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My horse came up lame!; jingles needed?
Topic Started: Sep 6 2007, 04:51 AM (590 Views)
vxf111
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Wait, the vet came out and did.... nothing?! Um, I'd be upset too!!!

A mare at my old barn had a slight injury to her suspensory. She did it on turnout, not while riding. She came in pretty lame. Not non-weight bearing, but noticeable lame on one front leg while trotting. Pretty close to normal, but still NQR at the walk. There was an almost imperceptible amount of swelling and no heat. To feel the swelling, you had to REALLY feel and know what you were feeling for. You could squeeze her hard there-- she didn't flinch. I too was taught to expect heat/swelling/sensitivity for a suspensory injury. I don't know whether she was unusual or it was just because the strain was minor-- but there really was NONE of that.

It WAS a suspensory injury, confirmed by the vet, although a minor one. She was on stall rest for several months, and then brought back lightly into work. I can't recall what else they did, this was a while ago, they may have applied some sort of shockwave/ultrasound type treatment as well?! And I think they kept her wrapped a lot of the time. She returned to work, and was far as I know, was pretty much fine after an extended period of rest.
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Well I can hope for soft tissue, because MSU has a great laser/ultrasound therapy for suspensory that would be $$$ but it works.

However that being said, if he has any heat it is undetectable. His legs literally feel like ice cubes when he comes out of his stall. I am ALWAYS checking for heat every single day I take him out (even when he is sound it is part of my grooming routine before and after every single ride). I am anal about that there is none that can be felt with the human hand.
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No advice, just jingles! :hug:
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What ended up happening?!
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I started a new thread with the outcome (see good and bad news) In a nutshell, the vet was out blocked his hoof agreed the unsoundness was in his hoof, radiographs did not show a fracture so we are assuming he has a torn ligament/tendon in his hoof. If I want a better diagnosis, we would need to take him to Mich State University since they have the equipment to read soft tissue damage. But either case he is out for up to 6 months. :( :brickwall:

Suppose it could be worse, but with my luck lately I really needed some good news.

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