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Location: Iowa | A good friend of mine just found out that her 5 year gelding, which she just bought, has an OCD Cyst in his shoulder joint. Is there any treatment or rehabilitation that she can do to help it? The horse always seemed just a tad off and a tad sore but never dead lame. The vet she went to was very black and white and recommended putting the gelding to sleep. Any other grey recommendations out there to keep him competing or comfortable? Thank you in advance! This is something neither one of us has dealt with so we are looking for positive outlooks! |
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| OCD Pellets will help. I have used them for OCD lesions. |
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| I don't have any experience, sorry. But, if she's only taken him to one vet, then I'd be getting a second opinion and maybe a third. |
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Location: Iowa | RedHead84 - 2017-10-19 8:35 AM I don't have any experience, sorry. But, if she's only taken him to one vet, then I'd be getting a second opinion and maybe a third. I should have clarified that. She luckily worked at a vet clinic so she had her local vet look at him, then a regional vet look at him and ended up going to Iowa State all to get the same answer from 3 different vets. Not necessarily the “put him to sleep” but that the horse has an OCB cyst in his shoulder joint and that he was uncomfortable.
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| Well, that's a bummer. I know the shoulder is a tough area. I wonder if they could inject it? With a steroid? At least to keep him comfortable. They didn't offer an other options? |
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| Shoulder is real tough- doubt he will continue to compete. If she can- I'd ask Iowa State vet to send xrays to Texas A and M, but OCD's in high motion areas generally do not have a good prognosis. So sorry!! |
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Location: Iowa | I believe they did. Is that something that she can continue to run him on? |
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| Rausch_Jessica - 2017-10-19 9:10 AM
I believe they did. Is that something that she can continue to run him on?
You're saying they did an injection? And asking if he can still compete? With the shoulder being a high motion joint, I wouldn't think so. But I am no vet. I am going to assume he'll need ongoing injections and sent out to pasture. |
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Location: Iowa | RedHead84 - 2017-10-19 9:58 AM Rausch_Jessica - 2017-10-19 9:10 AM I believe they did. Is that something that she can continue to run him on? You're saying they did an injection? And asking if he can still compete? With the shoulder being a high motion joint, I wouldn't think so. But I am no vet. I am going to assume he'll need ongoing injections and sent out to pasture.
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| Just some quick research:
http://csu-cvmbs.colostate.edu/academics/clinsci/equine-orthopaedic-research-center/orthopaedic-topics/Pages/osteochondritis-dissecans.aspx
http://www.thehorse.com/articles/10361/when-joints-fail-osteochondrosis |
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