Ocd or just his conformation? Help!!!

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Jumpergirl94

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Hi there everyone.

I wondered if I could have a bit of advice. My colt (holstein x irish) has always had large stifles since he was a week or so old. Never lame, very powerful. He has passed a vetting about 4 weeks ago. But I am paranoid! It does not feel swollen. But almost like muscle? My vet thinks it probably isn't ocd due to him being like it since a very young foal, ans him not ever being lame.

This horse means the world to me so I am extremely paranoid!

Here is a picture of him as a 3 week old.


And this is him now


Thanks in advance :)
 
You can only trust the advice the vet is giving you, but if you were minded to, you could send him in and have the joints bone scanned prior to beginning the breaking process.

That is what I would be leaning to if he was mine. So much time, effort and money is involved in rearing and producing young horses only to find they are knackered before they start.
 
Very true. May xray before hand as I'm so worried. He's never been lame like I said and they're both perfectly symmetrical so not like one is bigger than the other. Totally confused. It feels like muscle rather than fluid too.
 
I had a youngster with OCD in both his stifles, he was very lame and to the point of wondering if he was fit to travel the 60 miles to the AHT at Newmarket, but there was NO external or visible evidence. If he's as sound as you say, then I'd go with your Vet. I'd also suggest, though I'm not in any way qualified to offer an opinion, that if the swellings were because of OCD then the complaint would be so marked and obvious that he would be incapable of movement.

Strange, haven't a clue, but it wouldn't bother me in the least! Stop worrying! Easier said than done, I realise. :)

Alec.
 
Why don't you xray to check?? Peace of mind for a the sake of a few hundred quid... and if it IS OCD it can be dealt with much more successfully while young than when mature... That said, if he is completely sound it is very unlikely to be OCD...
 
If you're worried I'd vote X-ray to check. They don't have to be lame to have OCD, which may then cause an issue when starting to work or increasing work load.
 
is there a chance he may have gone down on concrete when he was getting up after being born or fallen on hard ground and bashed himself when he was very young? the one I saw that had ocd with swellings was taking tiny steps behind and hopped with both legs together at canter. the swelling was higher than in the second photo and was inside the leg finishing just about where the top of your swelling is if that makes sense so I would be thinking probably not ocd but get it scanned or xrayed to see what it is and if its able to be repaired or reduced depending on what it is while he is still young
 
I don't know what it is, but it's not normal. If it were my youngster I'd most definitely investigate it straight away - only so you know what your dealing with and can treat (or not) asap. Fingers crossed it's just cosmetic
 
ihatework said:
I don't know what it is, but it's not normal. If it were my youngster I'd most definitely investigate it straight away - only so you know what your dealing with and can treat (or not) asap. Fingers crossed it's just cosmetic
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agreed with you
 
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