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Mischief Mischief is a 11.0 hh Chestnut Dartmoor X Shetland (hill pony) Gelding approximately 18 years old. | His status is On Loan. This means this horse has been successfully rehomed away from the Sanctuary . |
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| History: Mischief came to us as a two-day-old foal in the back of a land rover, born on Dartmoor his mother had fallen into a Leat and broken her leg, she had to be put to sleep. They had to sedate Mischief to catch him and when he came round he was very angry, poor Rosemary had bruises for weeks afterwards. At the time we also had Frankie another orphan foal but Mischief was not so easy, he would not suckle and things came to crisis point a few days later so we had to force feed him by syringe every half hour through the night. This was the turning point and after that he went from strength to strength. 26.08.09 - Vet = Looks good – inc turn out by half an hour a week, keep eye on grass |
Medical or behavioral history: 03.06.09 - sudden onset laminitis due to holiday makers trespassing and feeding him sugar/cake/bread etc! Carer had vet out straight away and they are monitoring closely, frog supports on all 4 hooves, danilon, acp, will x-ray when he is comfortable to travel, so farrier and vet work together to sort. Hinds more affected than fronts; digital pulse and rotation likely. 10.06.09 - frog supports off, sound now and back out in paddock, xrays to follow. 26.06.09 - laminitis ongoing; rotation of all 4 pedal bones and in a lot of pain. Vet continues to treat Mischief and taken bloods. Carer will be in contact when got results. 15.07.09 - Vet = cont box rest, sedaline reducing gradully as settles back in. 1/2 dan am & pm, lilly pads all four feet, xray next week 22.07.09 - Vet = Better, still slight pulse in fronts, remove pads and continue everything else the same. Lungs fine. Xrays done xrays show slight rotation, also some slippering from previous laminitis a few years ago 29.07.09 - Vet/farrier;- Lungs V good, feet cool and no pulse. still slightly careful on turns but much improved. Cut sedaline – farrier trimming with xrays today if still ok in few days then reduce danilon to half am. 05.08.09 - Vet = no pulse, walking well, slight response to testers over point of pedal bone – cut all danilon but continue box rest for further week 12.08.09 - Vet = doing well, 5 min walks with boots on, no grass. 19.08.09 - Vet = all good, half hour turn out in car park with boots on 04.09.09 - dentist - no problems tidied nicely 16.09.09 - Vet = good, very slight response to testers – inc turn out by ½ hour every 3 days 14.10.09 - Vet = S Bloods taken = positive 21.10.09 - Vet = Walking well, can start walks and light Round pen work check again in two weeks 28.10.09 - Vet - checked as recent bug on yard but all clear 11.11.09 - Vet = 2nd S Bloods taken = negative 23.12.09 - vet by phone = coughing, not wheezing and resps & temp normal - onto sputo & 1/2 danilon 30.12.09 - Vet = Lungs good, if has stopped coughing can take off sputo and reduce danilon to half pm, if still ok three days after that stop danilon completely 06.01.10 - Vet = Lungs good 03.03.10 - Vet - metabolic/cushings bloods taken = all normal Learn more about Laminitis. Learn more about Strangles. Learn more about Cushings' Disease |
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 Mischief before or shortly after arrival at the Sanctuary
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