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Post by rainydayride on Nov 8, 2005 9:50:03 GMT -5
Available for adoption NOW!! Sponsored by COTH/SAFE. ISHMAEL age: 20 y.o. sex: gelding color: grey breed: Tattooed Thoroughbred height: 15.2 HH adoption fee: $free to good home, gift contract required  Ishmael is a handsome flea-bitten grey thoroughbred gelding. He is understandably untrusting of humans at this time, but once caught, he is very sweet and easy to handle. He is not completely sound: he has changes consistent with high ringbone on both fronts, the left appears worse yet may have fused as it is the right he is most sore on. Ishmael does seem best suited to becoming a pasture pet, but with proper maintenance for his arthritis issues, he could possibly be used as a light riding horse at some point in the future. Ishamel has some issues in his foster home with bullying other geldinga, so he may be best suited to a home where he can be pastured alone or with mares to keep him in line. Ishamel has been vaccinated, wormed, and evaluated by a vet. He has been in foster care since late June and has finished his quarantine period. Sponsored by the COTH fund. In foster care in Elma WA. Contact Jaime at SAFE for more information: jaime@safehorses.org |
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Post by schwung on Nov 10, 2005 16:26:08 GMT -5
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Post by jaybird on Nov 15, 2005 22:40:11 GMT -5
Vet report posted 6/28 on COTH by Schwung
Subjective/Objective: Ishmael: Grey TB gelding, approx 20 yrs
History: Rescue horse, arrived at foster home 6/26/05 pm.
Physical Exam:
Temp: 100, Pulse: 40, Resp: 12, MM: pink, CRT < 2sec, GI +/+ = WNL (within normal limits). Heart, lung and GI sounds within normal limits. BCS (body condition score) of 4/9, thin. Bright, alert and responsive. Eyes, ears, nose, lymph nodes, sinuses, musculoskeletal, integument within normal limits other than: No melanomas seen around anus/tail. Coughing noted while out in pasture, with thick muco-purulent nasal discharge bilaterally.
Right front limb lameness noted at walk (3/5). Shoe with pad on right front, no shoe on left front; no change in lameness after shoe removed/hoof trimmed, no abscess or other abnormalities noted after trimmed. Bony proliferation over both front pasterns, more so on the left than right front, consistent with high ring bone (arthritis of pastern joint). Not resistant to distal front limb flexion at this time. Resistant to hind limb flexion bilaterally with mild effusion in both hocks.
Dental exam revealed sharp buccal and lingual points, but otherwise ok, due for float.
Assessment/Plan: Ishmael has a cough and nasal discharge consistent with an upper respiratory infection (lack of fever spike and presence of cough = less likely to be strangles, however continue to follow quarantine protocol). Start on antibiotics (TMS-SMZ tabs) 10 tabs by mouth twice daily for two weeks. Float/vaccinate after upper respiratory infection resolved.
Ishmael has a notable lameness in his right front limb. If the lameness does not improve with treatment as though it is an arthritis problem, further diagnostics (local nerve/joint blocks, x-rays, etc) will have to be done to formulate a more appropriate treatment plan. It is likely that the suspected ringbone on his left front limb has fused and is no longer painful, where as it has not fused yet on his right front, but may with time/steroid injection/surgery, etc. This would explain the more severe appearance of his left front limb but the lameness of his right front limb. He also likely has arthritic changes in his hind limbs as well and would benefit from the following: (see arthritis comments from Charisma)
(posted 7/11 on COTH by Critters Everywhere)
We started with Ishmael. His pictures really don’t do him justice. A little bit of muscling & he’d be one fancy horse! He seemed pretty mellow, although he is a little TOO treat motivated...gets pretty pushy on the ground if he knows you have a treat in your pocket. But I think that would be easily correctable & not a big deal at all. He’s generally very well mannered on the ground, leads nicely, not pushy. Clayton was concerned because he will generally turn his back on you when you go to enter the stall, but I didn’t see any signs that he was even thinking about kicking...more that he’s hoping if he can’t see you, you can’t see him. He was very gentle about being haltered & handled. He moved sound when we trotted him out, but that ringbone is visually awful & who knows what he’d be like riding.
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Post by schwung on Dec 18, 2005 17:16:25 GMT -5
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Post by cardicorgi on Jan 23, 2006 13:06:13 GMT -5
He has come along since I saw him last August, when he was anti-social and rather apathetic towards humans. After these months at Spa Clayton, he is right friendly. He was very easy to handle, and has good ground manners. I liked this guy a lot.
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Post by schwung on Jan 23, 2006 14:10:17 GMT -5
Clayton has said the same to me also. I really can't speak one way or the other because when I saw Ish last (in June) he was quite lame. It's possible it comes and goes and its possible he has fused and really has no pain anymore. I'd need to really see him move to assess.
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Post by schwung on Feb 12, 2006 18:11:26 GMT -5
Update!! Ishmael was seen by the vet yesterday. He had developed a case of scratches and was quite stocked up behind so he was put on antibiotics, although he fared much better with the rainrot than some of the others. He has recently since the weather dried up developed a dry cough mainly when eating. Vet suspects allergies so we put him on an antihistamine to see if that clears up the cough. Ish has lost some weight as with the other Thoroughbreds this winter, but mainly muscle along his topline and over his back, he still has a layer of fat over his ribs. The vet feels he is somewhere in the range of 20-25. We agreed on a plan to continue with stalling him at night and graining him with senior feed, and will also be adding some alfalfa to his diet to see if we can bring his weight back a bit. We did not assess his soundness but I saw him trotting in the pasture a few steps and he looked quite sound. Ishmael did not have much rain rot but extensive time was spent on the scratches on his hind legs. Ish's teeth were in good shape, he received a flu/rhino booster and West Nile shot and was wormed. Ishmael after having his scratches treated (note the mostly bald hind legs), being held by SAFE volunteer certifiedgirl:  Ishmael being loved on by SAFE volunteer pdevlieg after being a good boy for his wormer:  |
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Post by horsekrazi on Feb 12, 2006 22:03:29 GMT -5
Do you know what the allergies are from?? My mare has dust allergies and she still gets ridden and goes galloping around the field. She dunks her hay in her water to de-dust it  and she has no problems. So if he has allergies it is not that bad of a thing! He would just need to be watched, if my mare gets too worked up from running around she will start wheezing but then after about 2min or so of walking she is ready to take off again!  Would Ish be ok for some light riding? Wasnt he ridden on the lot? I cant remember....  |
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Post by horsekrazi on Feb 16, 2006 18:17:46 GMT -5
How is Mr.Ishmael doing? He sounds like a good boy, who is fostering him right now? How are his scratches? I am not too keen on what scratches are, can anyone fill me in on what the type of thing is? |
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Post by schwung on Feb 16, 2006 20:22:26 GMT -5
Horsekrazi - scratches is a fungal skin condition, also sometimes called mud fever. It is caused by an organism that lives in the soil, generally can be a problem around here due to mud in the winter. It's very similar to rain rot but generally attacks the legs, usually worse on the hind legs. Usually its treatable by just picking off the scabs that are loose and treating with an antifungal treatment, and keeping the horse's legs dry and clean. In Ish's case his legs were pretty swollen and he may have been developing a secondary infection called cellulitis, which does require antibiotics to clear up. Ish is probably already feeling much better, and the best news is that we have an adoption pending on Ish that looks very good so far!
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Post by schwung on Feb 18, 2006 11:51:09 GMT -5
Ishmael has been adopted by dakota2mariah and his on his way to his new home!!
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Post by horsekrazi on Feb 18, 2006 12:04:36 GMT -5
Wooohooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yay, I am so happy!
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Post by gypsygirl on Feb 18, 2006 12:24:31 GMT -5
Congats Ish and Jamie. We love pictures of white horses in big green pastures in their forever homes. |
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Post by lessonlearned on Feb 18, 2006 12:43:23 GMT -5
What wonderful news!! I think this is a wonderful match. Ishmael will be so happy!
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Post by dakota2mariah on Feb 18, 2006 20:30:42 GMT -5
Thanks everyone we are so excited to have Ishmael he rode home buetifully and acts as if this has always been his home Thanks again Amy and everyone who helped make this possible. We promise to love him dearly and to send lots of pics and updates Well I am off to comb Ishmael and do some bonding |
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and she has no problems. So if he has allergies it is not that bad of a thing! He would just need to be watched, if my mare gets too worked up from running around she will start wheezing but then after about 2min or so of walking she is ready to take off again! 
