Suspensary Damage in 3 legs

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Hi Guys,

Been a while since i have posted on here but tonight i feel that i could just do with some advice ..

I bred my horse 8 years ago she is ISH quite a big mare on TB legs i always say. I love her dearly.

She has quite upright confirmation and because of this i haven't over done it with her. She has always been in light to medium work. Bit of riding club , few fun rides a year and dressage

I took her down to Sue Dyson this week in Newmarket as i have been concerned this last few weeks that she has gone a bit lame behind and feels short in front.
Anyway thats when the disaster happened.

She has been diagnosed as having server damage to both front suspensary's and her right hind suspensary, Along with a long list of other things creating foot pain. Changes in the coffin joint, bone spurs on the pedal bone, osteoarthritus of the fetlock joints etc. Im totally devastated but i don't want to give up on my mare just yet.

I presume the bony changes have been coming on for a long time and these haven't caused her to be terribly sore however i wondered what peoples experiences were with Suspensary injury...

My lameness work up has cost £3650 so far so my insurance will cover the next £1500 or so for my suspensary condition.

I have brought her home for now to rest her and im going to soeak with my vet on Monday to decide the best way forwards. I was hoping that anyone with any Suspensary ligament damage could give me any advise either way so i can get my head around things over the next few days before hand.

Thankyou in advance.
 
Hiya. I'm so sorry to hear about your mare. I don't have any experience of suspensary ligament problems, but I didn't want to read and run. My vet has warned me I may have problems with Bertie's in the future due to his confirmation.

I hope speaking to the vet tomorrow goes ok. They should be able to give you some good advice. Let us know how you get on xx
 
Is it PSD? Mine has it all four legs and it often goes hand in hand with foot problems and other issues. If you are on facebook there's a great group called PSD discussion group.
 
pinklilly said:
Is it PSD? Mine has it all four legs and it often goes hand in hand with foot problems and other issues. If you are on facebook there's a great group called PSD discussion group.
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Thankyou for the replies guys,

Im not sure if its PSD Sue Dyson hasnt mentioned that ..But i have been blown away this last two days with diagnosis etc so ill certainly be asking tomorrow.

Il keep you posted.
 
Sorry yes your right just re read my report that about 7 pages long and yes she has diagnosed with

Moderatley Severe proximal suspensory Demitis.
 
If you're on facebook, do pop over to the PSD Discussion Group - I joined when my mare was diagnosed and it's been a great help.

Sue Dyson is probably one of the best there is in terms of doing a thorough lameness work-up, so that's a really good start. Don't forget, though, that she does have a reputation for giving very pessimistic prognosis - and while she is realistic and certainly could never be accused of giving anyone false hope, certainly there are cases where Sue would have written the horse off and the owner has fought on and the horse has indeed recovered.

Has Sue made any treatment recommendations for you?

There is an increasing school of thought that suspensory problems are often secondary to other problems, so if your other problems are foot related, do have a good long look at your horse's foot balance/ get a second opinion/ even look at the barefoot options.

It will all feel a lot to take in right now (I know, I've been there). Have a nice glass - or two - of wine and then work on getting your head around it in the morning. x
 
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