Can I ask for vibes please?

[Halfstep]

My horse (the bay in my sig) has had a swollen hock for around a fortnight now. He's completely sound and has been flexion tested, but despite a week of bute and box rest the swelling is still present (although much reduced) and the vet wants to x-ray the area to be sure that there isn't any damage. He has an odd hard lump on the bone on the outside of the hock which she thinks might be where he bashed it. Originally the swollen area was like a bog spavin, but now that it has reduced the hard lump on the outside is more visible.

So fingers crossed for him please. I'm dreading hearing bad news as this horse already had most of last year off through injury had had just come back to competition before this latest setback.

I'm taking him in first thing monday morning, but will be away all weekend so wanted to post now.

Thanks!

 

[Bananaman]

Oh no.

Sending all the vibes I can that it's nothing serious.
It must be hopeful that he is sound, I'm presuming before he started the bute.

 

[archoak]

Sending vibes, hocks can take a while to heal so don't be too despondant.

 

[Halfstep]

LOL Bananaman - yes, sound and flexioned before the bute. He's off the bute now and still completely sound. It just looks a bit horrible. I'm bandaging it at night which has helped the fluid to disperse, but I'm worried about the bony lump. The vet muttered something about a bone bruise......don't know anything about that.

 

[_jetset_]

Fingers crossed for you... I hope it turns out to be something and nothing, especially as he is sound

 

[BBs]

Fingers x and thinking of you hon.

 

[Worried1]

Thinking of you and sending
~~~~~~~~~~~~nothing serious vibes ~~~~~~~~~~

x

 

[Tempi]

oh hun, fingers crossed and lots of vibes from me xx

 

[Haniki]

Sorry to hear about your horse's 'bump' - sending healing vibes his way!

 

[Fiona]

Fingers crossed that this is just cosmetic and will get the all clear on Monday.
To the best of my knowledge, when bone gets a hard bang the surface of the bone (the periosteum) responds by producing more bone which leaves a 'splint' like lump which should go away gradually.
My horse had one on the front of his cannon bone many years ago which resolved completely over a couple of months (lame a week maybe, no more).
Good luck

Fiona

 

[Thistle]

My cob bruised her cannon bone recently, wasn't ever really lame, just not quite right, the lump took about 6 weeks to go completely.

 

[Halfstep]

That's pretty much what the vet said, but because this horse was off for six months with a fractured splint bone, the word "splint" didn't exactly make me feel better

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Thanks everyone!

 

[FREESTYLER]

Would echo what Fiona said regarding hard lump, as long as it does not impede on the joint itself which actually moves the hock itself it should be ok..........healing vibes sent to you......fingers, toes and everything crossedxxxxxxxxxxxxx