So, Henny has been stocking up lately. It's been raining and cold, so he's been stalled up when the weather is nasty. I make sure he gets at least 1-2 hours outside when he is stalled. Otherwise, he's out in the paddock(that has no shelter) 24/7.
There is bilateral swelling in the hinds, although his left hind is a tad more swollen than the other. No heat in the hooves and his legs are the same temp as his body. The swelling does go down with walking and cold hosing, and is gone completely while he's out in his paddock.
Here's where my confusion stems from. He was on stall rest for almost two months after his accident in November. He was getting daily exercise though. He never stocked up once. Granted, he was on Dex and bute at the time and was slowly being weaned off. I did give him a gram of bute in his feed on Thursday, but it did not seem to help at all with the swelling.
His feet are in cruddy condition due to a bad trim. Thin soles, thin hoof walls, and he's got a negative PA. We're working with my vet's personal farrier to get him all corrected going off of radiographs that were taken. He has poor blood flow in his hooves due to their poor condition. So that brings me to my actual question. Would the poor blood flow in his hooves make him more prone to stocking up? I've already contacted my vet to ask and I'm just waiting to hear back. What are y'all's opinions? Attached is a picture of him on Friday evening. He was let out Friday night and his swelling had completely disappeared by morning. Sorry for picture quality!
There is bilateral swelling in the hinds, although his left hind is a tad more swollen than the other. No heat in the hooves and his legs are the same temp as his body. The swelling does go down with walking and cold hosing, and is gone completely while he's out in his paddock.
Here's where my confusion stems from. He was on stall rest for almost two months after his accident in November. He was getting daily exercise though. He never stocked up once. Granted, he was on Dex and bute at the time and was slowly being weaned off. I did give him a gram of bute in his feed on Thursday, but it did not seem to help at all with the swelling.
His feet are in cruddy condition due to a bad trim. Thin soles, thin hoof walls, and he's got a negative PA. We're working with my vet's personal farrier to get him all corrected going off of radiographs that were taken. He has poor blood flow in his hooves due to their poor condition. So that brings me to my actual question. Would the poor blood flow in his hooves make him more prone to stocking up? I've already contacted my vet to ask and I'm just waiting to hear back. What are y'all's opinions? Attached is a picture of him on Friday evening. He was let out Friday night and his swelling had completely disappeared by morning. Sorry for picture quality!