Pelvis/Pubic Bone - Hairline Fracture

[FigJam]

Anyone have experience of this or similar?

My mare (17yrs old, LW cob-X) has just had this tentatively diagnosed. Ultrasound, x-ray and internal investigation (poor girl!!) have found nothing out of the ordinary, but she is definitely lame and scintigraphy (nuclear bone scan) showed up a hot spot on the pelvis at the bottom of the pubic bone.

Vet has said 2 weeks box rest, then 3 months field rest with an 8 weeks check up to look for improvement in lameness. Possibly up to 6 months field rest, obivuosly depending on how well (if at all) she improves.

I'm clinging on the the fact that nothing big has been identified, so that has to be a positive, but really gutted all the same and worried it's a bit of a "time bomb" that could get worse at any moment or turn out to be something totally different.

Feeling pretty down about yet more time off- I'd only just got her back into work from a tendon sheath injury (in the same leg!) last year, so it looks like two summers in a row I'll be missing.

Thanks.

 

[lizzieuk1]

poor girl, well the fact that all the other tests were clear means that the damage isn;t too severe, although to a horse any sort of fracture in the pelvis is extremely painful, so long as its stable then it will heal in time, just lots of tlc and fingers crossed she'll be back in action for next season.

 

[FigJam]

Thanks for the positive reply. Just feel so bad for her, we originally thought it was her tendon sheath flaring up again when it actually turns out to be something totally different.

Feel so evil keeping her cooped up on box rest when the weather is gorgeous out and she's desperate to be out in the field eating, but at least it's only two weeks and then she can be field rested which she will be much happier about.

Glad you reckon there's a good chance of recovery. I'm just so scared now I know it's there that it could "go" at any moment, so any spook or sudden move she makes has me holding my breath!