nat26877
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Hi all,
My 9 yr old Connemara was kicked last August and was really lame, no broken skin, slight swelling below hock in cannon bone area but nothing major, he responded well to bute so my vet said to keep him moving so we walked him for three weeks before coming off bute and back very lame (vet did think it could be fracture due to initial lameness but ruled it out as he responded so well to bute
he thought he may have just got a 'dead leg' in the thigh)
He then went in for an xray which showed a clean fracture in splint bone, just below hock, he came home to do 8 weeks strict box rest then back for another xray which showed it healing well and he walked well. He had another 2 weeks box rest then we were to start 5 mins walking a day (to increase 5 mins every 2 weeks for 6 weeks) But after our 1st 5 min walk he barged the door, had a nice slip on the ice and cantered around a field for 5 mins (grrrrr i love him)
He went for another xray to make sure he didnt displace the fracture which thankfully he didnt but he was walking a little short so we were advised to keep him in for another 2 weeks then start our 6 weeks walking again!
That went well and he went back for another xray checkup and the fracture was healed really well! But when we trotted up he was still 4 tenths lame, vet did an ultrasound to check his suspensory which looked fine. So she wanted to nerve block to make sure it was the fracture area. Nerve block showed the lameness was in the fracture area so vet did another ultrasound to make sure she didnt miss anything and she did see a little scar tissue on suspensory, but nothing to make him this lame.
So here we are 6 months after the kick, my vet has referred us to Leahurst now for an MRI scan, she showed the xrays/scans to an ex-colleague and they think it may be the bone callous's that have grown to support the fracture may be interfering with another structure in which case they would do surgery. I havn't spoke to the Leahurst vet yet (he goes next week) but when I asked my vet how successfull this op can be she really didnt know.
So I just really want to hear from anyone who has experienced an MRI or surgery in this area and what happend, I know he is an individual case as he was walked for 3 weeks after it happend and his escaping!
Thanks for reading x
My 9 yr old Connemara was kicked last August and was really lame, no broken skin, slight swelling below hock in cannon bone area but nothing major, he responded well to bute so my vet said to keep him moving so we walked him for three weeks before coming off bute and back very lame (vet did think it could be fracture due to initial lameness but ruled it out as he responded so well to bute
he thought he may have just got a 'dead leg' in the thigh) He then went in for an xray which showed a clean fracture in splint bone, just below hock, he came home to do 8 weeks strict box rest then back for another xray which showed it healing well and he walked well. He had another 2 weeks box rest then we were to start 5 mins walking a day (to increase 5 mins every 2 weeks for 6 weeks) But after our 1st 5 min walk he barged the door, had a nice slip on the ice and cantered around a field for 5 mins
(grrrrr i love him)He went for another xray to make sure he didnt displace the fracture which thankfully he didnt but he was walking a little short so we were advised to keep him in for another 2 weeks then start our 6 weeks walking again!
That went well and he went back for another xray checkup and the fracture was healed really well! But when we trotted up he was still 4 tenths lame, vet did an ultrasound to check his suspensory which looked fine. So she wanted to nerve block to make sure it was the fracture area. Nerve block showed the lameness was in the fracture area so vet did another ultrasound to make sure she didnt miss anything and she did see a little scar tissue on suspensory, but nothing to make him this lame.
So here we are 6 months after the kick, my vet has referred us to Leahurst now for an MRI scan, she showed the xrays/scans to an ex-colleague and they think it may be the bone callous's that have grown to support the fracture may be interfering with another structure in which case they would do surgery. I havn't spoke to the Leahurst vet yet (he goes next week) but when I asked my vet how successfull this op can be she really didnt know.
So I just really want to hear from anyone who has experienced an MRI or surgery in this area and what happend, I know he is an individual case as he was walked for 3 weeks after it happend and his escaping!
Thanks for reading x
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