Splint Issues for a poss hairline fracture - problems!

[Cadburys_addict]

My horse has unfortunately been kicked and has now had a haematoma and vets feel likely to have also a hairline fracture at the top to just off centre of his front right leg.

He has been in and bandaged and splinted since Monday, however am having major issues with the splint.

When the vet has done the splint, as well as myself & friend, the splint keeps moving....either to the front of his hoof or around the back rather than staying to the side.....and literally moving within 10 minutes of being done

He isnt currently being cross tied, so am going to spk to vets in the morning to confirm if its being splinted to just stop him lying down or whether to stop him bending his leg too much or both and whether he needs to be cross tied, but I wanted to find out if anyone within HHO has had a similar experience of splinting a leg for a hairline fracture and if they had had similar problems and whether they had any suggestions on solving the splint moving issue.......?

Any experiences would be appreciated as its starting to stress me out and I have at least another 12 days to go before xrays......

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

I would definitely call your vet and tell them the splint is moving.

One of my liveries friends was going to move here but got kicked on the leg, They thought it was only a mile injury , she went up in the morning she was going to move here and poor Alfie had got down in the night , and the process of getting up his leg shattered ended up having a broken leg. and to be PTS.


My mare got kicked on the outside of her back leg looked minor but after trickling blood for 2 days i called vet was shattered splint bone 19 pieces.

I wouldn't delay if the splint isn't staying put it will not be supporting the fracture and could fracture completely.

I would say if the vet say cross tied then leave him cross tied its for a good reason. If he got down and then up the break might not hold.

 

[Birker2020]

Sounds like it would be best if he were cross tied. But I would have thought the vets woudl have suggested that at the time if it were necessary. I'd speak to an out of hours vet over the phone and ask them to clarify the situation. As Leviathian has stated there is a danger of a castrophic fracture if the horse tried to get up from a lying position, particularly if the injured leg was the one underneath his body whilst trying to rise.