Sooo final decision on Ari...

[MrsMagoo]

Well we picked up the darling Ari yesterday and have to say, she looks in better condition then what we took her lol...they had groomed her and painted her toenails, so very impressed with the service at RVC.

The final outcome that they can go on, would be that the increase in activity they found in the left sacriolic joint could explain her movements and actions and all they can say is its a possible injury or strain. Also she has the slight co-ordination problem but this could be in connection!!! So they have injected the area with steroids which last 6wks and I have a stict work programme to deal with i.e 2wks @ 2x walk a day, then 2-4wks lunging then gradual ridden work. They are pretty certain this will clear the matter up so fingers crossed....

Im also not gonna rule out ESPM even though they said her muscle enzymes where fine. But I wont try the full diet until after the steroids have finished, otherwise I won't know what bit has worked lol...

I will keep you all posted on if shes improves over the next 6wks...

 

[Kelly1982]

Let hope they are right, i will keep my fingers crossed for you and Ari

I remember when Trike went to the Liphook, they cleaned all his rugs and fed him hayledge as a treat coz he liked that better (i usually just give my horses hay).

He got feed 3 times a day as well i think and he didn't even want to know me when i picked him up. Even protested about going in the box which was most unlike him

 

[miamibear]

Fingers crossed for you hun! Keep us updated

 

[TGM]

Fingers crossed her treatment works.

 

[Tempi]

fingers crossed it all goes well, keep us posted on improvements xx

 

[aran]

good luck - I hope the exercise programme sorts out the problem.

 

[MrsMagoo]

Thanks everyone

 

[Lottie7]

Brill. Let's hope you're getting near to the bottom of the problem.

I must say, it sounds uncannily like the second diagnosis for my horse. The first scan showed a hot spot in both the hock and the sacroilliac area. They initially thought that only the hock was significant and this was injected with a steroid. I initially thought this had made a big improvement but looking back it was summer and the goodness in the grass had burnt up. But once his work load increased (he was to return to eventing) I began pumping him full of high starch feeds again (D&H Rearing Diet) and he started going wrong again. The vets then decided that the sacroilliac hot spot was significant after all. He was prescribed a further 6 months off work and then be rescanned, but with a guarded prognosis. However, the second scintigraphy showed just a hot spot in the hock, the sacroilliac area was clear. They then dismissed him as having a spavin and "just do what you can".

After slowly bringing him back into work he was back to square one - bucking, lifting, moving stiff etc. We now believe that the hot spot in the sacroilliac area and indeed the spavin was caused by him holding himself awkwardly due to his movement being compromised (by the EPSM) and therefore "loading" those areas. The spavin, which he quite likely has as it showed up on both scans, is not in the least bit symtomatic. To think he could have been written off as a result of it. He went on to event and show jump very successfully.

Just thought I would set out his story in case it sounds familiar to anyone's current problems. Having been there, I really do sympathise with inexplicable lameness.

Looking forward to some positive updates from you.

 

[Sehne]

Hi
Can I just ask if they did a muscle biopsy at the RVC? I'm sure they've covered every angle. Good luck with the exercise programme
Sehne

 

[Sehne]

Sorry just realised she didn't have a biopsy as you mentioned muscle enzymes. Shame really.
Sehne