Coffin joint injection advise/success stories!

[Equikerry]

After some advise about injecting coffin joints with steroids for lameness.
Vet has nerve blocked to foot, farrier has shod and she had X-rays which are all clear & absolutely nothing obvious (swelling/heat etc).
Next step would be to inject coffin joints with steroids and possibly put pads on shoes.
Just wondering if anyone else has had this done successfully ? As everything I’ve read has been not good and been further diagnosed as arthritis (vet is ringing me later and I will ask then).
Just to add, she’s only 10!

 

[spacefaer]

Yup. Had several injected over the years. All with successful outcomes. None showing.specific arthritic changes but all significantly more comfortable after the injections
The youngest was 8, the oldest 13.
They have pads in the summer, off in the winter.

The reason we did it was a loss of performance - notably their jump, and one had filling in his hocks

 

[Zoeypxo]

Mine has recently had injections into the coffin joint and now has pads and wedges in her shoes, wedges are for negative hoof angle, pads for shock absorbing and the hacking where i am is very rocky.
So far so good in work 5-6 days a week. Havent jumped yet so cant comment on that but she is happy hacking along any terrain and schooling excellent with hopes to do dressage. Shes 13.
Also arthritic hocks so possibly linked.
She was intermittently lame infront before injections and remedial shoeing

 

[horsecrazyblonde]

I have had a mare with a TERRIBLE coffin joint injuries but luckily a good outcome. We tried a number of cortisone and HA injections but they didnt help at all. IRAP eventually did the trick! We also did the Regenesis Vet injections as my vet had had some really good results with it and because it is not as invasive as the joint injections so we could do it fairly regularly to try help her heal. She also had suspected DDFT damage inside her foot which is why we tried the Regenesis in the first place as we could not get a needle there.

Its 3 years later and she has stayed sound whilst competing in the open classes so i am super happy! we still have to treat her feet annually and sometimes also do the Regenesis as a maintenance treatment when i feel she needs it.

Hope this gives you some hope that its not all doom and gloom!