hotpotato
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My big horse was diagnosed with Septic Pedal bone Oestitis last February, the operation was successfully carried out on his pedal bone and with extensive care, patience and remedial shoeing he was ready to ride again in August. We started the slow process of work again, as the trot work increased there was something just not right intermittently. Following further investigation and referrals, he was then diagnosed with coffin bone arthritis in both front feet, immediately having the first set of injections. Whilst the internet is a wonderful tool, it is rare to find good news when you are looking for it, I spend many hours reading about similar cases, prognosis and outcomes and when we went revisited the vet school for a new baseline, I was prepared for my horse not coming home. He had spent nearly a year being bored out of his brains, isn't quiet enough to be a happy hacker and generally a big thug in every context... the options for the future were slim. I was delighted to find that the injections had provided considerable relief and he showed sound. Following discussions with the consultants I have decided that if needed, my horse will have regular injections to give him a quality of life that will allow him to enjoy himself and partake in the activities that he loves. He has a heart of gold and tries his heart out, the day he ever shows unwilling or stops at a fence will be the day we make a hard decision. Given everything that he'd been through, I also chose to inject his hocks - I figured it couldn't hurt and if anything potentially provide him further relief, if it didn't make any difference I wouldn't do it again. The results overall have been incredible, he has never moved as well since a youngster, he always moved well, he's just back with the wow factor again, passaging and floating about for no reason at all. We don't know how long the injections will last for and accept that they will speed up the degenerative process, however hopefully for the next few years (he's 12) he will be in no pain and enjoy himself. It would appear that he is riddled with arthritis and it's one of the routes of all of his problems. He's now back in work properly and so far it's all very good 
There's no responses expected, I just thought I'd share some good news to provide anyone in a similar position with some hope for a positive outcome, the only information I found at the time when it was needed most were those of doom and gloom...
There's no responses expected, I just thought I'd share some good news to provide anyone in a similar position with some hope for a positive outcome, the only information I found at the time when it was needed most were those of doom and gloom...