Aimzz
Active Member
Thought I'd drop in and give an update to those that gave some good advice or just a kind ear about my new ottb mare.
You may remember she came to me with a list of issues and was plainly telling me she was unhappy.
Initially she had severe mud fever. 10 days box rest, steroids, anti-inflammatories, pain relief.. sorted.
Then we scoped for ulcers, she had plenty, treated with omeprazole injections. Lovely. Huge improvement. However, not in the behaviour department - still a witch to tack, rug etc.
So we did a lameness work up and x-rays. She has kissing spine, also broken back HPA. So she was sent to hospital for surgery. Then I had a phone call from the surgeon who felt her KS wasn't severe enough to warrant surgery, so would not operate on her, however, they did find a traumatic wither injury. She's also lame behind.
So, she's had steroids in the wither and come home. She had another lameness work up today and her x-rays are being sent elsewhere for another opinion. I think everyone is leaning towards a bone scan next, but unfortunately, I do need to factor in my insurance limits. It's also a very real possibility she'll never be ridden.
So yeah, there you go. What horribly bad luck
But, a good reminder to listen to the horse.
On a happier note, she's well in herself and looking a lot better, I'll share some photos of her glow up. First two photos were December, the others were in May.
Of course, she's lacking real muscle and topline, she is very much not in work. We do little bits of physio and stretching, and some in hand work, but not enough to build that up yet.
Has anyone else dealt with a wither injury? Any success stories?
You may remember she came to me with a list of issues and was plainly telling me she was unhappy.
Initially she had severe mud fever. 10 days box rest, steroids, anti-inflammatories, pain relief.. sorted.
Then we scoped for ulcers, she had plenty, treated with omeprazole injections. Lovely. Huge improvement. However, not in the behaviour department - still a witch to tack, rug etc.
So we did a lameness work up and x-rays. She has kissing spine, also broken back HPA. So she was sent to hospital for surgery. Then I had a phone call from the surgeon who felt her KS wasn't severe enough to warrant surgery, so would not operate on her, however, they did find a traumatic wither injury. She's also lame behind.
So, she's had steroids in the wither and come home. She had another lameness work up today and her x-rays are being sent elsewhere for another opinion. I think everyone is leaning towards a bone scan next, but unfortunately, I do need to factor in my insurance limits. It's also a very real possibility she'll never be ridden.
So yeah, there you go. What horribly bad luck
But, a good reminder to listen to the horse. On a happier note, she's well in herself and looking a lot better, I'll share some photos of her glow up. First two photos were December, the others were in May.
Of course, she's lacking real muscle and topline, she is very much not in work. We do little bits of physio and stretching, and some in hand work, but not enough to build that up yet.
Has anyone else dealt with a wither injury? Any success stories?
