Hock arthritus

[friesianfan69]

Hock arthritus??
Today i found out my pony had juvenille arthritus ( hes only just 6 yrs old ).
I took the choice to cortisone them but was told to think about surgery.
They fuse the bone together which makes it pain free.
Has anyone had this done?
Are the results worth it?
How was after care etc?
Thankyou x

 

[kinnygirl1]

Hi... Yes my horse has had hock fusion surgery... I have linked the thread below. Skip to page 12 for the surgery part. Mine had ethanol fusion first which sadly didn't work him so surgery was the last try at it for us. Thankfully seems to have been successful.



http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?738719-Stanley-s-hock-fusion-journey/page15

 

[friesianfan69]

Thankyou I’ll take a look.
Fingers crossed for your boy x

 

[SEL]

There are a number of routes you can take and vets usually prefer injectable options before operating - mainly because you can work up to the operation if injections are effective.

Steroids are normally first point of call but I've recently had a chat with a vet practice about aquimid. It's a non steroidal joint injection which they've had good results with. Expensive though, so you'd probably want your insurance company to pay.

 

[friesianfan69]

Thank you ill google it