NooNoo59
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Ridden today still lsme in trot talking to the vet on Monday. Fed up!
Ridden today still lsme in trot talking to the vet on Monday. Fed up!
Steroid injections are pretty cheap, they don't really deaden the nerve though (or that's not how I would describe it), some react well but improvement is always time limited 3-6 months being 'normal'
I think our xrays (2 views of both front hooves), nerve block (one to back of hoof, a later one to coffin joint) and steroids into coffin joint was about £600 though about 6 years ago. The steroid injection being the cheapest bit . Most recently I have injected the hock on the basis of flexion, no xrays or nerve blocks and for visit and jab was about £120 - I seem to have failed on my spreadsheet recording that year!
I believe Instructor was speaking about "nerve blocking" being so expensive. This doesn't sound bad at all...Thanks everyone rr
Your instructor may have been speaking about denerving, permanently cutting the nerves to the foot, which is a different ball game completely and one that most people will not consider because the horse will have no feeling in it's foot, injecting steroids to reduce the inflammation and slow down the progression of the condition is completely different but you do need a diagnosis first and getting that can prove expensive.
Keep us posted I will be updating in about a month once I know if the second injection has worked
Shoes have been off since June
So am I he is a cracking cob but I think.there is too much going on in the front joints/feet for him to come right. Vets bills up to over 4000 so far I think we have reached the end of the road