Ringbone and cortisone - can I hope for a miracle..?

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My mare Millie was diagnosed with ringbone in January this year, vet said that x-rays showed it wasn't too bad. After two months box rest then slowly back into work and she was doing really well, vet came out to see and was really pleased, happy days..

Roll on to two months ago and the woman in the field next to me at the livery yard buys herself a stallion. I thought it was a stupid idea to have the stallion next to my mare but the YO wouldn't give me another field. Millie must have come into season and went absolutely ballistic, went to try and catch her and she was tearing up and down the fence line with the stallion the other side, bucking and rearing. It took me nearly an hour to catch her, at which point she was dripping with sweat and shaking like a leaf she'd wound herself up that much. YO finally realised it was obviously not the best idea, and moved a few people around and we've got a new field. However it's too little too late, Millie has been really lame, vet came out three weeks ago and told her to have two weeks box rest, came out on Monday last week and gave her cortisone and told me to give her another weeks box rest and turn her out after that and see how she was. I turned her out yesterday, sedated so she wouldn't go too loopy (!). This morning turned her out and she seemed really lame. :(
How long does it take for cortisone to take effect..? I've just started giving her ArthriAid last Friday. Vet says her ringbone wasn't bad at all when he x-rayed in January, so can I hope for a miracle cure with the cortisone?
Just a really upset today, cried this morning at how lame she was (although she was too busy eating grass to notice...).
Just realised this is a bit of an essay, sorry, just looking for a bit of hope..:o
 
I cannot really advise on the ringbone as such but the hour of galloping round could have jarred her in many places and that would take a while to settle, I would give her time, maybe some bute to help and possibly physio to check the rest of her.
I would also be very unhappy with the stupidity of the YO, why did she think a stallion next to a mare would not cause problems:mad: She is lucky there were no further consequences .
 
Sorry to hear about your poor mare.
I would also suggest giving your mare one small scoop of linseed per day in her feed as it acts as an anti-inflammitory and may help.
Your yard owner is clearly a sandwich short of a picnic forcing you to keep your mare next to a stallion.
 
be positive said:
I cannot really advise on the ringbone as such but the hour of galloping round could have jarred her in many places and that would take a while to settle, I would give her time, maybe some bute to help and possibly physio to check the rest of her.
I would also be very unhappy with the stupidity of the YO, why did she think a stallion next to a mare would not cause problems:mad: She is lucky there were no further consequences .
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Exactly this.

Has YO offered to pay for your extra vet fees?
 
Found Immunall/Afterace supplements were excellent for this;

http://immunall.com/index.php

Jake the guy who developed this is really helpful so you could contact him.

It's not cheap stuff but really does work. Don't think it will cure it but has allowed my old boy (who has quite advanced ringbone) to continue working without pain.
 
We have a horse with ringbone and have been advised by the vets to keep her moving and turned out as much as possible. She had steroid injections into the joints but unfortunately they didn't work. She is currently sound on one bute a day.
 
Thank you everybody! Gave her a danilon tonight, she's going out with my other one for full days as of Saturday rather than just an hour in the mornings, hopefully as mentioned keeping her moving rather than cooped up will make a difference. I'm going to throw everything I can at the problem to make her better, I know it's not going to cure it but if I can manage it so she's sound I'll be happy. Physio booked, magnetic boots on tonight, and someone suggested a bit of Bowen, not sure but I'll give it a go. Would be interested to hear if anyone's had any good experiences with Bowen?
 
Have you asked your farrier if there is anything he can do to make your mare more comfortable? My horse was diagnosed with ringbone aged 12 and I was devastated, however, he is still going strong at 26 now! The angle of the axis of the pedal bone and pastern bones is critical for my horse to be comfortable, so my farrier has shod him accordingly for the last 14 years.
My suggestion would be to show your farrier the x-rays so that he can make sure your mare's foot-pastern alignment is spot on to avoid putting any unnecessary pressure on the ringbone. It's got to be worth a try?
Best of luck.
 
Good point re. shoes, he's rolled the toes and she's got the two clips at the side on her fronts and not the one at the front (sorry I can be a spanner at times, I know they're called something just can't think what!!). I will ask vet to send him X-rays to see if there's anything he can do about the balance of the shoe that could help.
 
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