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| pinkvboots |
Posted - 07 Oct 2014 : 4:34:05 PM
My lovely Warmblood mare Grace is in Newmarket today having an MRI on her foot,she has slight bone changes in the coffin joint and vet wants to rule out that there is nothing else going on as she has also damaged either tendon or ligaments higher up on the same leg, so if all goes well today he will scan the rest of the leg and see what the damage is, she had a pedal bone infection last year in the same foot so its proving to be an unlucky leg that one, that's 3 things gone wrong in about a year with on off lameness just hoping she can be fixed so please say a prayer for us I think we are going to need it. |
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| pinkvboots |
Posted - 16 Oct 2014 : 3:28:28 PM
Caro23 I am so glad Dulcie came right in the end its a horrible having the prospect of never riding your horse again I have made the decision to turn her away this weekend, she is only 5 minutes from my house and I think she will be happier and calmer, there is only one treatment option which is irap but my vet says its a long shot and a bit of an experiment so I will have a think about if its worth having it done. |
| Caro23 |
Posted - 15 Oct 2014 : 11:00:41 AM
Dulcie has had this injury in August 2013 and an annular ligament tear. Eventually the scar tissue would have adhered to her tendons and restricted her mobility so vet said operating was the only option (she's 14). She had the op last November and was on box rest for a couple of months (leading out in hand). She then went on field rest and walked out in hand. I never thought she'd be sound but she was and I started gently riding in March (I cried as I never thought I'd ride her again). She has recovered really well and is doing 2 hour hacks - I am unlikely to do competitive endurance again but am going to give her another year to hack and see how she goes. She is a very, very hyper mare but coped so well on box rest - she seemed to know she was injured and was very quiet... until about a month ago and now she's as lively, bouncy and hysterical as she's always been. I guess I'm thankful to have my girly back and she believes she is back training!!  |
| natntaz |
Posted - 09 Oct 2014 : 8:44:17 PM
Sounds like an option Liz. So many horses don't cope with box rest. I think they are all
Individual and you know what she will and won't cope with. Just go with your heart and hopefully she will come good x |
| lulu |
Posted - 09 Oct 2014 : 7:32:33 PM
Sounds similar to the injury to a friends welsh cob aged about 17 now she had some box rest but was turned out had to move froma hilly yard to a much flatter one and after a bout of unexpected lami is now being ridden quietly round the local common, this mare had also lost an eye the previous year at the moment she is doing very well and living out. |
| Faracat |
Posted - 09 Oct 2014 : 7:19:20 PM
I'm so sorry that it was bad news.
RE box rest, I have field rested horses that won't box rest (both were tendon injuries) and it was successful, so definitely talk to your vet about it. I had to start off with a small turnout area so that they couldn't go galloping but that was easy to set up with some electric fencing.
Wishing your mare lots of luck for her recovery. |
| Ari |
Posted - 09 Oct 2014 : 6:21:42 PM
I sympathise with the box rest issue some horses just can't do it. Ari did 6 weeks with a field injury; cuts and fractured bottom bit of splint bone. We both found it very hard as he only does being in at night in winter and he was certainly not his gentle well mannered self to walk out and stressed in his stable when horses came and went as it was summer, I went through lots of Sedolyn for him and wine for me. He had the bone chip removed and I turned him out 2 days after the staples came out before he went nuts or did us both harm as he'd had enough. Brought him in and didn't tell whole truth for vets sign off visit.
Fingers crossed there is a clearer prognosis and a manageable way forward, you know your horse and can only do your best for her and nature has a way of doing more than vets expect. |
| pinkvboots |
Posted - 09 Oct 2014 : 5:20:13 PM
Thanks Nat x I just hope they have managed to do it today then I can decide what to do I have just been down to a neighbour of mine who does grass livery, I may put her down there for a while as I don't really have enough grazing for her to live out plus Arabi would hate living out in the winter and this is what she prefers and it may do her the world of good having a natural life for a bit. |
| natntaz |
Posted - 09 Oct 2014 : 3:39:28 PM
Hopefully they will come up with a solution Liz that suits her but either way you at least know you have tried your hardest as I know you have had various problems with her being lame . Let's hope the next MRI gives you the clearer picture x |
| pinkvboots |
Posted - 09 Oct 2014 : 2:44:35 PM
Thanks for your replies they are doing another MRI on the pastern today to have a better look so they can give me a clearer picture of recovery, thing is she is 14 and a lump of a horse and she does not do box rest well I have to dope her if I want to turn Arabi out and when she can come out and have a walk she is partial to impressive rearing and will throw herself about which just damages it further, I have said to the vet she may be better to be turned away to recover rather than be shut in as she had 4 months box rest earlier on this year I cant do it to her again, she is such a lovely horse to ride so forward and loves to be working and what with on off lameness for ages she is bored stiff. |
| sam13 |
Posted - 09 Oct 2014 : 1:02:09 PM
Sorry for the news!! Poor pony!! My gelding damaged his annular ligament, and we took the decision to retire him at 14. We turned him away, but luckily he proved to be quite a good nanny/companion to weanlings so he still felt as though he had a job to do. I did occasionally ride him, but never hacked or anything than pottering around the field. He always had a thickening, but not always lame. Winter was good for him, and he lived out. Summer he found hard, so I used magnetic boots, and also got him some gel boots that I could put in the freezer. He loved them! |
| sab2 |
Posted - 09 Oct 2014 : 12:42:49 PM
I have seen some awful tendon injuries when i worked in racing, i felt so sorry for one gelding that we took him on and nursed him back to health, takes time and patience but they can recover well and go on and lead a useful life , he went on to be a lovely riding horse. We used magnetic boots as well , also cooling gels when we started him out ridden again and took it ever so slowly. Please don,t despair and give yourself some time to decided whats best for you and her. There was an endurance horse up our way who had more than one of their tendons damaged and still recovered and went on to compete . Still keeping my fingers crossed for you and Grace . |
| Misshana |
Posted - 09 Oct 2014 : 08:00:58 AM
Mine tore his hind deep digital flexor tendon about 6 years ago. I followed vets advice re box rest, then walking out in hand daily before finally turning out for about a year. He came sound but was left with thickened legs. I also used the magnetic boots and am convinced they helped. Like the others mentioned, he has only hacked since but we have done some pleasure rides and he has been fine. Good luck, hope Grace recovers well. |
| Callisto |
Posted - 09 Oct 2014 : 07:06:23 AM
I am so sorry, hoping that it is not as bad as it seems. I have known two horses with tendon injuries, one did hers twice (just become sound and did it again mucking about in the field - I watched it happen), she made a full recovery (but with a thickened tendon on that leg), the other one (not mine) had a lot of time off, and then came practically sound (a little short downhill sometimes), but fine for hacking. Both of them were injured higher up the leg than your girl, the first one wasn't scanned (it was over a decade ago, and I wasn't offered it as an option), the second one was, and it was quite a bad tear, but recovered a lot better than the vet expected, and did compete again at endurance, but was unable to do the longer/faster distances, and so he was retired as a hack. Both of them had magnetic boots on to help recovery (because when my mare did hers the second time, I used a pair of magnetic boots on her forelegs, and she healed quicker than the first time). Not sure if this helps you, but wishing you all the very best, and try and stay positive. |
| brack369 |
Posted - 08 Oct 2014 : 9:47:54 PM
Sorry to hear your bad news. I can't offer any advice but just wanted to send my well wishes. Good luck x |
| Pasch |
Posted - 08 Oct 2014 : 7:52:48 PM
Oh I am so sorry you didn't deserve this!
Surely there will be some good advice here.Hope things get better  |
| pinkvboots |
Posted - 08 Oct 2014 : 7:46:52 PM
Not good news she has a major tear in the deep digital flexor tendon in the pastern area the vet is not hopefull about recovery as its quite bad and she has thickening of the area, his going to call me in the morning about treatment options I can then think about if its worth going down this route, so if anyone has any experiences would love to hear about them good or bad.
Looking on the internet it seems that if the tear is near the navicular bone its an even worse outcome so maybe there is some hope that she has no changes in the navicular bone or bursa.
Thank you all for your support I will keep you updated x |
| FireLight |
Posted - 08 Oct 2014 : 1:39:49 PM
Fingers crossed here too... there is nothing worse than the waiting. |
| moatside |
Posted - 08 Oct 2014 : 06:08:08 AM
Fingers crossed ..... |
| buffy |
Posted - 07 Oct 2014 : 11:26:42 PM
Good luck, hope you get good news. X |
| Callisto |
Posted - 07 Oct 2014 : 10:28:51 PM
Fingers crossed for her from me too. |
| natntaz |
Posted - 07 Oct 2014 : 10:19:09 PM
Hope all goes well Liz x |
| barbara.gregory |
Posted - 07 Oct 2014 : 9:11:17 PM
Good luck tomorrow, hope it is nothing serious.
Barbara |
| Sharea |
Posted - 07 Oct 2014 : 8:52:08 PM
I hope all goes well |
| Pasch |
Posted - 07 Oct 2014 : 8:08:00 PM
Everything crossed here xxx |
| debs |
Posted - 07 Oct 2014 : 7:56:29 PM
Fingers crossed for your girl... |
