Supplements or Magnetic boots

[StellaArtois]

My new mare has a puffy fetlock (windgalls) and does click at times (passed a five stage vetting and nothing was picked up) and was wondering if it would be better to put her on a joint supplement or get magnetic boots or both.
Any ideas or opinions?

 

[JenHunt]

i would try cold hosing for the windgalls and a joint supplement. i'm not totally sold on the magnetic boots, but then i'm only sceptical of everything. ;-)

 

[Doublethyme]

I would recommend magnetic boots, but only Bioflow, as they are the only ones I have found actually work.

I also have a Biocan light therapy boot, which is brilliant - you can actually see a difference in my mare's windgalls after it has been on 20 minutes! I bought it for her because she is currently off work with an annular ligament/tendon injury and keeping her windgalls and fluid on her fetlocks generally, down is particularly important for the annular ligament.

 

[emma_lg]

Windgalls are more fluid and pressure within the joint ...veterinary advice leans towards giving a supplement for joint support and to improve the lubrication within the joint, the cartilage and strengthen bone.

 

[merlinsquest]

Both..... boots are a one off purchase anyway...

 

[StellaArtois]

Any idea which joint supplement to use?

 

[merlinsquest]

I use Easy Joint from Equiform nutrition...... keeps merlin sound whereas cortaflex didnt!!!

 

[monstermunch]

Pure Distilled MSM can be very useful for swellings such as windgalls. May be worth a try!