To broke to do anything

[ducktails]

To this point I was hoping for good news but after speaking with Sue at AHT I am gutted, anyone who has gave me advice on any of the million questions I have asked I am hugely appreciative and I have a feeling that this will probably be the one last time.

Our final diagnosis is chronic damage to both hind suspensories, and also suspensory damage to one fore limb too plus arthritic changes to the right side of the sacro illiac joint and possible damage to the left. Treatment, well where would you start?

I am trying to be sensible about this and of course will do the right thing by the horse but if anyone has any hope for me out there then please let me know. We will be picking her up from newmarket as she will hopefully be LOU with the insurance (how sad that this is the only positive out of it all) and New Market feel it is better to have the her home and complete the claim before 'disposing of the evidence' of course I am beyond upset but this mare means the world to me and ill do whatever is right. In Sue's words she will be a hack at a walk and nothing more but I know that sometimes the black and white of vets can be wrong in situations like this. Please enlighten me if you have something in your field / on your yard that is a happy pain free horse after a diagnosis like this. Quality of life means everything to me in this decision and if I can not get her field sound then I will PTS.

Once again cheers for anyone's advice throughout its been a horrible journey and in some ways i feel relieved to have found the answer but I am so gutted :O(

 

[aran]

Sorry to hear your news.
My old horse is LOU - not suspensory - but bone spavin.

He's field sound and does some hacking as he enjoys it. We just do as little or as much as he feels like.

It always feels very unfair - he was a cracking little horse with loads of scope - but it wasn't to be.

We've been through so much together that I couldn't PTS. But I know that it won't be long before I'll have to make the decision.

I know how you feel - it's good to know but at the same time wishing you didn't / it would all go away!

 

[misst]

So sorry nothing really to offer except to say Sue Dyson is very good and she diagnosed my daughters beautiful 8yo a few years ago. I have always felt she is one of the best and while others are happy to throw anything at a horse she seems to get to the nub of the problem and is realistic about recovery. Having said that if she cannot offer anything then I don't expect anyone can ((hugs)))

 

[thinlizzy]

Sorry about your predicament ,wish you luck it happens to the best

 

[NR99]

Hi Ducktails

So sorry for your news we went through the same thing last summer with the bay in our siggy, after a long period of investigation an MRI finally diagnosed multiple problems and the vets said there were too many to try and sort. He was in the field whilst we decided what to do but eventually he started kicking his field buddy and biting his field buddys owner, it was so unlike him and I could see he was in pain so we had to make the sad decision to PTS I don't regret it as I would not have wanted him to deteriorate further.

Now panicking as the mare we bought daughter as a replacement is not right and vet is coming again today. She is not lame in any one leg just not right and it is bilateral, hoping it is something fixable but after previous experience we worry more, hoping it is just that she has jarred herself in the field as we have not had rain here for ages.

I have never dealt with Sue Dyson but you only have to do as search on here to see she knows her stuff I think if she says it is black and white it probably is, don't feel bad you have done everything you can.

xx

 

[Dizzydancer]

My horse was basically diagnosed with 4 rubbish legs either ligament damage or arthritis about 3 years ago. for the first year or so we still hacked him, he went onto 1 bute after being hacked for a while which people may find harsh but he loves going out not being stuck in the yard getting bored. Due to bad weather he wasnt riden for winter and then been completely retired, he is field sound now and loves his life he gets everything he needs, he is happy ears always pricked, if he is very stiff one day due to cold/hard ground he does get bute but mainly for my piece of mind rather than for his pain relief.
When he does appear to be in pain constantly or is no longer sound for field life then i will have to PTS. but for now he is enjoying a well earned retirement.