Hoof Wall Resection

[gemgreen]

Does anyone know anything / has your horse had a Hoof Wall Resection? my horse has Laminitis for the 1st time in his life, no previous signs (he's 17hh) just came in slightly off one day, but it looks like this is the way the vets are thinking about going with his treatment now and i just wondered if anyone has any advice? thanks Gem

 

[Genesis]

Gen is just recovering from a partial resection in one hoof wall, both pedal bones had rotated, the left foot has corrected its self and is now only 4degrees (was 7) but the right foot was getting worse & on xray there was a gas pocket in front of the pedal bone, on resection this has turned out to be necrotic laminae, which STUNK! one week of poulticing/flushing and she sound again, 2 more weeks box rest and she can come out of jail for a few hours. interestingly the "good" foot leaked serum during its recovering and the right "bad" foot didn't I wonder if the necrotic gunk blocked the pedal bone from returning to its normal position?? Good luck with yours, its a long haul we are just beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel after the most awful 5months of my horse owning life. Best wishes Dx

 

[gemgreen]

Thanks for replying....you start to read things on the net and get into a complete mess!! Its a total nightmare and i feel so sorry for him. hope everything keeps going well for you both & thanks again for the reply Gem x

 

[Nailed]

Hoof resections.. if done competently and by qualfied people really arent that bad and work wonders...

Curious why you put (17hh)? Any equidd can get laminitis.. they have laminae..

Lou x

 

[gemgreen]

i know any can get laminitis i was just letting people know hes not the "typical" 13.2 HH pony who has had it all his life. The problem we are having is my horse is 17.2hh weighing approx 750/800kg (HW hunter) which is causing the vets some concerns as what to do! but thanks anyway

 

[chevs]

Hi,
My mare had this done when she developed laminitis. It looked awful but it didn't bother her at all. My mare is 16.2 hanoverain 16 years old always kept trim and developed laminitis the morning before she foaled due to surging hormones. Sadly the rotation is very severe, only one foot affected, and we have only kept her going for the sake of her foal. Foal will be 5 months old at the weekend, we are all absolutely astounded that she has managed to keep going this long. We have done everything possible for her and i know in my heart when the time comes that i couldn't have done more for her. Imprint shoes are very good. Also styrafoam foot pads from total foot protection, these gave my girlie alot of comfort. I hope you have a happy ending with your boy x

 

[Nettle123]

Our mare had a dorsal resection on her two front feet at the Laminitis Clinic. She came completely sound after several months box rest and remained sound for another 10 years, she was only 7 when she develped laminitis and was a 16.2 tb/id. The pedal bone had actually come through the sole on one foot. The care she received at the clinic was second to none.

Sadly we lost her last year after developing cushings linked lami.

 

[TheFarrier]

your horse has mild laminitis? (came in off not lame)? and they want to do a wall resection? that is extreme personified and absolutely not necessary. a hoof wall resection should be a last resort.

if you need advice on how to treat your horse i suggest starting with the laminitis trust and perhaps giving them a call

 

[gemgreen]

here goes.....There were no signs whatsoever & typically no symptoms of Laminitis. He came out of his box one morning slightly lame over the next few days it got worse & he now can hardly move, he has roatation of the pedal bone, and also thin soles, a gel padding has been put on by my farrier we have been waiting until he looked more comfortable & then put heart bars on but is not happening....after 3 sets of xrays over the last 3 weeks - todays has shown a gas shaddow which needs to be released - everyone i have spoken to including the laminitis trust has agreed with the vet and this is the best way forward. He is not getting any worse but also no better which is why they are looking for the next stage which i'm assuming is the resection.

 

[TheFarrier]

If you had mentioned all that in the beginning then our responses could have been much more appropriate. If the resection is your last avenue then of course you should take it. There are great successes with this method and it will take at least 9 - 12 months to grow out, although this is not always done up to the coronet band. It wont be pretty and i am sure google will supply you with the imagery you require.

I am assuming you have already gone down the heart bar route but your post is not 100% clear.

How many feet have rotation? How many feet are affected and how many will they be resecting?

 

[whizzica]

My pony had this done only 2 weeks ago. Thought you might like to see his xrays before trimming and photos of after.
He has coped amazingly with it and is doing really well so far! fingers crossed xx

 

[Eaglestone]

whizzica - can you post these pics to my thread at the top of Vets (Post Images of your horse's Veterinary Conditions' as these are so useful?

Thanks very much and I hope your horse continues to do well.

Gemgreen - I hope your horse is doing well also.

 

[Nettle123]

GemGreen, for our mare it was definately last chance saloon. The Farrier had come to take the heartbars off and our Vet was here, straight away they could see the splits in the soles. Our Vet wanted to pts there and then but we had a second opinion. The second opinion from another equine practice was the same.

After a sleepless night I remembered reading an article about the laminitis clinic and despite big reservations we took her there. She travelled really well and I was so relieved when we arrived, it was similar to a BUPA hospital, lol.

After her treatment she was so much more comfortable and we never felt the we had done the wrong thing taking her for the resections. Our Vet until he retired would always have a look at those front feet when he came for routine visits, I think he was amazed at her great recovery.

 

[gemgreen]

Hi did you have the resection done at home? Just they wanted me to travel him over to the vets but I'm not sure he will make the trip?

Has anyone else had any experience & the aftercare of this?

Thanks for all your help

 

[Nettle123]

We went to the clinic and she stayed there for a few weeks. She travelled much better than we expected probably due to the bute. It was at least 50 miles from us probably further.

The aftercare was fine as she lived at home with us. The box had to be kept pretty spotless with no build up of damp shavings and droppings. She went back to the clinic afterwards at least twice from memory for trimming.

The only slight problems we had were when the hunt were passing our gate and she would get pretty excited. After the first time we gave her ACP when the were due to be about.

We were glad we took such a drastic step as she was a great horse for the next ten years.

 

[gemgreen]

Thanks for all the advice..... booked in for friday.... so fingers crossed, sorry my initial post were not as clear as some would have liked but in total panic i just wanted some idea to what people thought asap!! thanks again gem & Murph! x