Hock Injections- Upper joint

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Aodom81

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Hi there!
Apologies if this has been answered, new to this forum :)

My vet just diagnosed degeneration in the "3rd" joint of the hock or the Proximal Intertarsal Joint. Has anyone had luck with injecting this particular one and responding well to it??

I know the lower two are the typical ones that are injected and respond well. He's only 8 years old and it's not an option to fuse this particular joint. We think the people that had him before were rough on him and the vet say's its from an injury not just wear and tear.

Appreciate any info particular to injecting the joint mentioned above not necessarily the lower ones as he doesn't have any issues in those.



Thank you! :)
 
Aodom81 said:
Hi there!
Apologies if this has been answered, new to this forum :)

My vet just diagnosed degeneration in the "3rd" joint of the hock or the Proximal Intertarsal Joint. Has anyone had luck with injecting this particular one and responding well to it??

I know the lower two are the typical ones that are injected and respond well. He's only 8 years old and it's not an option to fuse this particular joint. We think the people that had him before were rough on him and the vet say's its from an injury not just wear and tear.

Appreciate any info particular to injecting the joint mentioned above not necessarily the lower ones as he doesn't have any issues in those.



Thank you! :)
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Yes - my horse had his upper joint injected with steroids and arthramid and it was very successful. This was after the same treatment in the lower joints didn't give a great result.
 
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