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| fill me in on the good the bad and are they really worth it? |
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The Advice Guru
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| Depends on why and what you are hoping to accomplish |
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The Advice Guru
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| Again it depends on why, what is causing the soundness problems, what do the X-rays say, what joints are affected, age of horse, job of horse, etc |
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The Advice Guru
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| I have one horse diagnosed with osteoarthritis at age of six he got injections regularly every 3-6 months as he got older the time frame shortened, retired sound at age 15 passed flexion text at age 18 when he was pulled out of pasture and girl hs rodeoed on him placed in all but 2 runs. He is now 22 and is a little stiff in front end and he doesn't get anything.
When I was running him I also gave the adequan Im legend iv, and glucosamine iv as well as an oral suppliment.
Do I think it is worth it, yes, is there another proven alternative not yet, can some of the joints be fused so you don't have to worry about injections yes, do stem cells work, on early stages more effectively then on later stages.
In the next few years I am excited to see as they are beginning to replace cartilage in dogs with generic cartilage with positive results, I can't wait till this crosses over to horses. |
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| Absolutely they are worth it. I agree with Cheryl, get some X-rays so you know exactly what is going on and you will also have a base line for any changes in the hock in the future. Mine have to be done every 12-18 months. I give pentosan gold before a run, vets feels injectables lengthen the time of the hock injections. I am a 3D rider and I can feel a difference after my horses are done. There is a risk of infection when injecting a joint. My vet is fantastic and very careful, so far I have had no issues. |
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