Bone scan

[eventer28]

My mare has been lame for 2 months and xrays and nerve blocks have not revealed anything low down, the vets think her pelvis/hip is the culprit since they saw something vague on the ultrasound. The vets have referred my mare for a bone scan at an equine hospital in Malton. My insurance (NFU) covers bone scans. How long will she have to stay at the hospital? I know it takes a few days for the radioactivity to degrade. Will NFU pay for her stabling at the hospital?

 

[rabatsa]

Cannot answer your questions but their stabling is £20 per night.

 

[splatty]

My horses are insured with NFU and am sure they pay 50% of any livery costs whilst horse is staying at vets.

 

[PippiPony]

My horse had Gamma ray scintigraphy at Rossdales to eliminate Kissing spine. She went in Monday, was injected with the isotope. She was scanned later the same day, i was not allowed to see her until the wednesday. She stayed in until the Friday becasue the bone scan showed no kissing spin & her lameness transpired to be hind suspensory ligaments. So she had to have extra tests. I think i would otherwise have been able to bring her home after the 48 hours. Many insurers pay half the livery costs at the vet hospital. Hope this helps & good luck with the scan

 

[dozzie]

Mine was in for 6 days I think. But possibly would have been less if it hadnt have been over a weekend.

 

[merlinsquest]

Merlin was in for three days (until no longer radioactive).

NFU paid half the stabling/livery fee.

Ask if you can have a copy of the scans, I got a copy and they're quite interesting

 

[shadowboy]

My last boy had two scintigraphy scans- total cost for each scan was approx £1000, he was there for 6 days the first time because we had pregnant mares on the yard so was not allowed back utill fully unreadioactive, bat was only there for 4 days the second time round.