Hind suspensory issues...

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Madam had a bone scan yesterday and everything good except very slight difference on the left hind suspensory which is being scanned tomorrow....vet is confident its nothing major, but anyone got any experience of minor suspensory issues? :)
 
Mine had minor PSD high up on his suspensory next to the hock last year. (I think it went when I saw you at Arena UK actually, he wasn't 'right' that day).

He had 6 months of box rest/small paddock turnout and 3 shockwave treatments. I walked him in hand for a few weeks, then started ridden work increasing the amount of time by 5 mins a week until I got to 30 mins. Then trot work was introduced, again doing 5 mins more each week. I got to the canter stage before I turned him out in the field. I took things slower than necessary as I wanted to make doubly sure he was fine before moving up to the next level. We had a few months of being able to canter, hack and enjoy ourselves, and I was just starting to think about jumping again, then he's done something to his ddft potentially in the other leg - d'oh!

I had him in magnetic boots twice a day, and stabled in a magnetic rug. He saw the chiro every 3 months (still does) and ditto with the osteo - who has really helped straighten his gait out again.
 
Thanks SF, blooming horses! If it's not one thing it's another! Hopefully if anything madam's will be very minor too, but sounds like a long rehab road... eek!
 
With any luck yours won't find anything bad (I'll keep my fingers crossed for you), the bone scan mine had showed up hotspots where they didn't find anything else on the ultrasound, its not cheap though is it! :eek:

Winter meant it was easier for me to manage the box rest (although I had to be creative with hours at work to get the hacks done in daylight) and if you do have to do the same, with any luck you'll be done and dusted in time for spring :)

I'm pretty miffed that he's done it just as the stubble field have been cut, dammit!
 
Not minor ones no, ours were major and caused issues with front feet too :(

Just wanted to say glad to see they have pinpointed the problem and the vet is happy it is nothing major. :)
 
SF, no apparently not... I'm keeping ignorant about the cost as the insurance company are paying for it!! :o Hope your boys feet issues sort out!

NR99, sorry to hear that :( Luckily we know her front feet are pretty good now... very sound on them so hopefully if there is anything in the suspensory it hasn't effected the feet...keeping fingers tightly crossed.
 
Mine was diagnosed with mild psd bilaterally but worse on the left however she had shock wave and steroids injected with walk exercise in hand for 12 weeks on the scans it made little difference but she is now sound, (we think the hocks and SI caused our problems). And back in almost full work
 
I'm going through it at the moment - so feel your pain!

Alf has now had 4 shockwave sessions, and was doing really well, until the last few weeks when one of his field companions started picking on him. He was lamer yesterday when trotted up, which is frustrating as he showed a marked improvement the time before.

He's having shockwave every three weeks, is on field rest (as soon as I find a yard where they don't flatly refuse to allow him to be sectioned off from his tormenter)

He has very little heel, and has learnt to moonwalk to compensate for DJD/PSD issues, so we're addressing his feet as well. He hasn't had his feet xrayed yet, but the vet is pretty sure she will see negative solar plane on x-ray. He's currently unshod, but the vet wants him in bar shoes to give him better support.
 
My grey boy had a hind suspensory injury (not PSD) just over 4yrs ago. Treatment was a course of shockwave and adequan, and controlled exercise for 4/5 months (no turnout during that time). He then had a further 3/4 months off in the field before I slowly brought him back into work - I would definitely recommend taking your time with this part. He did an ODE approx 14 months after the injury was diagnosed. He has been sound and eventing (plus drag hunting and team chasing!) since then :)

I have made a couple of changes to his management since then though. He now lives out 24/7 all year round and I have cut right back on the amount of schooling on a surface.

Fingers crossed for your mare :)
 
Thanks guys. She's not lame, just occasionally not quite right (looks v.slightly shorter behind) so fingers crossed it is just very minor, and is more investigative than anything.
 
mine had minor psd. treated with restricted turn out, shock wave and injections(can't remember name if it now ) he also has raised pads on hinds now as he's got rubbish tb feet. took things very slowly but he's sound as bell now (touching wood) although he was never lame as such just lacking push from behind and toe dragging done hills. hope you have a happy out come. however keep an eye on costs as i found out insurance usually have a limit on diagnostic work and scans etc soon add up! treatment was ok but i exceeded my limit on scans, xrays etc!
 
Mine was never really lame, just off (vets made me take him home and go on fast hacks to make him lame enough to nerve block!) never any swelling or heat either, he just wasn't striding right, and still wasn't afterwards which is where the osteo came in handy.

Mine also had lateral flares on both hind shoes which I forgot about :)
 
Don't panic until you know exactly what you are dealing with! When you have spoken to the vet it might be worth checking what your policy will cover in terms of rehab livery should you need to consider it but wait until you have the full story - it might be nothing much at all.....try not to worry
 
Rehab livery is amazing, mine will have been there having spas on his tendon for 2 weeks by the time we go back to the vets for more scans next week. He has a spa every day, and his leg I think has almost no swelling left, I know it doesn't mean its fixed, but its tonnes better. Costs £240 a week for mine, full livery + spa.
 
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