Thanks for the vibes - he's up!

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Just had call from the vets. He's up and back in his stable, and the operation went well.
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However, there was more damage in the joint than they thought, so he will need much more boxrest. It was lucky we did the operation now as he was almost certain to go lame without it. Hopefully we will be able to keep him sound now, but I have to accept that he will always have to be carefully managed.
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Glad he is up and op was succesfull
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Best they found the damage now and dealt with it now, fingers crossed with him xx
 
That is good news about him being up... and it is also good news about the operation because just think how early you have caught it! Well done for going with your gut instinct
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Poor boy, thank god the op went well. At least you acted quickly and didnt wait and now hopefully he can go forward. He may need careful management but I am sure he will do well with your care.
 
Oh dear- what did he need an operation for?
So sorry to hear that he still isnt back on the road but fab news that the op all went well..
 
Op was arthroscopy to remove a bone chip in his hock - we think he bashed it badly rolling in his stable. The chip was visible on the x-ray but the arthroscope showed further cartilage damage, which has now been cleaned up and the joint flushed through. Hopefully we have caught it early enough to prevent arthritis setting in, but I have to accept that he may never go on to advanced dressage. They will inject the joint after six weeks, and we will just have to take it from there. The amazing thing was that he was never lame at all, even with flexion tests. But apparently he would have broken down badly after a few months without this surgery. I am very glad I decided to do it.

Just been to see him - bright eyed and bushy tailed, not all all tucked up or poorly looking, with a huge bandage from stifle to fetlock. He was putting weight on the leg but wasn't really walking on it - but from the look of his rug he had laid down during the night so is obviously able to get up and down with it. Not happy about only having a poxy bran mash and no proper breakfast!
 
Your boy has exactly the same injury as Murphy, atleast you are fortunate enough to have had surgery as an option. My horse's level of arthritis is shocking for a very sound 14 y o. Atleast you caught it early with the injury, I'm kicking myself about Murph, despite the vet assuring us that if he had never shown lameness before without routinely scanning or x-raying him we would never have known. Now I have just oveer 4 weeks left on box rest and if he isn't sound then thats it.
Big hugs to your boy you sound like you've been lucky to catch it early and we have plenty of racehorses in for rehab that have had that kind of injury and go on to be Group 1 standard so I wouldn't rule out Advanced just yet.
 
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