Strange gait, any ideas?

[scheherazade]

Hi

As many of you may be aware, my poor chestnut boy went massively lame in December, with massive trauma to his fetlock joint and damage to the cartilage, and is still lame. For the past couple of days his gait has changed and he is now lifting his off hind leg (the one he is lame on) considerably higher than the other one to the point that the hoof is almost level with his hock as he is walking along. I have not seen a horse walk like this before and was wondering if anyone had any experience of it or any ideas? I suspect that it may be a compensatory reaction but it is very strange to see

He is next seeing the vet next Monday, but was hoping that someone may have some ideas before then.

Thanks for any ideas. Jaffa cakes on offer x

 

[ester]

that would normally be a description of stringhalt but I'm not sure if that can then be related to his other issues.

this is a very pronounced example.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVaQqQp7OhQ

 

[Bigginge]

It sounds a bit like stringhalt but given his history could you give your vet a ring and tell them about the new symptoms?

 

[scheherazade]

Thanks Both, will give the vet a call and chat to them about it - can stringhalt be brought on by trauma / injury does anyone know?

 

[Spring Feather]

Has he been xrayed recently?

 

[scheherazade]

Has he been xrayed recently?

Last set of xrays done on 4th January, latest MRI done on 5th Feb (as injury was very hard to see on xray due to it being done on the side of the bump at the bottom of the cannon bone) He is due to have another MRI next week

 

[Spring Feather]

Hmm so not long ago. I was just wondering if perhaps there was some calcification or fusion going on there.