Another Keratoma story

[OlderNotWiser]

My daughter’s horse Finn had his keratoma removed 2 months ago and is recovering well. This is a video made by our vets which I thought people might find interesting to watch. Hope the link works!

https://fb.watch/9GVSovxvpQ/

 

[ycbm]

Brilliant, love things like that! Is his prognosis for a return to work or are you just hoping for him to be comfortable retired?
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[asmp]

Very interesting

 

[OlderNotWiser]

Brilliant, love things like that! Is his prognosis for a return to work or are you just hoping for him to be comfortable retired?
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His prognosis is good, so we’re aiming for a return to normal work. Fingers crossed. ??

 

[hobo]

Wow that was great and very interesting and helpful. I hope he carries on recovering well.

 

[Maryann]

Really interesting - thank you and best of luck with him in the future.

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

That was a hell of a size of a keratoma! We have had a few removed from the racehorses over the years but most were less than half the size of that one!

 

[Errin Paddywack]

That was fascinating, thank you for posting it.

 

[Sparky Lily]

My horse (now sadly no longer with us) had a similar operation about 12 years ago. He was fully work sound afterwards. Hoping the same for Finn.

 

[AmyMay]

Nope. Can’t watch that.

Verypleased for you that his prognosis is so good though x

 

[dixie]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing.

what symptoms did he have which lead to this diagnosis please?

 

[HappyHollyDays]

Really interesting, it’s incredible what can be done now. Thank you for sharing and I hope Finn makes a full recovery.

 

[splashgirl45]

fascinating but scarey at the same time. thankyou for sharing

 

[OlderNotWiser]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing.

what symptoms did he have which lead to this diagnosis please?

He was intermittently lame on that foot for about 10 days, varying between mildly to non weight bearing. The vet initially suggested an abscess but after poulticing there was no change. So we nerve blocked and X-rayed. Some horses have repeated abscesses in a hoof with a keratoma before the tumour itself is diagnosed.

 

[Cherryblossom]

https://www.facebook.com/100063558156891/posts/310304634431473

Not sure if the link will work, but my vet shared one she did last year that looks similar. Fully healed and sound now!

 

[AandK]

Great to see the video, fingers crossed for a full recovery!

We’re just over 1yr since surgery (24/11/20) I’m back riding now after a few months off due to bruising etc from how the hoof capsule dealt with the defect growing out. This day last year was the first time I saw the hole in his foot, as it was the first bandage change since he came home from the vets! It’s a fascinating process watching it heal.

 

[scats]

Thank you, I enjoyed watching that.
Hope he recovers well.

 

[Equi]

Keratoma ops fascinate me. It’s amazing what vets can do and what horses can recover from. Thanks for sharing!