Charmin
Well-Known Member
I have a rising three year old on youngstock livery, absolutely impeccably looked after. During the harsher weather they are hay fed in a barn (still have run of a 15 acre field though!) so spend more time standing around. When I went to visit him yesterday the YO mentioned that morning he'd dragged his toe/had a slightly odd gait behind.
We went to see him and he was odd behind on one leg, but only for one step, then he went sound again. He also picked up his back leg and stamped it, slightly like string halt. The stifle never fully locked. No heat or injury, happy for it to be picked up and handled all over. He's still charging around the field and jumping the ditch and playing with the others, as well as being calm and seemed quite happy in himself.
The vet is coming out to have a look. We think it's a locking stifle or sliding patella. Does anyone have any experience of these? If so, is it an operation job, or could be possibly grow out of it? Feeling very down - he has such stunning movement and already jumping ditches etc of his own free will so I was getting excited about his prospects in a years time!
ETA - doh, excuse title, patella, not platella!
We went to see him and he was odd behind on one leg, but only for one step, then he went sound again. He also picked up his back leg and stamped it, slightly like string halt. The stifle never fully locked. No heat or injury, happy for it to be picked up and handled all over. He's still charging around the field and jumping the ditch and playing with the others, as well as being calm and seemed quite happy in himself.
The vet is coming out to have a look. We think it's a locking stifle or sliding patella. Does anyone have any experience of these? If so, is it an operation job, or could be possibly grow out of it? Feeling very down - he has such stunning movement and already jumping ditches etc of his own free will so I was getting excited about his prospects in a years time!
ETA - doh, excuse title, patella, not platella!