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Location: San Antonio, TX | Who has has their horses Stifles CLIPPED? Medial patellar Desmotomy
What was the recovery like? How long do you feel it took your horse to start working?
Any info or personal experiences would be wonderful
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Location: Kansas | Why would you clip it? Is the stifle actually "locking"? |
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Location: Claremore, OK | Stifle clipping is not done much any more.
Internal blister with almond oil and iodine is usually done first.
Some times estrogen shots help (if it's a gelding)
Stifle splitting is a mechanical way to encourage scar tissue to tighten the ligaments if blistering doesn't help.
Clipping would be a last resort and there are some risks.
I would want to find out why they were catching first. Open growth plates, conformation, hoof angle ?
Edited by Liana D 2017-09-21 4:48 PM
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Location: Opelousas, LA | kle12 - 2017-09-21 4:03 PM Who has has their horses Stifles CLIPPED? Medial patellar Desmotomy
What was the recovery like? How long do you feel it took your horse to start working?
Any info or personal experiences would be wonderful
thx
If Dr. Hall is still practicing in Dayton Tx, I would for sure take your horse to him first. What you are considering is pretty much a last resort, I would consider every other option before doing that. |
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Location: IN MY OWN LITTLE WORLD AT LEAST THEY KNOW ME HERE | One of the draw backs of clipping is the horse will not be able to sleep standing up.
They can't lock legs to sleep, so must lay down.
If we're me?
I'd find a good lamness vet for second opinion on treatment.
Too many alternatives to clipping stifles.
I had a gelding clipped yrs ago and will never do it again.
Didnt fix the problem. |
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Location: Kansas | Liana D - 2017-09-21 4:39 PM Stifle clipping is not done much any more. Internal blister with almond oil and iodine is usually done first. Some times estrogen shots help (if it's a gelding) Stifle splitting is a mechanical way to encourage scar tissue to tighten the ligaments if blistering doesn't help. Clipping would be a last resort and there are some risks. I would want to find out why they were catching first. Open growth plates, conformation, hoof angle ?
Listen to liana, she noticed right away my filly had a stifle issue off just a video. She’s very knowledge and gave me great advice. I would consult with the vet and have X-rays done first, I was told by my vet clipping is definitely not ideal |
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Location: Texas | we fenestrate the ligament instead of clipping it. basically just make some holes with a scalpel. |
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Location: San Antonio, TX | The horse was locked for over 2 hours on just one side. Then would get himself unlocked and the next day would be locked again. We cut the side that was affected...two days later the same thing with the otherside. 5 yr old barrel horse gelding that has been under saddle and ridden regularly (this is his futurity year...clocking .8 off 1D times). Along with feet being done on schedule. |
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Location: Kansas | kle12 - 2017-09-22 3:09 PM The horse was locked for over 2 hours on just one side. Then would get himself unlocked and the next day would be locked again. We cut the side that was affected...two days later the same thing with the otherside. 5 yr old barrel horse gelding that has been under saddle and ridden regularly (this is his futurity year...clocking .8 off 1D times). Along with feet being done on schedule.
I would be worried especially if both sides were locking. How long was he locked up for? |
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Location: Mountains of VA | I had two done years ago, different breeds so there was no bloodline connection. I would never cut one again. It was career ending on one horse, a 3yo, since he developed a huge bone spur in one stifle and on the other horse, a 7 yo, extended her career a couple of years.
I say that since the stifle locking just started in a 5yo horse then something changed..........could have been something as simple as a late growth spurt but usually stifle problems due to conformation start showing up during their first year being under saddle unless it was caused by an injury. Your horse may have been pushed too hard too fast and stressed/injured both stifles.
For you I hope your horse recovers but plan on this being the end of his barrel career then if all goes well, you will be pleasantly surprised. I have just now had good outcomes with stifle problems.
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Location: San Antonio, TX | the first time i noticed...about 2 hours before he unlocked himself
the first time he did it he was locked for 2 hours.....called vet ...he said watch him see if it happens again. well.....every moring when i fed he was standing there locked up....toe drag marks all in his pen. went on for a week...in the afternoons he was not as bad. so we made the decision to cut the ligament.
Edited by kle12 2017-09-25 7:59 AM
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Location: Gainesville, TX | Yes, stifle locking can be very disturbing but the question is have you even tried or attempted to research the other options mentioned, like the blistering? Those should definitely be tried first. |
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