Miracle cure suggestions
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 4:18 am
I think I'm just hoping for a miracle but figure doesn't hurt to ask just in case.
I've had for a year now a super cute 6yo qh x tb gelding. We've developed quite a bond and while I've only got him green broke (my time limits) he's a real trier and has a great brain.
From when i got him i suspected something was not quite right behind but had conflicting advice (and training issues to address) so slowly pottered on.
Anywho last week i said enough and headed to the vets for xrays. End result, noticeably lame behind (and slightly tender in one front) on the concrete (on the sand at home its much less obvious) and xrays showed major spurs in his right hock (other hind joints clean). Front feet that we had been levelling (hi low heels) showed signs of historical laminitis.
The hock being the major issue. Vets were not optimistic of short term soundness let alone long term given his young age, limited work, current lameness and suspect age of the spurs (spurs explain the high low and some slight muscling unevenness). Ran thru options for surgery, steroid injections etc but vets as said were pretty blunt and did not expect success.
While I'm mostly resigned to the reality (i think) its still in the back of my head is there something out there that might help that i don't know about. So just in case anyone got any miracles for me??
Thanks
I've had for a year now a super cute 6yo qh x tb gelding. We've developed quite a bond and while I've only got him green broke (my time limits) he's a real trier and has a great brain.
From when i got him i suspected something was not quite right behind but had conflicting advice (and training issues to address) so slowly pottered on.
Anywho last week i said enough and headed to the vets for xrays. End result, noticeably lame behind (and slightly tender in one front) on the concrete (on the sand at home its much less obvious) and xrays showed major spurs in his right hock (other hind joints clean). Front feet that we had been levelling (hi low heels) showed signs of historical laminitis.
The hock being the major issue. Vets were not optimistic of short term soundness let alone long term given his young age, limited work, current lameness and suspect age of the spurs (spurs explain the high low and some slight muscling unevenness). Ran thru options for surgery, steroid injections etc but vets as said were pretty blunt and did not expect success.
While I'm mostly resigned to the reality (i think) its still in the back of my head is there something out there that might help that i don't know about. So just in case anyone got any miracles for me??
Thanks