lochpearl
Well-Known Member
My gorgeous full Irish Draught 5 year old has been diagnosed with OCD in his stifles, there are bone fragments in his stifles and the vets have advised to operate - arthroscopy, to remove the chips and do whatever needs to be done once in there.
The vets have explained that due to his size there is a higher risk of fatality when coming out of the anaesthetic than there would be if he was a lighter breed - TB etc. Obviously anaesthetic carries it's risks but it is much higher in a heavy breed. They also said they were more likely to suffer from something to do with more swelling and bruising than other breeds - I can't remember the name.
Now this is the hardest decision I have had to make as this horse is my life and has had so many problems - collateral ligament desmitis in both front coffin joints and so on. I really need to know if anyone has any experience with either having a heavy horse go under GA and how it recovered or OCD recovery.
Thanks x
p.s. also in veterinary but no-one has commented.
The vets have explained that due to his size there is a higher risk of fatality when coming out of the anaesthetic than there would be if he was a lighter breed - TB etc. Obviously anaesthetic carries it's risks but it is much higher in a heavy breed. They also said they were more likely to suffer from something to do with more swelling and bruising than other breeds - I can't remember the name.
Now this is the hardest decision I have had to make as this horse is my life and has had so many problems - collateral ligament desmitis in both front coffin joints and so on. I really need to know if anyone has any experience with either having a heavy horse go under GA and how it recovered or OCD recovery.
Thanks x
p.s. also in veterinary but no-one has commented.