Tendon Damage

[toomanyhorses26]

I have a 6 year old TB who about a week ago went lame whilst being ridden. We stopped work straight away, couldn't see anything on his legs so presumed he had knocked himself(he's a bit of a baby and not very brave!!!) so stabled him over night as usual and he then trotted up the next morning sound so we turned him out again as usual. The next day I have gone to lunge him and again he has pulled up lame on one rein. Again nothing to see on his legs but have kept him in as obviuosly something not quite right. When I have come up to sort his stable out he was very uncomfortable on the leg and the leg had started to swell across the cannon bone - called the vet who advised me to come in for x rays as she thought that there could be a fracture. X rays have come back clear but now there are two small bumps as the back of the fetlock and the swelling across the front of the cannon bone comes back as soon as I remove the support bandages. He is back in the verts next week for a tendon scan as she believes that there is some degree of tendon damage but she is at a loss to explain the cannon bone swelling as she said it is typical of a fracture in that region but nothing to be seen on the x rays. Just wondered if anyone else had any similar expierences??

 

[cellie]

yes i have a 6yr old tb as well, same scenario turned out to be cannon bone bruise .I had xrays he needed rest and walking out to strenghen the bone then went mad in his field after 6wk rest and did his tendon .So we are now waiting for that to heal

 

[cellie]

The swelling goes in time re cannon bone but sometimes you have a thickening on the bone which my vet said not to worry about as it will be stronger.Unlike the tendon!!!!!!!!!

 

[Tiffany]

My mare sprained her suspensory ligament which caused swelling on the outside of her cannon bone. Only showed up with scan. Pleased to say she made a full recovery and is back competing. Once you know what the problem is you'll be able to deal with it. Good luck

 

[deb12]

I had a racehorse that had a something similar put him on Nutrawound and vet couldnt believe the results! Anything to do with tendons/ligaments we put our horses on this for one month dosing its amazing how quickly you see the results. Check out www.myhealthyhorses.co.uk

 

[toomanyhorses26]

Just to add to the fun and games my boy has now developed small sore patches down the back of three of his legs. They run along the lines of the tendons and have a yellow colour scab on them. Have been bathing them with hibiscrub and have left the bandages off for the moment but as a result his legs are swelling up. Any ideas what these might be?? We are back to the vets on friday for the scan so will quiz the vet as well(just for a change!!!)