Mariposa
Well-Known Member
Evening all - looking for a bit of advice.
My lovely old boy is a bit arthritic, and in his previous home has had his hocks and spine injected every season ( ouch!!) Since he's been with us, he's not needed it as his life is much less full on (the level of polo he plays with us is much much lower and we don't play as much) - and he's full of beans ( carted me all over the polo ground on the weekend!) but in the last week he's started noticeably feeling it when he gets up, and he is very creaky. He is fine after a while, but I want him to be comfortable, not in pain.
He's now having 1 sachet of danilon morning and evening as advised by our vet, and is sound and happy in himself, and she is coming on Monday to do his hocks - but I wondered if anyone had ever had their horse's hocks injected? I've googled it and it seems that its quite common? Has anyone had any experience of it?
I guess getting them injected is really the beginning of the end, and there is no way back? He's only in work for another 3 weeks and then he begins a 5 month holiday, and from there he is officially retired, but I want him to have a comfortable and content retirement, he deserves it, he is an absolute sweetheart of a horse.
My lovely old boy is a bit arthritic, and in his previous home has had his hocks and spine injected every season ( ouch!!) Since he's been with us, he's not needed it as his life is much less full on (the level of polo he plays with us is much much lower and we don't play as much) - and he's full of beans ( carted me all over the polo ground on the weekend!) but in the last week he's started noticeably feeling it when he gets up, and he is very creaky. He is fine after a while, but I want him to be comfortable, not in pain.
He's now having 1 sachet of danilon morning and evening as advised by our vet, and is sound and happy in himself, and she is coming on Monday to do his hocks - but I wondered if anyone had ever had their horse's hocks injected? I've googled it and it seems that its quite common? Has anyone had any experience of it?
I guess getting them injected is really the beginning of the end, and there is no way back? He's only in work for another 3 weeks and then he begins a 5 month holiday, and from there he is officially retired, but I want him to have a comfortable and content retirement, he deserves it, he is an absolute sweetheart of a horse.