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beargirl123sarah


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Date: Jun 19, 2012
Yet another lame horse
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Hi guys:  My gelding spooked really bad during a wind storm and came up lame, it looks like a blunt trauma to his pastern, there is a bit of swelling and just a little heat that doesn't seem to radiate outwards, I've epsom salted, I've cold hosed, I've given bute (not for long though) Any ideas, he's lame and doesn't like to over stretch the joint.  Its on a hind foot just above the corranet right in the front.  I called the vet who's 2 hrs away and he's not coming through until a month from now.  I'm worried about developing ring bone. Anyone got a suggestion on a good treatment other than what I've been doing.  He's in the stall all day and out for the night, its a giant slop hole here cause it hasn't stopped raining in weeks. Just about at my wits end, its been about 5 weeks.  I'm wanting to xray and check for bone chips etc. but the local vet doesn't have a radiograph thats portable and shes not set up to bring a large animal in.  Just looking for advice from someone who may have had this same injury to thier horse.  All the info I've found looks like 9-12 months to recover if he does.  uuuuuuuughhhangered.gif



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Lori


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Date: Jun 20, 2012
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My horse injured his hind pastern last year--messing around when he was turned out. I had it x-rayed and he had what the vet described as equal to a splint. It was damage to the middle pastern bone. He wasn't lame but there was a lump and he had to stay in his paddock for two months. He also received shock-wave therapy which can apparently reverses bone growth or at least can prevent it from getting worse. Shock-wave therapy is excellent for ring-bone, especially in the beginning stages. If your vet doesn't have one there might be a doctor around who does because they use it on people with arthritis etc. It's quite amazing. But I would say definitely rest is key to begin with. I wouldn't turn him out. If you have to then hand-walk him. You could also try an uptight poultice. It will take any heat out of his leg. I would get an x-ray.

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beargirl123sarah


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Date: Jun 20, 2012
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Thanks Lori: Problem is that our local vet doesn't have the proper stuff, I'm going to call a vet from Winnipeg to come and see him. Or I'll have to haul all the way, 2 or better hours. I live in a very small town in Northwestern Ontario, I doubt they have such a machine here, but I'll look into it. Thanks again for your advice, sounds exactly like what he's done, no hard lump yet its all soft and he does't mind if i push on it, he lets me pick up the foot and all of that, its only slightly warm to the touch, what is this bandage you talk about, explain it to me, I'll keep him in from now on, he's also an anxiety ridden thing so it should be great. Oh my god horses suck when they hurt themselves.

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Lori


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Date: Jun 21, 2012
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Actually, thinking about it now, an up-tight poultice wouldn't work because the injury is on his pastern which you can't really bandage. An uptight poultice is a clay that you spread on the leg and wrap in some wet paper towel or newspaper and then wrap with stable bandages. You usually keep it on overnight and then hose off in the morning. Not to be kept on all the time.

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