Check Ligament

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Chellebean

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Hey

I was wondering how long it took to recover from a check ligament? Ollie managed to pull his pissing around in the field! I believe it's an expensive way to tell his mum that he wants to spend the cold days in the stable mind you :rolleyes:;)
I believe under the right management I'm looking at up to 3 months before work can begin :confused:
 
hmm the advice I got was once Ollie could bare weight he could go for little walks (a few minutes) but couldn't be turned out until he wasn't lame in walk! Once he was able to be turned out, he couldn't go out in anything where he could trot/canter but had the ability to keep it mobile, so it knitted back together cleanly!
Does this sound about right?
 
Yes that does, I was meaning ridden walk work.

Hers was at the stage of being turned out in the space of a postage stamp to prevent trot and canter when all this rotten weather began (week 5 of it for us). Not seen her fr a couple of weeks but am seeing her tomorrow so wil get an update then x
 
Ollie did his on Friday and I've been snowed in since! Managed to see him on Tuesday and we are nearly at the in hand walking but he still a bit swollen, I presume as we couldn't cold hose! It has been reducing though, we are using (well my amazing YO is using) the cold freeze gel on it!
It's horrible not being able to get there though
 
My horse tore his in December 2008 out hunting, fairly majorly, he was box rested for 2 weeks completely, then began walk work in hand at first until it increased from 10 minutes to 40 minutes (increased 10 minutes every week). He was then re scanned after 3 months and trot work was introduced with some steady canters in straight lines after a month or so and re scanned again a couple of months later.
He did a fair amout of hacking and schooling end of 2009 and hunted Boxing Day 2009.
Unfortunately my horse has too many other issues developed and won't stand up to hard work anymore, so is now retired, but still up for the odd hack. His check never bothers him these days, it's just the arthritis.

It's the controlled exercise that's key to it healing well. It needs to stretch to so it from becoming short and solid, but not be over stretched to make the tear worse. So whatever you do, don't rush it!
 
chellebean what have the scans shown? but got to be 9 weeks stabled or hobbling in turnout! then 6 to 10 weeks walk/trot on the hard then progress from there.... please dont think of a speedy out come !! allow at least 14 weeks before a jolly....
 
ofcourseyoucan said:
chellebean what have the scans shown? but got to be 9 weeks stabled or hobbling in turnout! then 6 to 10 weeks walk/trot on the hard then progress from there.... please dont think of a speedy out come !! allow at least 14 weeks before a jolly....
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Hey,
He hasn't been scanned and the vet seemed to think she was so sure it was a check ligament that he didn't need scanning! He only did it a week ago so is due a scan I believe nowish, I am pondering asking for it to be done though. Would like to see the extent of how much damage he has done to it.
As for a speedy out come, I didn't believe it was! I was looking at at least 12 weeks before even thinking of coming into work, which kind of works out well for me (harsh as that sounds)... I am due to have spinal surgery on my back in the next couple of months, so he wouldn't be coming in to work before then any way! :(
 
Get it scanned then you will have a cleared prognosis + be able to plan his rehab accordingly. Not sounding downhearted but it might be a message in disguse so that you dont rush too quickly back riding after your surgery!!
 
Southywesty said:
Get it scanned then you will have a cleared prognosis + be able to plan his rehab accordingly. Not sounding downhearted but it might be a message in disguse so that you dont rush too quickly back riding after your surgery!!
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lol I was thinking it was almost perfect timing! I am dying to get in the saddle but it will not be for a while now :(
I am going to ask for the scan, as I would like to know how much damage the little so and so has done!
Anyone looking at him though, would believe he has done this one purpose to stay out of the snow :eek::rolleyes:
 
If you get it scanned now you then have something to compare your progress against when you scan again in X months time. External appearances can sometimes be deceptive in my experience, as far as healing goes.
 
Right, so I have some news!
After being told that by the vet that she was 99% sure it was a check ligament that Ollie had done, I asked for a scan to be done just to give me an idea how much damage he had done!

Well I am that unlucky 1% and he has actually done his superficial tendon, not the check ligament :( The scan was to poor to figure out if the check was damaged, as it apparently looked ok but surrounded in fluid! The vet now would like me to take Ollie in to the clinic for a better scan and to give him some injections to help the healing process.

So I now have two questions:
1) can anyone tell me about the healing process of a superficial tendon damage and
2) does anyone have a 3 and half ton lorry I can borrow for a day or does anyone have any ideas on where to rent a lorry from and how much it will cost me?

Cheers in advance and Rosé all round
 
Mare of ours did a check ligament 5 months after coming back after a tendon injury. Ouch!

She was taken to Newmarket for stem cell treatment & was then box rested for a few weeks before being turned out over winter. She came back in & a scan showed her legs were in better shape than ever.

She had worked quite hard before her injuries & I think the complete layoff did her the world of good.

Think the secret is not to rush it
 
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