CeeCee
Well-Known Member
Feeling at my wits end with my poor little mare.... Not sure if i'm looking for answers or just shoulders to cry on
3-4 months ago she was diagnosed with sacroilliac injury, first lot of cortisone injections were unsuccessful, these were done along side intensive physio. Second set of injections were given again with physio and the instruction to bring her back into work after three weeks and if no or little improvement to work her hard on bute to improve the muscle in order to support the sacro. Vet was also slightly concerned about her off side hind and nerve blocked the hock, this improved very slightly so he administered cortisone into the hock, he mentioned in passing it might possibly be a problem with the suspensory ligament. To add she has never been lame and was also sound on the flexion tests.
Sooo after the three weeks work commenced and she didn't feel great so bute has been given for the last two weeks, in that time she has felt very good and has been working correctly, surely a sign of her getting stronger...
The last couple of days she hasn't felt quite right with a funny "hop" when trotting, but she just doesn't feel the same way as when she was in pain with the sacro, after some searching around on the internet i came across a few articles of suspensory ligament damage possibly causing sacro pain and i'm now wondering weather this has been the problem all along.
To make matter's worse i've moved areas and hence moved vets making the whole situation more difficult and stressful for me.
She's a lovely mare that I really want to do right by, I bought her to event with and this now seems like the impossible. Obviously I have the new vet coming to see her but felt like i needed to vent and see if anyone has had a similar experience.
Thanks for listening
3-4 months ago she was diagnosed with sacroilliac injury, first lot of cortisone injections were unsuccessful, these were done along side intensive physio. Second set of injections were given again with physio and the instruction to bring her back into work after three weeks and if no or little improvement to work her hard on bute to improve the muscle in order to support the sacro. Vet was also slightly concerned about her off side hind and nerve blocked the hock, this improved very slightly so he administered cortisone into the hock, he mentioned in passing it might possibly be a problem with the suspensory ligament. To add she has never been lame and was also sound on the flexion tests.
Sooo after the three weeks work commenced and she didn't feel great so bute has been given for the last two weeks, in that time she has felt very good and has been working correctly, surely a sign of her getting stronger...
The last couple of days she hasn't felt quite right with a funny "hop" when trotting, but she just doesn't feel the same way as when she was in pain with the sacro, after some searching around on the internet i came across a few articles of suspensory ligament damage possibly causing sacro pain and i'm now wondering weather this has been the problem all along.
To make matter's worse i've moved areas and hence moved vets making the whole situation more difficult and stressful for me.
She's a lovely mare that I really want to do right by, I bought her to event with and this now seems like the impossible. Obviously I have the new vet coming to see her but felt like i needed to vent and see if anyone has had a similar experience.
Thanks for listening