Lameness

[fluffpuff]

Hi. Just wondered if any of you had any thoughts - I've a 19year old horse who has been a little off in front for a few weeks - had the physio out who worked on his pelvis and said the front lameness was due to him messing around and hurting himself behind. Was fine for a few days after this.

A week later he came in hopping lame 😱 looked like a broken leg from a distance- no heat or swelling any where- would just touch toe to the ground and no more. Vet came out an suspected an abscess- looked couldn't find anything - advised tubbing for a few days to see. Farrier also was out a few days later but couldn't see anything.

He has now developed a soreness around the top of his elbow and around his chest - sore to touch but again no heat or swelling 🙈 Vet came out again and we xrayed his foot but it's all came back clear. He is now able to walk on it but is very reluctant to extend the leg to walk normally- so still limps along. Is currently on bute and rest but no marked improvement.

Sorry for the essay but any thoughts?

 

[Birker2020]

Presumably your horse has been checked to see if he has sprained a tendon or ligament? This might be why he is reluctant to bear weight on his heel because obviously in doing so the tendons would be stretched and if sprained it would hurt and cause pain? The soreness around the top of his elbow and chest might be him overcompensating for avoiding the weight on the damaged leg and he has found a new way of going which helps avoid pain in the leg but is now causing problems elsewhere due to overuse.

This is just superstition - I'm not a vet, but this is my best 'educated' guess. Hope you get it sorted. x

 

[fluffpuff]

Thank you.
Yes the soreness around his elbow I thought is probably due to compensation.

He is not showing any signs of soreness around his tendon etc on palpation.
Nerve blocks are the next step but really just wondered had anyone else experienced something similar.

Thanks for the reply 😊