BailingTwine
New User
Hi All.
My 7 year old gelding was diagnosed with fractured sidebone in November. Nothing showed on Xray so he was sent for an MRI scan which showed the fracture. I find it quite sad the amount of sidebone he has and I've since found out that, due to his brilliant temperament, he was worked hard as a baby.
He had joint injections to help with any inflammation and, as he is a huge chunky lad, it was decided that he should be turned away for 3 months. He lives outside anyway so it wasn't a problem. The vets wanted him out to keep him moving so he doesn't stiffen up, especially around the fractured area. He's currently being shod every 5 weeks to prevent movement in the foot.
Anyway, he is slightly better but 5 months later he is still marginally lame. He recently had ACPAT physio and he was very stiff despite living out.
Anyway my questions are: has anyone else had this problem? Is there a good success rate or not? (Don't mind if you say not
) I'd rather know. ) Does it take longer to heal that the vets say?
Thanks in advance
My 7 year old gelding was diagnosed with fractured sidebone in November. Nothing showed on Xray so he was sent for an MRI scan which showed the fracture. I find it quite sad the amount of sidebone he has and I've since found out that, due to his brilliant temperament, he was worked hard as a baby.
He had joint injections to help with any inflammation and, as he is a huge chunky lad, it was decided that he should be turned away for 3 months. He lives outside anyway so it wasn't a problem. The vets wanted him out to keep him moving so he doesn't stiffen up, especially around the fractured area. He's currently being shod every 5 weeks to prevent movement in the foot.
Anyway, he is slightly better but 5 months later he is still marginally lame. He recently had ACPAT physio and he was very stiff despite living out.
Anyway my questions are: has anyone else had this problem? Is there a good success rate or not? (Don't mind if you say not
) I'd rather know. ) Does it take longer to heal that the vets say?Thanks in advance