and there's no heat. Just swollen a little. And it doesn't get worse with work. (Been lunging him a little just so stretch his legs.)
Kept telling myself I wouldn't ride til the swelling came down, but it's getting closer to the MM and I need to tell the lady who is hauling me and another horse what I'm doing.
What would you do?
He's not lame and there is no heat in his legs. Just there seems to be fluid still in his back legs, and they are swollen maybe an inch.
I have a mounted meeting on Sunday the 27th for pony club and I need to know if I should ride him for it. It would involve a 10 min trailer ride to the barn and back, and then an hour lesson, mainly dressage. As I said before, he's not lame and there's no heat. Just swollen a little. And it doesn't get worse with work. (Been lunging him a little just so stretch his legs.)
Kept telling myself I wouldn't ride til the swelling came down, but it's getting closer to the MM and I need to tell the lady who is hauling me and another horse what I'm doing.
What would you do?