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We've had to leave sidney up at the hospital at york and its been a horrendous day.
He travelled like a dream and has been such a good boy all day the outcome is just devastatingly unfair.
Basicallly the nerve blocks indicated a problem with the coffin joint and the vet was sounding optimistic. Then he did the xrays...
Sidney has a rare situation (apparently they see less than one horse a year with it) where it looks like he has fractured the top of his pedal bone (where it meets the coffin joint) when he was a baby. It then healed and you'd have never known.
The problem is in Sidneys case it hadn't healed very well and now arthritis is setting in and the top of the bone as it curves round into the coffin joint is crumbling. If he was still sound they could manage the situation but because he isn't the vet is not optimisitc at getting him sound again. Ever.
So our beautiful boy is having his joint injected and the vets remedial farrier out tomorrow then we go pick him up on sat. We've got to give it six weeks to see if that does anything but they're not holding their breath. Apparently there is an operation they can do but the vet didn't sound keen.
What in some way makes it even worse is we've got to contemplate having him pts and the vet says he's not in pain at all. Its not a "welfare issue" was the delightful way it was phrased.
The reality is unless we can find somewhere for him to retire that we can afford our gorgeous 17.2 HH stunner will end his days at 11 years old, looking a million dollars and never knowing why.
I'm sobbing my heart out writing this. It is so so so unfair. Why did the one horse they see a year with this condition have to be ours?
 
Oh no. Im so sorry
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Oh my God. I am so sorry. I know that sounds incredibly hollow but that seriously is devastating. I'm so sorry hun
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I really hope the injections work. I really hope something comes up & it works out ok.

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Well, this kind of happened to us - only with a pony.

I don't want to get your hopes up but you must give it six weeks and you can NEVER say never with horses.

If he isn't in pain, I'm not sure what the issue is - pardon if I have misread the post.

Keep your chin up as hope isn't lost just yet.

(((Hugs))) x
 
Oh God Im so sorry.

Having a horse that has just come sound after over 6 months of lameness with no light at the end of the tunnel I can sympthasize.

Please try not to lose to much heart, give it the 6weeks. xxx
 
Don't panic.

If he is not in pain mooching about under his own steam with no rider, I would turn him away for a year on grass livery and then review the situation. Never say never!

See what the farrier says and investigate the possibilities of surgery, get a 2nd opinion.

I take it he went to Minster Vets and in my humble opinion I think they are quick to write off horses.... because a lot of people put their expenses, time and competitive ambitions before the horse. They seem to be of the attitude of get it PTS and get yourself a new one simply because it is cheaper and easier.
 
so very sorry to hear this.
fwiw i had a horse operated on years ago who had cracked the top off his pedal bone while out in the field, he came sound after the op, but then started putting up new bone growth (some do, apparently) and was suddenly hopping lame. i had to have him pts at 7 yrs old.
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if your lad is lame, he is in pain with it. "not a welfare issue" is not the same as "totally sound and pain-free". it might be manageable though hopefully.
really really hope it has a positive outcome for you. poor boy, poor you, how awful.
 
I am so sorry to hear this but please please please stay positive as difficult as this may seem. Miracles can and do happen
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So desperately sorry to hear this news. Sending you loads of hugs, and vibes that the 6 weeks rest bring a real improvement. I don't want to give you false hopes but we got an ILPH pony with degeneration of the coffin joint as a companion when she was aged 18. Although she wasn't worked, and don't know if that is an option for you, she lived until she was 34 and was only on pain relief for the last few years.
 
Yes think positive, do some studying of the condition yourself, find out what treatments are out there and read up on some case studies of it. Vets will always give you the worst case scenario to be honest (a bit like doctors) cos they don't want to give false hope. Give him the time they say, you never know how things do change. Also there are always options for horses that can't be ridden again - they don't need putting to sleep if they have a decent quality of life. Charities are there for that reason and we support them for that reason. Vibes coming your way, never give up!
 
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