splint bone amputation

[tikino]

my 7 year old 16h3 chestnut mare stood on herself in the feild and shattered her splint bone on the inside of her right hind leg. she underwent a 3 hour operation and the splint bone was amputated. has anyone ever had a horse/known a horse to undergo this type of injury/surgery if so what was the time the horse spent on box rrst and what wa the end result

the other problem is she is not coping very well on box rest and is doing alot of box walking and shouting she always has someone in with her ie my broadmare at night and my welsh section a during the day. any suggestio onhow to keep her sane

 

[H's mum]

My mare had this op prior to me owning her - Don't know what the rehab was but she's perfectly sound and has no problems - we do novice BD - work elem/med at home no problems.
Kate x

 

[RachelB]

I used to ride a horse who had had a splint bone removed, it never caused her any trouble whatsoever (I mean the absence of a splint bone didn't trouble her). She did it well before I met her though so no idea about length of box rest though.
I kept my bow-rested horse with a tendon injury sane for four and a half months last year by feeding her masses of hay, playing "hide the carrot", giving her snak-a-balls, swedes tied to the rafters, leaving a radio on, getting people to feed her small amounts of feed every so often throughout the day, and that sort of thing. What kept her truly sane though was the vast amount of So Kalm calmer she was consuming

 

[Halfstep]

My horse had his splint bone (inside left leg) removed last year when he shattered it. All pretty straight forward, he's been absolutely fine on it ever since, just has a bit of a lump where the bone formed some callous.

He wasn't on strict box rest that long. A few weeks complete box rest, then turn out in a tiny pen and hand walking. But any box rest is a nightmare. Good luck!

 

[hellybelly6]

Hide the carrot or other root vegetable game in haynets and around the stable, double layered haynets, put the radio on, groom her as much as you can as she will be missing the back itching from other horses (mine did when he was on box rest) and feed a calmer.

I have no idea about the splint bone, sorry, but hope the advice on keeping you both sane helps.

 

[TayloredEq]

Have you got/can you get hold of a small quiet companion pony who could go in with her?

If she is box walking it may also be worth you having a chat with you vet about the option of fencing off a very small paddock - not much bigger than your stable so that she can go out.

If it is essential that she has to stay in then I know horses how have had to have ACP to help them stay on long term box rest.

As far as the actual recovery process goes hydrotherapy can be really helpful with regards healing.

 

[tikino]

hi there se has company all the time my in foal mare at night and my we welshie during the day. vet was out today redressing the leg and has left some sediline (she wont eat her food with drugs or supplements in it) she is only getting a hamndfull of chaff for dinner. she has also told me to put her into smaller stable and said to risky to put her out so thats a no go.

 

[aelt]

My mare shattered her splint bone - the vet removed the bone fragments - we could not operate as she was in foal. but x rayed her and it looked ok, she was on box rest for 8 weeks - she was unsettled in the stable for a week - then went into a trance and when finally could come out she was scared. after the 8 weeks, she was allowed to go in field but made her small pen, and over the month gradually made it bigger. she was sound right the way though. horses can manage without the splint bone as its non weight bearing.