Wilbur_Force
Well-Known Member
My 14 year old dressage horse has annular ligament desimitis in both hind legs and requires surgery at Newmarket. Does anyone have experience of this? One leg is worse than the other and the ligament in that leg needs cutting, whereas in the other leg it needs fraying. My poor horse has also been diagnosed with cushings and is currently suffering with keratitis and a swollen sheath. I feel so sorry for him! At the moment he's not on meds for the cushings.
My insurance may not cover the hind leg operations due to exclusions, so the question I'm asking is would you go ahead with the surgery, given all the other ailments?
He has also had a previous eye operation under GA to remove a squamous cell carcinoma from the third eyelid!
I just want to do what is best for the horse and I'm hoping that he could be retired.
Thoughts most welcome!
My insurance may not cover the hind leg operations due to exclusions, so the question I'm asking is would you go ahead with the surgery, given all the other ailments?
He has also had a previous eye operation under GA to remove a squamous cell carcinoma from the third eyelid!
I just want to do what is best for the horse and I'm hoping that he could be retired.
Thoughts most welcome!