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| I am not familiar with joint injections. I've been lucky enough to have horses that haven't needed them while I've owned them. If a horse was started on them once a year, a couple years ago, she's 13 now...do you have to continue or can you try alternatives like Adequan (I know they work differently)? I plan on consulting a vet, I just wondered if anyone had experience with this situation? |
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Location: Not Where I Want to Be | sure |
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| Usually once the hock is fully fused you won't have to inject again, but if there happen to be any arthritis, spurs, etc. in there causing pain you'll most likely need to inject to keep them comfortable.
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 I Don't Brag
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| I think that those that NEED them to keep going because of arthritis issues have lead to some people believing that once you start you have to continue. I think that some may benefit from a one time injection, but I for one will continue to inject those that really benefit from them. I do think that some can be helped with muscle shots or feed through alternatives. |
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The Advice Guru
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| You can stop anything, but chances are the horse won't like it.
You need to do X-rays and see what is going on |
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Location: North Dakota | If the horse needs them, inject.
If they do not need them, do not inject.
Simple.
In my own experience, my horse Red had a fusing hock on the right side. We injected as needed. It is now fully fused and no longer needs injections. So we don't.
Let the horse tell you what they need.
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Hock injections...can you stop once you start?