Update on MRI

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So following on previous thread my boy had his MRI today...and it came back clear. So don't know whether to be happy or more confused as still don't know why he is lame. He still has a pulse in his foot!

Any ideas? Just don't know what to explore next. Very odd!
 
Sorry if you've answered this on a previous thread, but has the lameness been pinpointed to a certain area with nerve blocks? How much of his leg did they MRI? Could the lameness stem from an area not on the MRI?

Have you talked to the Vet about turning him away, if you get nowhere before your insurance runs out? I've known a few horses that came right with time (a year plus).
 
He nerve blocked to his foot, and flexion tests. So they pinpointed it to that. They MRI his foot and also his fetlock as they thought they might be missing something. No the vet suggesting shoeing again, coming back out to nerve block again and has also suggested possibly a full body scan to see if it's stemming from elsewhere. It's just so odd! He's 1/10th lame on straight and about 2/3 10ths lame in school. Will re trot up tomorrow and get vet back out!
 
So trotted my boy in school today loose and on lunge and definitely more lame than on the straight and hard. Annoying as my vet has never looked at him in the school and was surprised to hear that he was worse in the school and not better. Seeing him move looks like it's stemming from his shoulder which I initially thought as that's why I got the vet as he had been kicked in his chest. But they thought it was his feet and not happy he's barefoot. But doing a very quick research it says shoulder injuries are actually really rare so I have no clue. Any ideas?

I am getting physio on insurance though! So this may help?
 
When you say the mri was clear what exactly did thw report come back with? Were there any abnormalities noted at all? Did you get a copy of the report and how was iy explained to you? I was told a lot depends on the machine used and the person who interprets the pictures. Not an exact science as you might think. Is it worth getting a second opinion on the report? One would assume there would be some sort of pathology on more or less any hoof of a horse over age 4 in full work?
 
jessieblue said:
When you say the mri was clear what exactly did thw report come back with? Were there any abnormalities noted at all? Did you get a copy of the report and how was iy explained to you? I was told a lot depends on the machine used and the person who interprets the pictures. Not an exact science as you might think. Is it worth getting a second opinion on the report? One would assume there would be some sort of pathology on more or less any hoof of a horse over age 4 in full work?
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This is what the report said

Connor was admitted to Donnington Grove Veterinary Surgery on 13th June 2014. The horse was mildly lame right fore and the lameness had been localised to the foot by a positive response with an abaxial sesamoid nerve block. The horse consistently had an increased digital pulse. Connor was currently “barefoot” and did trot almost sound with boots on.
On 13th June 2014 Connor underwent an MRI scan of the right fore foot and right fore fetlock. This revealed minimal abnormalities. There was an old area of bruising or bleeding on the back of the deep digital flexor tendon at the level of the pastern joint. There was some sclerosis of the medial condyle in the fetlock.
I have advised that Connor has no significant soft tissue or bone abnormalities within the right fore foot and fetlock. MRI is not universally sensitive in the detection of pathology in the foot. In particular, disease of the hoof, such as bruising, does not show up well, nor does articular cartilage erosion in the coffin joint.
 
Very difficult but if he where mine I would give him twelve weeks box rest with turn out daily in a small electric fenced circle .
This what I did with mine who had a very slight foot lameness that we could not locate , I was very careful with foot trimming and balance after three months I started walking in hand on different surface on to leading from another horse this horse was then shod with great care by a very good farrer ( he did not have perfect conformation )
He returned to full work but remained shod .
 
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