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The vet; the other vet
Today, the vet came to see Benny, who was maybe a little better than he has been but still doing his thing.
The vet has no idea what the problem is (to the extent that he can't even think of which tests might give useful information), so we're going to have his back and saddle checked (again: only had them done a few weeks ago), and if that doesn't turn anything up then we're going to ask The Only Honest Horse Dealer In Kent, who's about 200 years old and has ridden more horses than I've had hot dinners, if he'll have a go and a) see if Benny still does it with him and b) see if he's got any ideas.
While I was out with the horse vet, Jodie's vet called. The lab didn't get much that was useful out of the biopsy, but there are a few cells that they're going to stain to try and identify them. If they can't, there are a few unappealing options (basically, more biopsies, possibly with added CT scans) but I suspect that we'll just do what we can to manage it with painkillers and steroids for however long that works.
(Unless the lab results show something different, the assumption is that she has this.)
The vet has no idea what the problem is (to the extent that he can't even think of which tests might give useful information), so we're going to have his back and saddle checked (again: only had them done a few weeks ago), and if that doesn't turn anything up then we're going to ask The Only Honest Horse Dealer In Kent, who's about 200 years old and has ridden more horses than I've had hot dinners, if he'll have a go and a) see if Benny still does it with him and b) see if he's got any ideas.
While I was out with the horse vet, Jodie's vet called. The lab didn't get much that was useful out of the biopsy, but there are a few cells that they're going to stain to try and identify them. If they can't, there are a few unappealing options (basically, more biopsies, possibly with added CT scans) but I suspect that we'll just do what we can to manage it with painkillers and steroids for however long that works.
(Unless the lab results show something different, the assumption is that she has this.)