Did my horse have laminitis from steroid injection??

[Todd123]

Hello,
My mare is 18/19 year old never been prone to laminitis ever ! Until I got the steroid injection on the 25th May. The vet said put her straight out the next day. I thought it was a little harsh for that so I turned her out 27th instead. I rode her on the Saturday 29th May for 5-10 mins, very light work and she was perfect. I turned her straight back out, gave her a day off the next day. Brought her in from field on the Monday....she was dog lame kn all 4 legs, she has been in ever since with a nice fluffy compacted bed and soaked hay. She is now very stiff on back legs as she's been stuck in but better with the laminitis as its gone. Do we all think that she got told to be out out to soon?

 

[ester]

It's always a risk, although generally considered fairly small for injecting a single joint.

Has she ever had a cushings test?

What did the vet say re. the laminitis?

 

[Todd123]

So she did have a cushings test. Her level was normal. It was 25.7 level.

The vet did say it was the steroid injection ....in the end. This was a different vet who injected her with the steroid x

 

[nataliejadewood]

I am a bit confused by the vet's advice. My 22yo mare has been having her hocks injected with steroids once a year, for the past 3 years. The vet advice is always to have 3 days box rest so there isn't much movement (so that the steroid isn't squished back out of the joint), then a week off from any work but can be turned out, then a week of only walking and finally the next week building back up to normal work.

There is a risk of laminitis with all steroid injections so, depending on their potential to get it the vet will decide whether they are high risk or not.

How are the injection sites? I am always told "whilst infection risk is low, if she becomes hopping lame in the next few days then it could mean the joints are infected and ring us immediately".

Those are the bits of advice my vet usually gives post-injections (Ashbrook in Cheshire), I hope that helps?

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

My vet always says to keep a horse in for a week after a steroid injection then introduce grazing slowly, I find it bad practice from your vet to tell you to turn out as normal the next day.