Nitty's hock. Any difference? *pics*

[Jesstickle]

This is it before we started box rest

and this is it now.

It's the big fat one on the right we're looking at btw

Personally I think it is unchanged but just thought I'd get a few more eyes to look as I keep confidently telling the vet 'no change' but perhaps I'm being blind.

 

[ozpoz]

it might be slightly less filled.. hard to tell in the light ,though.

Does it feel the less tight?

 

[Jesstickle]

Nope. It is still as hard as rock. Stupid creature!

I think looking at the photos it is just as big but the profile might look a bit different. Back to the horespital we go!

 

[Jane_Lou]

Definately less swollen, you can see clear definition to the kick (assuming that is what it it!) in the 2nd pic.

 

[skychick]

Very hard to tell in the light, but look at the two pics in a straight level with the chestnut, I would say that it is less filled there.

 

[skychick]

Sorry pressed too early, below the hock yes above not sure!

 

[JenHunt]

I think there's less fluid swelling around it, much more definition to the kick.

 

[Izzwizz]

Doesnt look much different if Im honest from your pics. What happened to Nitty?

 

[Jesstickle]

It is indeed a suspected kick. I think there is some more definition but this is two months after it happened so I think probably not enough to avoid surgery.

there is a foreign body/bone fragment in there. Just massive wishful thinking that it might heal of its own accord but I fear not. We have one more week of box rest and then it's D day!

 

[Serenity087]

I would say definitely no change. The reason why it looks less full on top is that the angle changes in the two photos.

Poor poorly pony. *huggles*

 

[Izzwizz]

Very similar injury to a horse who I used to know, she had a kick to her hock and had a bone chip floating round in there. Hope your horse is ok bless her.x