For those who have had Wobblers confirmed

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Hi,
Following on from my other thread my special boy has been diagnosed with low level 3 wobblers.

Just wondered what levels yours were graded at for those who continued to ride, retired or sadly pts. And for those who continued to ride / retired what time span did they deteriorate.

Bob's off to vet tomorrow for tildren which hopefully will make him more comfortable.

thanks
 
Hi,

mine was a grade 2, had steroid injections into 2 sites, a week in the field, then some in hand work and gentle excercise under saddle.
After 6 weeks she was checked and had improved to grade 1.
Another 6 weeks later she was 'neurologically normal'.

Have sold her since but last I heard, she was doing RC dressage, hunting and jumping clear rounds.

So, don't despair just yet, there is hope. i think the treatment options for wobblers have improved quite a bit in the last few years.

Hope it turns out ok for you and your horse.
 
minimex2 said:
Hi,
Following on from my other thread my special boy has been diagnosed with low level 3 wobblers.

Just wondered what levels yours were graded at for those who continued to ride, retired or sadly pts. And for those who continued to ride / retired what time span did they deteriorate.

Bob's off to vet tomorrow for tildren which hopefully will make him more comfortable.

thanks
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I don't wish to upset you and its not all doom and gloom for certain but the grading that your horse has been given is not really very good. Grade three means that the horse is quite bad by this stage and the prognosis is not very good even after surgery which is usually offered if drugs are suitable or fail to work. I understand that the necessity for surgery is based on the vetebrae effected and the amount of damage which has occured and the associated impingement. I'm not a vet but I know this from the information about wobblers that I have read since my horse was diagnosed with it in 2004.

My ten year old had CVM (another name for wobblers) at the age of ten following a fall onto his neck in the field. He was misdiagnosed with EHV (as this causes ataxia symptoms) and by the time I'd persuaded my useless vets to change their opinion and get him referred to Liverpool he'd had three bad episodes of ataxia. He was diagnosed with a large xray machine which confirmed late onset wobblers which necessitated euthanasia on humane grounds (Rommy was deemed to dangerous to handle as he was so weak on his legs and was unaware of his limb placement). Within two hours of arriving he was diagnosed and sadly pts. He had grade 3 which touched on grade 4 at times and from recollection he had C3, C4 and C6 vetebrae affected. He was deemed to be not suitable for surgery given the fact that so many vetebrae were effected. It was heartbreaking as he was a wonderful friend and I had done so much with him over the 2 1/2 years I'd had him that we had a lovely partnership. He looked so fit, and well in himself and if you didn't see him walk you wouldn't have known there was a problem. Only a few weeks before he'd been jumping BSJA BN and Disco classes and was ready to move up to Newcomers.

Wobblers is usually more common in geldings, horses with long necks are typically more effected, and WB's, Quarter Horses and Shires are typically the breeds more likely to be effected.

this is an excellent link
http://www.equinewobblers.com/Diagnostics/Neurological_Examination.htm
and here is a link about my experience in more detail.
http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?p=9541177

Please don't hesistate to contact me if you require any other information or want to know any details. I do hope it works out for you, please keep us posted on the forum. I am hoping to set up a website one day about Wobblers Syndrome as I found there was very little information when i was searching in 2004.

RIP Rommy, you were very much loved, and even more missed.
 
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I am really sorry that your horse has been diagnosed with Wobblers. I had a horse a few years ago who was diagnosed with level3/4 Wobblers.
On the vets advice as he was dangerous to those around him as he had no idea where his limbs were he was pts. He was much loved, and was very difficult but he was relaxed and happy to go as though he knew he would not suffer anymore on the day. Unfortunately there are no happy endings, but it is about making the right choice for your horse.
 
Delta99 - Yours in the first positive experence ive heard and am so happy your treatment worked,

Applecart - Thank you for taking the time and giving all the details of your experience. My Bob is also my best friend and can appreciate your heartache. Think it would be a fab idea on making some sort of help site and if i could would also like to be involved somehow.

Bob had the tildren yesterday. I know its not a miracle cure but when i asked about the long term vet was positive and said "when i see him next year he'll either be no worse or a lot better." It will take about 6 weeks to kick in. Obviously management is a massive part and now i know, we wont be going through uneven ground/woods/jumping or going fast. Good news is vet said not to be lunged and no circles, so no more lessons and schooling for us. Just hacking in striaght lines!! In terms of how it works as well as other things its an anti-inflamatory so somehow opens up the space between the spinal cord and vertabre(sp?)

A month ago i was devistated, today im positive and plan to enjoy our time together for how ever long it will be.

Hopefully we are planning to go Le-Trec training next month. I know there will be things we cant do, but am sure there will be loads we can and hopefully we will both enjoy going out.
Dx
 
sorry to hear that, wobblers is horrible. I lost my 5 year old lasr year after he was dignosed with wobblers, he was graded 1 in front and 2 behind, after treatment he was graded a couple of minths later.
Front remained the same, back was still a 2 but very, very close to a 3. He was getting dangerous, he was losing his back legs, crashing into things and struggling t maintain a staright line.
I made the heartbreaking decision to have him PTS before he injured himself or others.
 
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