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pinkvboots
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 Posted - 07 Oct 2014 : 4:34:05 PM
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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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garnet
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Posted - 07 Oct 2014 : 4:58:11 PM
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| Horrible waiting! Hope it's good news for you. |
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Goldenmane
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Posted - 07 Oct 2014 : 5:04:40 PM
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Thinking of you today and sending lots of good wishes.X
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Faracat
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Posted - 07 Oct 2014 : 5:12:48 PM
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| I hope that the results of the scan are good and that she's got a good prognosis. |
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Ari
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Posted - 07 Oct 2014 : 5:28:23 PM
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| Thinking of you, waiting for a call is a nightmare. Wishing a good prognosis |
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sab2
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Posted - 07 Oct 2014 : 5:59:42 PM
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| Good luck hope it was a happy phone call, my friends just had her mare to vets today for x rays, nerve blocks etc, they have booked her in for an MRI scan, sadly theres a 5 week wait for scan so shes got a long wait to know more info. |
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pinkvboots
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Posted - 07 Oct 2014 : 6:19:17 PM
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| Thank you everyone vet just called they ran out of time to do it today so she is booked in for tomorrow so another days wait never mind, will let you know what happens tomorrow. |
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debs
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Pasch
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Sharea
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barbara.gregory
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Posted - 07 Oct 2014 : 9:11:17 PM
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Good luck tomorrow, hope it is nothing serious.
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natntaz
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Posted - 07 Oct 2014 : 10:19:09 PM
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| Hope all goes well Liz x |
   
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Callisto
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Posted - 07 Oct 2014 : 10:28:51 PM
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| Fingers crossed for her from me too. |
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buffy
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moatside
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FireLight
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Posted - 08 Oct 2014 : 1:39:49 PM
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| Fingers crossed here too... there is nothing worse than the waiting. |
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pinkvboots
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Posted - 08 Oct 2014 : 7:46:52 PM
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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 |
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Pasch
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Posted - 08 Oct 2014 : 7:52:48 PM
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Oh I am so sorry you didn't deserve this!
Surely there will be some good advice here.Hope things get better  |
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brack369
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Posted - 08 Oct 2014 : 9:47:54 PM
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| Sorry to hear your bad news. I can't offer any advice but just wanted to send my well wishes. Good luck x |
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Callisto
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Posted - 09 Oct 2014 : 07:06:23 AM
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| 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. |
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Misshana
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Posted - 09 Oct 2014 : 08:00:58 AM
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| 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. |
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sab2
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Posted - 09 Oct 2014 : 12:42:49 PM
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| 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 . |
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sam13
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Posted - 09 Oct 2014 : 1:02:09 PM
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| 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! |
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pinkvboots
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 09 Oct 2014 : 2:44:35 PM
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| 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. |
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natntaz
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Posted - 09 Oct 2014 : 3:39:28 PM
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| 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 |
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pinkvboots
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Posted - 09 Oct 2014 : 5:20:13 PM
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| 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. |
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