Tildren

[Birker2020]

I felt I must put a post on here about the wonder drug Tildren. I first had my vet out to toe dragging of my horse on the 10/11. Although he had been doing this for many months he had never before been lame and on various advice from professionals including the vet I was told to leave alone until he went lame. Then one day he suddenly became lame overnight and so i got the vet out which I always said I would do as soon as he went lame i.e in pain, and he was diagnosed with 1/10 lame in trot on a straight line but 4/10 lame on right circle in trot. He then attended the vet clinic on the 14/11 for a work up where he was diagnosed with bi lateral bone spavin with the aid of xrays which showed loss of definition of joint surface and spurring of the bone. On the 19/11 the vet attended the yard and he was injected with steroids and hyonate into both hocks and he was dripped with Tildren, the aim of this combination is to suppress inflamation, improve joint fluid and surfaces and noramlize bone turnover. In the future he needs further joint injections , remedial shoeing on hind shoes and a course of adequan. However during this time I have been able to ride him (walk and trot long and low for 20 mins) and I am delighted to report that two people (without me asking them) have commented on how well my horse is going, and they have both said that he is more elevated in his paces. Treatment so far is £1400.00 but for £120.00 which is all it has cost me for my insurance excess (plus a little more on my premium next year I don't doubt) it has been worth it. I just want people to know that if anyone has any doubts about the side effects of Tildren (I did hence my previous post) then not to worry, my horse did not get colic or die of a heart attack and the benefits have far outweighed the side effects. I had a smashing ride on him last night, and he felt so much better.

 

[fatpiggy]

While it is good to be aware of possible side-effects of drugs, we shouldn't just expect them to occur. My horse has barbiturates for epilepsy, and I was warned her liver was likely to be affected (I've heard of one person whose vet refused to prescribe for the same problem as the pony would die of liver failure "in 6 months"). Well, we celebrated 10 years of treatment this year and she is fine and healthy. You have nothing to lose by trying, if the alternative is to be PTS.

 

[Mrs_Wishkabibble]

I am not replying to this to get into yet another arguement with you and I am pleased your horse has improved but please be grown up enough to admit that I was right about the fact your horse had/would have a hock problem from the signs you said he was showing and that tying chains with bind a twine around his fetlocks would not help him.

 

[Birker2020]

Well yes and no. Yes that you were right about the bone spavin but I was already told that he potentially had that by the vet on the second vetting if you remember, but no about the chains. If you read the original post - I replied in full to I think it was a chap called Alan about the chain thing, which I got from the internet. At least my lovely boy is okay and that is the main thing that I wanted. A safe happy horse. One with four legs, whose heart still beats and walks straight (you know by my PM what I mean by that). And like I kept emphasising over and over again in my replies to you as soon as the horse went lame (ie. was in pain as we are only ever lame when we are in pain) then I would call the vet out which as it turns out I did the next day actually. The amazing coincidence that he went lame just days after our 'arugment' is totally staggering in its coincidence but then I am a big believer in fate. So thanks anyway.

 

[Mrs_Wishkabibble]

Fair play to you, glad your horse is getting sorted.
With mine she started with the toe dragging - you could just see her toe was slightly worn one side and a tiny bit of what looked like a smallish swelling in the hock. She was never lame and was happy with her work but something told me she wasnt right if that makes sense - thats why I went through with the all the xrays etc (she isnt insured either) Mine doesnt show any signs of Spavin on xray - the joint spaces are all clear but she has had a course of Adequan as a precaution and we did the lightish exercising bit but didnt see an improvement in the swelling so we gave her just over a month off and it all seems to have settled down. She has been back in work about 6 weeks now and so far so good, she is on Cortaflex still though as a precaution. The Adequan is supposed to be good but it is expensive, mine was a course of 7 jabs one a week and it was £50 per jab and that is with me doing them myself (only IM anyway)
I am pleased you have got sorted, I only ever try to help and I can say that in honesty. At the end of the day all we both want is what is best for our horses.
Good luck with yours

 

[Birker2020]

Thanks Mrs W . Yes I am due to start the Adequan and the vet mentioned it would involve 7 injections. I wasn't sure what he meant by that but you have solved the puzzle with your explanation. The vet is also coming to re inject both hocks on the 19th. I am so glad for insurance, but then I do work for the worlds/UK's largest insurance company!

I rode Bailey last night and he felt very good although its quite difficult to tell as the menage is quite crisp by 6pm at night with the frost so I don't really want to do too much with him. I really do love my horse with all my heart so I am so glad things are working out for him.