bounce
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My 5 year old mare developed swollen hind fetlocks and slight thickening of annular ligaments so was referred to a veterinary hospital for further investigations. She was lame on her right hind (2/10) which was the opposite one to the worst of the swelling and the pain was nerve blocked to high suspensory and stifle although no damage was shown at either location on ultra sound, MRI or xray. Only 50% improvement in lameness was achieved when she was nerve blocked and when this happened she then went lame in front but only on a circle on a soft surface. She shows a real lack of push from behind when on the lunge and I've noticed she struggles in trot uphill. She seems to be bilaterally lame behind with the right hind being most affected.
Vets decided to medicate hocks and send her home with a 3 month rehab programme starting at 30 mins walking 4 times a week. The fetlock swellings have improved after a week of box rest and very little work. But she still has a minor toe drag whilst going downhill and I still think she looks lame on the right hind 10 days on from the steroid injections.
I still feel something is very amiss which hasn't been picked up yet.
I had my mctimoney chiropractor visit her and she picked up that she was extremely sore at the base of the neck. She was very unhappy to have the physio work done on her and was bracing against each movement and pulling faces which is very unlike her. In a previous visit she just stood there and enjoyed the work done on her.
Her insurance is almost maxed out but I am willing to pay to get to the route of the problem.
She has fairly rubbish feet in that she has low heels and have to be managed well to ensure they do not get long in the toe and her confirmation is not brilliant in the fact that she has quite straight hocks. I have also noticed she can be fairly footy over uneven ground.
My question to all lameness gurus out there is where would you look next to try and locate the main cause of her issues? Would you look at neck first or feet first?
Vets decided to medicate hocks and send her home with a 3 month rehab programme starting at 30 mins walking 4 times a week. The fetlock swellings have improved after a week of box rest and very little work. But she still has a minor toe drag whilst going downhill and I still think she looks lame on the right hind 10 days on from the steroid injections.
I still feel something is very amiss which hasn't been picked up yet.
I had my mctimoney chiropractor visit her and she picked up that she was extremely sore at the base of the neck. She was very unhappy to have the physio work done on her and was bracing against each movement and pulling faces which is very unlike her. In a previous visit she just stood there and enjoyed the work done on her.
Her insurance is almost maxed out but I am willing to pay to get to the route of the problem.
She has fairly rubbish feet in that she has low heels and have to be managed well to ensure they do not get long in the toe and her confirmation is not brilliant in the fact that she has quite straight hocks. I have also noticed she can be fairly footy over uneven ground.
My question to all lameness gurus out there is where would you look next to try and locate the main cause of her issues? Would you look at neck first or feet first?