Helene_scott93
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Hi,
My 22 year old TB injured himself before Christmas, the on call vet wasn’t originally sure what the injury was, there was no heat & no swelling but she put a compression bandage on and told me to keep him on box rest.
Fast forward to 2nd jan and I got my own vet out to come and have a look. He diagnosed it as a Peroneus Tertius rupture, the words he used were ‘not good’ and ‘this is a serious injury’.
The prognosis I was given was pretty dire, he told me there was a slim to no chance of him being ridden again, slim to no chance of him being able to be turned out as normal due to there being no support in that back leg it would be easier to injure himself further if he was running around and being stupid. He said it could take 12 months plus to heal, which at his age is a long time.
I trust my vet implicitly, and I believe every word he says. So I was just after what other people’s experience with this injury is? Especially in older horses? I would like to hear the good, the bad and the ugly.
Baring in mind my horse was in full time work (5 days a week) prior to the injury and he is 100% healthy in every other way, bar his heart murmur.
Thanks!
My 22 year old TB injured himself before Christmas, the on call vet wasn’t originally sure what the injury was, there was no heat & no swelling but she put a compression bandage on and told me to keep him on box rest.
Fast forward to 2nd jan and I got my own vet out to come and have a look. He diagnosed it as a Peroneus Tertius rupture, the words he used were ‘not good’ and ‘this is a serious injury’.
The prognosis I was given was pretty dire, he told me there was a slim to no chance of him being ridden again, slim to no chance of him being able to be turned out as normal due to there being no support in that back leg it would be easier to injure himself further if he was running around and being stupid. He said it could take 12 months plus to heal, which at his age is a long time.
I trust my vet implicitly, and I believe every word he says. So I was just after what other people’s experience with this injury is? Especially in older horses? I would like to hear the good, the bad and the ugly.
Baring in mind my horse was in full time work (5 days a week) prior to the injury and he is 100% healthy in every other way, bar his heart murmur.
Thanks!