Roonat
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Evening all
I am after some advice regarding my young tb
Since August I have been dealing with ongoing lameness, MRI and X-rays have confirmed reverse pedal bone rotation and a damaged impar ligament in his right foreleg. Initially treated with a one off injection to the ligament and egg bar shoes, at first the horse appeared sound and so I started to ride again in straight lines as per my vets recommendations. The lameness then transferred to the left foreleg and vet diagnosed as being footsore. So ridden work stopped temporarily - horse then returned sound ridden twice and then appeared 6/10 lame on right foreleg, farrier came out and discovered a large sub solar hematoma, horse poulticed and box rested for 3 weeks - no improvement. so we got the vet back out and re-xrayed and he confirms lameness is likely due to pedal bone rotation and some kind of trauma sustained to the sole of the foot which resulted in the hematoma. vet recommends biotin, 4 bute a day and eggbar aluminium wedge shoes and box rest for a further month. We are now into week 5 out of 8 for total box rest and there is little improvement.
I must admit this is a very condensed version of our story - I still have hind leg lameness to be investigated but the vets are more concerned with resolving the right foreleg first.
Can anyone off some advice or has anyone dealt with a similar issue, vet told me he is very guarded with a prognosis at the minute and he did inform me that if the horse does return to full soundess he will be on and off lame for the rest off his life. I am starting to get worried about my horses future and that his lameness isn't controllable under such a high dose of bute.
Thanks for reading
I am after some advice regarding my young tb
Since August I have been dealing with ongoing lameness, MRI and X-rays have confirmed reverse pedal bone rotation and a damaged impar ligament in his right foreleg. Initially treated with a one off injection to the ligament and egg bar shoes, at first the horse appeared sound and so I started to ride again in straight lines as per my vets recommendations. The lameness then transferred to the left foreleg and vet diagnosed as being footsore. So ridden work stopped temporarily - horse then returned sound ridden twice and then appeared 6/10 lame on right foreleg, farrier came out and discovered a large sub solar hematoma, horse poulticed and box rested for 3 weeks - no improvement. so we got the vet back out and re-xrayed and he confirms lameness is likely due to pedal bone rotation and some kind of trauma sustained to the sole of the foot which resulted in the hematoma. vet recommends biotin, 4 bute a day and eggbar aluminium wedge shoes and box rest for a further month. We are now into week 5 out of 8 for total box rest and there is little improvement.
I must admit this is a very condensed version of our story - I still have hind leg lameness to be investigated but the vets are more concerned with resolving the right foreleg first.
Can anyone off some advice or has anyone dealt with a similar issue, vet told me he is very guarded with a prognosis at the minute and he did inform me that if the horse does return to full soundess he will be on and off lame for the rest off his life. I am starting to get worried about my horses future and that his lameness isn't controllable under such a high dose of bute.
Thanks for reading
