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by larnold5138
Mon Sep 09, 2013 3:12 pm
Forum: Mobility: Hips, Legs, Joint Problems
Topic: Horse with arthritis in hock
Replies: 9
Views: 7752

Re: Horse with arthritis in hock

Forgot to load pictures of her.
Lila
by larnold5138
Mon Sep 09, 2013 2:57 pm
Forum: Mobility: Hips, Legs, Joint Problems
Topic: Horse with arthritis in hock
Replies: 9
Views: 7752

Re: Horse with arthritis in hock

She was showing signs of more lameness right before the move thus the injection of a steroid. However, by the time she arrived in FL, she had stopped using the leg. The trip was hard on her even with the frequent breaks getting out of the trailer. She was the first one loaded in the slant and the la...
by larnold5138
Mon Sep 09, 2013 2:48 pm
Forum: Mobility: Hips, Legs, Joint Problems
Topic: Horse with arthritis in hock
Replies: 9
Views: 7752

Re: Horse with arthritis in hock

Her last set of x-rays were done Aug. 19th. She has been under a vet's care for the past year and we were told there was very little that could be done for the hock. The hock showed some natural fusion already occurring on the last set of x-rays. At that time she was also given a steroid injection f...
by larnold5138
Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:26 pm
Forum: Mobility: Hips, Legs, Joint Problems
Topic: Horse with arthritis in hock
Replies: 9
Views: 7752

Horse with arthritis in hock

Mariah, the mare I am going to be taking into sanctuary but currently she is not doing well. Before rescue she was probably repeatedly kicked and has bone spurs and/or these splinters on the hock. She has been lame on that hind leg but was doing fairly well. Always being monitored by a vet. About a ...