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eventergirl87

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seems ive run out of all of mine ......
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My horse dennis went lame about oooh almost a month ago now 1-2/10th

Xrays etc were done at vets at college, never blocks etc... they concluded soft tissue damage below mid cannon.

He then went home with a weeks worth of bute and week and bits box rest to then be seen by Sue Dison at the animal health trust if no improvement....

Well there was non so off he went...... today he had a bone scan which didnt come up with much (from what i can gather from info relayed from my mum) and the next investigative step would be a MRI on the feltlock joint.....

Insurance would only cover half of this and the other issue would be hed be under general for this which my mum has worries about (obviously)

We are suck on which root to take now ..... MRI and know or box rest and hope and never really be sure what it was if he did come sound.
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hes only 6 with what we thought all to come

happier times.......
his first ever event
his first ever 'big boy' (BE lol!) event (with my boss pip peters)
 
Fingers crossed, personally I would go for the MRI if you can afford it. We knew a horse that had been treated for one thing, and then went lame again next year, the MRI showed what it truly was and meant it could be treated correctly. FIngers crossed, thinking of you. x
 
If it was me, unless i was insured, i would turn him away and not worry about it until it comes right, which im sure it will, time and rest are the greatest healers of all, its only his body which can fix it.
 
mums talked about it to another vet and my boss and trainer when im at home (pip) and have all agreed best plan is to box rest him till xmas and see how he comes out......and take it futher if still lame.
 
Big hugs and all the luck in the world to you. If you can afford it do have the MRi - it really is much better to know. My daughter was in a similar position with her eventer and, as many people on this forum know, the outcome for us wasn't good at all, we nearly went the turn out and wait and see route which would have been just as heartbreaking, we would have ended up needing a scan anyway and would have prolonged the agony of hoping.

I hope you have much much better luck than us, the technology is there so use it if you can and by the way Sue Dyson is about the best you can get - she was involved in our caseand really knew what she was talking about.
 
Thank you Beetle, I know sue is the best
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we are very lucky shes only 15miles away........with my other the coloured he saw 5 vets before sue....... now if i horses cant be worked out by normal vet we have them referred straight to her, she is fab.

Mums made up her mind she doesnt want to put him through anymore at the moment and she'd be the one paying (as im at uni) so i cant really force it. I personally would rather know exactly what is going on.

Think him being sound would be the best xmas prezzie
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Dont worry he will be! dont panic, vets always give you the worst scenario. I had a horse a few years ago which went severly lame, couldnt even put her foot to the floor, she had tests and bone scans, which basically revealed nothing, 4 months box rest, she improved slightly, then vet wanted to give her another 4 months box rest, i said forget it, turned her out all summer, came back in sound, never had a problem since.
 
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