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Location: TN | How do ya'll do your hock, stifle, etc. injections... On a set schedule (like every 6 months or 8 months religiously)?Or only when your horse starts to show signs that it's time? |
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| Only when needed |
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The Advice Guru
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| When needed.
I look for windpuffs, and pay attention to how the horse moves normally, and when something changes then I go to the vet, or complete the flexion test video it and send it to the vet |
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Elite Veteran
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Location: TN | Ok thank you both! My horse is at 7 months since his last hock injections, but I think I'll just wait until he starts showing a sign of needing them again. |
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Red Bull Agressive
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Location: North Dakota | I think it's hard to predict exactly when a horse will need injections. When I notice Cash is getting sore (he gets back injections) we do them again. |
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I AM being nice
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Location: MD | I try to stay ahead of one getting sore. I don't want for them to have to be in pain before I do something that I consider maintenance. This requires that you know your horse well and remain very attentive to any small changes in stride length, the way they turn, etc... |
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| I wait until they show signs. Remember there is only a number of times you can invade the joint. And each time you do there is a chance of infection.
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| Every time you invade the joint capsule, you run the risk of infection. JMHO but you are better off doing injections on an as needed basis than doing them on a set schedule. |
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 You get what you give
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Location: Texas | I have found with mine, that they end up being on a schedule but I don't just assume that its been X months so they should be injected. When they show they need it, we get it done.. it ends up being every 6 months for one, every 8 months for another.. and one of mine gets one hock done more frequently than the other hock.
Now what you CAN do, is if you want to check your horse X amount of times per year.. schedule an appt with your vet and have them look them over. Most trustworthy lameness vets will tell you if they truly do or don't need to be done. |
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Location: TN | Ok thanks everyone! It's been 7 months since my guy was last injected but he's not really showing signs of needing it yet so I guess I'll wait and just pay close attention to him in the next month or so. |
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| I don't wait until mine show sign. They develop bad habits so easily, I try to avoid issues. For instance, I injected a couple of weeks before a clinic so I could work on my problems and not the horse's problems. I can usually tell watching them in the pasture anyway, way before they show signs at a barrel race or even practice.
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You get what you give
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Location: Texas | streakysox - 2015-10-18 12:04 PM
I don't wait until mine show sign. They develop bad habits so easily, I try to avoid issues. For instance, I injected a couple of weeks before a clinic so I could work on my problems and not the horse's problems. I can usually tell watching them in the pasture anyway, way before they show signs at a barrel race or even practice.
If I know I have something huge coming up, then I will take them in and get looked over and anything done that needs to be done. Last year when I ran at the Glen Rose American Qualifier I did that with both of mine so I would be sure there wasn't anything going on. BUT- it still didn't stop bunny from blowing an abscess out her heel bulb that weekend :( |
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