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| Who's dealt with this and what are the different ways you've gone about treating/rehabbing?? |
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Location: Do I hear Banjos? | We are dealing with one now. Ours may be a bit different than what you are asking as this mare was bitten by a snake and we didn't know the tendon was affected until after the usual treatments had left her with a chronic swelling/lameness when it should all have healed nicely.
Turned out the snake managed to inject the venom deep enough to cause a 4mm core lesion on the tendon about mid way up P1. It wasn't healing/resolving despite antibiotics/anti inflammatories, DMSO sweats and rest/confinement.
We had an ultrasound done that located the lesion...and elected to do Regional perfusion of antibiotic and direct injection of steroid/HA. We followed that with oral antibiotics (Enrofloxacin), Anti-inflammatories, Ice and DMSO wraps for a couple of weeks.
She is doing very well a few weeks out and so far has been sound in the pasture. We will keep following up and likely start some light exercise in the next month.
What I can tell you is that the tendon tissue takes a long time to heal. So be patient. What is your issue/injury?
** Edited to add that we also have her in a 2degree wedge pad/shoe to help relieve tension/stress on the tendon. That has likely helped a great deal and was a part of the treatment plan from the vet.
Edited by TrailGirl 2014-05-05 10:16 AM
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| Ouch!! And my gelding somehow managed to injure it. I don't necesarily know exactly what kind of injury, but he got an MRI done and from what I understood, the deep flexor tendon didn't look normal, aka it was injured haha. Right now the only treatment I've been told is to just let him rest for 3-4 months then start rehabbing it. I was also told about some type of injection that i can't remember the name of. |
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Location: Stillwater, OK | There are some options out there for these kinds of injuries. We have a 10 year old mare who tore her front right DDFT. My vet injected PRP (platelet rich plasma) into the site and she's been on stall rest since March 10, 2014. My vet said stall rest until September/October. She has a check up appointment next Monday (May 12) to see how she's progressing. Depending on how that appointment goes, we'll either be able to start incredibly slow rehab or may have to keep her on strict stall rest. This is our first time with this kind of injury (and its bizarre location), so we're hoping and praying for the best.
Like I said, we did PRP. I know of people who have done stem cells and saw results. With technology these days, so many people have had success with many different things. I'm praying that your guy heals up and comes back at 100%. |
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| Thank you! He had his MRI done at A&M and the vet said that we could try those types of things, but he also said that there is a lot that we do not know about stem cells, etc. He said the safest thing would be strict rest. I think my local vet mentioned Tildren...? Or that IRAP stuff? Don't make fun of me if that has nothing to do with these types of injuries I've had a whole lot of medical terms thrown out at me in these past couple of days they all seem to run together! Lol |
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| I'm working on an outside horse now. I do Theraplate twice a day. Then laser. I am also icing with Ice Vibe Boots. He is now sound after 3weeks. Going in for another ultrasound this week. |
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| readytorodeo - 2014-05-05 11:53 AM
I'm working on an outside horse now. I do Theraplate twice a day. Then laser. I am also icing with Ice Vibe Boots. He is now sound after 3weeks. Going in for another ultrasound this week.
3 weeks!?!? Jeez okay give me some more details on this! Mind you, I don't have easy access to a Theraplate. What kind of IceVibes do you have on him? |
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| My horse had "cat scratch" tears in his tendon. We did Cell Regeneration Therapy on him. He was off for 6 months and we spent another 3 months slowly legging him up. That was 3 years ago and he is working better than ever. (Knock on Wood.) I am glad that we did the procedure and also that we gave him enough time off to thoroughly heal. |
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Location: Northern CA | Dealing with DDF Tendonitis right now. I have been rehabbing, at the recommendation of my vet, since diagnosis. Started with 20 minutes of hand walking/ riding at a walk, 30 days after diagnosis we did arterial stem cell, and continueing to rehab. It has been 4 months since diagnosis, 3 since stem cell. Got the okay to now do unlimited hand waking/riding and a little trotting. At first we had him in Grand Circuit OPWR shoes, aluminum shoes with a wedge and very rolled toe, he is now going barefoot. Seems to be sound, will have another recheck in a month and hope to get the okay to start conditioning. |
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| He will be getting in special shoeing tomorrow, as per vet. I will talk with him soon about other injection treatments. Interested in hearing more experiences that everyone has had with this! Although I would like him to be sound ASAP, I want him to heal properly and most efficiently. |
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| I had one that injured his DDFT, and we did IRAP injections and used a Patton shoe. A Patton shoe is one with a high heel (his started out being 1" high, and we slowly lowered till he was in a normal shoe), and is used to keep the tension off the tendon while it heals. This horse recovered very well and after almost a year was a very sound horse. Good luck to you and the best advice would be for you to have patience.
I have also heard that Theraplate helps a lot! |
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Location: Minnesota | I had a gelding awhile back that tore his, he was on stall rest for 4 months, re ultrasounded and he was tearing in other spots even though the original tear was healing. He was not a horse that appreciated being in a stall. It never ended up healing right, he built a lot of scar tissue around the tears, and we ended up putting him down, as he would have been forever crippled and uncomfortable. Hope your situation turns out better!!! |
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| Oh no I am so sorry!! Would things like IRAP be more beneficial then just plain ol rest? Right now he isn't in a stall, but in a 30x30 turnout which is attached to his stall. He doesn't reallly like that either. :/ |
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| I'm dealing with one now. My vets program is to be in a 12x12 with 10 minutes of hand walking for the first 30 days. The next 30 days is in a 12x12, but can be hand walked up to 45 minutes a day. At 60 days he can be in a bigger pen and start hand trotting up to 20 minutes a day. At 120 days we're supposed to ride him lightly to see if he's sound. If he's not then we go back to a 12x12 for 60 days. He said no matter what he'd like someone to ride him at the 6 month mark to see if he's sound. If not then we'll try some more aggressive treatments. My situation is unique though. I'm pregnant and due October 1 so I have a lot of time to give him and he's not one that goes crazy being stalled up. My understanding is the less movement the better. I haven't been walking him a lot; just taking him to the pasture to hand graze. I figure the walking is really to keep him sane and get a little blood flow, so I feel roaming a bit while eating grass is better. I probably won't start working his walking up to the 45 minute mark until 60 days. I figure give him just a bit more time for that to heal because I'm not worried about him being totally rehabbed and ready to go until March 2015. Good luck in your situation. Hope your horse comes back better than ever! |
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