lottie
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Post by lottie on Aug 9, 2005 21:54:24 GMT 1
 After moving to a new yard my poor mare was kicked and the xray showed a chip. After 3 weeks of strict box rest the vet wasn't too happy with the 2nd Xray as no healing had happened. He mentioned a medical term that I had never heard of - something to do with the area of bone "dieing" has anyone heard of this? Poor ned has three more weeks of box rest before her third x ray.
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varkie
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Post by varkie on Aug 9, 2005 22:40:17 GMT 1
No experience to offer, but sorry to hear whats happened. Hope you get some good news soon!
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Post by kas on Aug 10, 2005 7:23:33 GMT 1
I can't remember the term, but this happened to my horse Fire. I'm not sure what the box rest is all about, because she didn't do any of that. Is your horse hopping lame? Maybe the chip is worse than Fire's. Anyway - Once she had been xrayed to confirm the chip was there she was operated on to remove it. As she is stable-stress queen they operated at the yard and she recuperated in a pen outside her stable for I think 6 weeks. The after-care was... interesting... but that was because of her fiery personality! I held her for the op, so know exactly what they do (yuck!). They just make a small cut, take out the bone chip, then scrape away the dead bone until they get to healthy bit. This made a gross noise, at which time I had to go sit on the concrete with my head between my knees...  There is a small lump at the site of the wound, but no on-going problems at all - touch wood. |
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lottie
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Post by lottie on Aug 10, 2005 13:33:25 GMT 1
Thank you for posting.
She isn't at all lame and is happily stood in her stable - we have the occasion day when she will box walk for Britian but nothing too major.
Vet has told me to keep a very close eye on the area and if she becomes sensitive to it or at all lame to call him asap.
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Post by kas on Aug 11, 2005 8:07:19 GMT 1
Well, fingers crossed it should turn out fine  I think I'd be inclined to ask him what you're waiting for? I mean, if you have a chipped bone not healing properly why doesn't he remove it? With Fire at first we thought we had a wound gone nasty, so it was poulticed for a while. As it didn't respond they did xray and I think possibly an ultra sound - not sure about that. Anyway, they diagnosed the chip one week, and were out at the yard operating the next. Normally they would take them to hospital for the op, but it's quite minor. I remembered the term - necrosis! |
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I think I'd be inclined to ask him what you're waiting for? I mean, if you have a chipped bone not healing properly why doesn't he remove it? With Fire at first we thought we had a wound gone nasty, so it was poulticed for a while. As it didn't respond they did xray and I think possibly an ultra sound - not sure about that. Anyway, they diagnosed the chip one week, and were out at the yard operating the next.