locking stifle

[abina]

Does anyone have any experiance of this problem. My sisters TB has just been seen by the vet and x rayed and confirmed that it has two kissing vertabrae and locking stifle. The kissing spine we can find lots of information on but not much on locking stifle joints. what can we expect and any treatments that anyone has had done been sucessful. Any info would be helpful !

 

[cellie]

We had a pony on loan 2 years ago who had locking stifles.They need lots of work to keep muscles trim and good joint supplement.The stifle works better if it is supported well once he was in really regular work it stopped locking.Might be a problem if you are treating his back with rest.Sorry i cant be more helpful.

 

[Darkly_Dreaming_Dex]

My boss had a shetland with locking stifles and the vet performed a small operation that completely cured it. He injected local anathestic into the stifle, then made a 2cm incision, poked inside and snipped a tendon/ligament (cant remember which) and the whole thing was over in 15mins costing £100 a side

 

[Honeypots]

I have a shetland that came to me with locking stifles.. Several months down the line and you'd hardly know. Her paddock is on a slope and with some weight loss and muscle gain she's improved no end..

 

[Gonetofrance]

Here's a vet telling it better than I can!

http://www.novickdvm.com/patella.htm

 

[Tanta]

we had an ID/TB cross who had an occasional locking stifle - but vet not worried about it and said it would probably go away when he was fitter - which it did. He was a v good jumper, and it never troubled him at all jumping

 

[squirtlysmum]

My loan horse suffers with locking patellas in both hind legs and I would agree with the above that more work seems to improve it but his is quite bad and tends to be worse when he's been standing still for a while. He is turned out 24/7 and I travel him with no petition in my trailer so he can ping his legs if need be, I just have to watch when I pick his feet out as his legs ping sideways but he's a very happy and talented ned and I'm led to understand he's had it all his life and he's now 13.