Coffin joint injury - what future for him?

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Ronan's fractured pedal bone has affected the joint as I feared. Saw the xrays yesterday and some healing has taken place, (even a bit of calcification), over the 9 weeks since it happened but the fact that the joint is damaged really worries me.

Vet says it's hard to say, may come back as a light hack and maybe better than that but maybe worse...
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Has anyone any experience of this and advice to offer please? He has 3 shoes off now and the affected foot has a rim bar shoe - had that on for 8 weeks, with a little bute which we are going to wean him off.

Vet will see him in 8 weeks to see if he trots up sound.

He is 17 h ISH and we don't do a lot of competiton - just a bit of jumping, dressage a bit and lots of beach/fun stuff. But being able to hack twice a week for 40 minutes isn't enough I'm afraid...
 
Not the exactly the same but not good news from me I'm afraid. My boy has soft tissue damage within the coffin joint (collateral ligament) and as a result associated changes within the coffin joint. He retired two months ago aged 10yrs. We battled to keep him sound for eighteen months after diagnosis but even then he was only a hack.
However, I know that if there is no soft tissue damage and only changes within the joint then this is better news and can be treated with steriod injections. Sounds like it is going to be a case of wait and see I'm afraid. Good luck.
 
Another "not great news" post
Our big J horse has coffin joint arthritis. Was lame last summer, came sound/back into work in the Autumn. We started hunting at Christmas (quiet days with little road work). He finished the season sound
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but has now gone about 3/5 lame as the ground has hardened
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He is in the middle of IRAP treatment but has got worse
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so our vet is out this afternoon for another look
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Thank you people. I will pm l_p_p as you suggest jules.

As you say it's a wait and see, Marchtime. Really sorry to hear you have had to retire your 10yo..

And good luck to you D_D_D..It would be really good if it ended happily for you..
 
hi mines not exactly the same but mare has suffered inflamation in the coffin joint slight changes there due to other injurys higher up vets said in the beginning light hack broodmare if I was lucky. I have had a fantastic vet who took over her case 1 month after diagnosis and to my surprise with corrective shoeing and being very carefull she is now back in full work and the vets dont want to see her again now they completly happy with her pm me if you want more details keep your chin up
 


My horse has soft tissue injury in coffin joint.Hes had treatment and time off and is still not sound.Treatment and remidial shoeing started november .I have read up a lot on this subject and you can be looking at a year off possibly longer.Im very dubious as to wether my boy will ever come sound.
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Sorry for bad news
 
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