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| My good barrel mare fractured her right side of her pelvis a week ago today. The has two fractures were were able to locate via ultrasound. Typically the vet said a horse usually gets three fractures with this type of injury but a top view with a radio graph was unable to get a good xray due to her big booty. I've got the vet schools care instructions and have been researching the injury, but was curious what types of treatments, therapies, supplements, etc you have used for your horse with a fractured pelvis. Vet school believes she has a 80+ percentage of full recovery.
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Location: Not Where I Want to Be | jdickson379 - 2018-06-13 12:53 PM My good barrel mare fractured her right side of her pelvis a week ago today. The has two fractures were were able to locate via ultrasound. Typically the vet said a horse usually gets three fractures with this type of injury but a top view with a radio graph was unable to get a good xray due to her big booty. I've got the vet schools care instructions and have been researching the injury, but was curious what types of treatments, therapies, supplements, etc you have used for your horse with a fractured pelvis. Vet school believes she has a 80+ percentage of full recovery. Would love to hear suggestions!
only dealt with it once, and it was rest, rest, limited movement and more rest.
Then once that was done we rested some more until it was time to see if they needed more rest.
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| 1DSoon - 2018-06-13 12:07 PM jdickson379 - 2018-06-13 12:53 PM My good barrel mare fractured her right side of her pelvis a week ago today. The has two fractures were were able to locate via ultrasound. Typically the vet said a horse usually gets three fractures with this type of injury but a top view with a radio graph was unable to get a good xray due to her big booty. I've got the vet schools care instructions and have been researching the injury, but was curious what types of treatments, therapies, supplements, etc you have used for your horse with a fractured pelvis. Vet school believes she has a 80+ percentage of full recovery. Would love to hear suggestions! only dealt with it once, and it was rest, rest, limited movement and more rest.
Then once that was done we rested some more until it was time to see if they needed more rest.
Is that what took out your Palomino mare? |
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Location: Not Where I Want to Be | Whiteboy - 2018-06-13 1:25 PM 1DSoon - 2018-06-13 12:07 PM jdickson379 - 2018-06-13 12:53 PM My good barrel mare fractured her right side of her pelvis a week ago today. The has two fractures were were able to locate via ultrasound. Typically the vet said a horse usually gets three fractures with this type of injury but a top view with a radio graph was unable to get a good xray due to her big booty. I've got the vet schools care instructions and have been researching the injury, but was curious what types of treatments, therapies, supplements, etc you have used for your horse with a fractured pelvis. Vet school believes she has a 80+ percentage of full recovery. Would love to hear suggestions! only dealt with it once, and it was rest, rest, limited movement and more rest.
Then once that was done we rested some more until it was time to see if they needed more rest.
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Location: Claremore, OK | jdickson379 - 2018-06-13 11:53 AM
My good barrel mare fractured her right side of her pelvis a week ago today. The has two fractures were were able to locate via ultrasound. Typically the vet said a horse usually gets three fractures with this type of injury but a top view with a radio graph was unable to get a good xray due to her big booty. I've got the vet schools care instructions and have been researching the injury, but was curious what types of treatments, therapies, supplements, etc you have used for your horse with a fractured pelvis. Vet school believes she has a 80+ percentage of full recovery.
Would love to hear suggestions!
Are talking about fractures on the wing of the ileum ? Illeums heal quicker than the main structure of the pelvis. |
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| Diagnosis taken straight from the vet schools discharge instructions: Traumatic fracture to the right wing of the ilium. Ultrasound was performed over the swelling of the right hip. Pockets of edema found with in the muscle bellies in the right hip. Super mild effusion of the medial side of the right stifle. Examination of bony structures found femor to appear normal, while there was a step down observed in the right wing of the ilium indicating a fracture. Rectal ultrasound noted hematoma/edema along the right side of the pelvic inlet and a step fracture was appreciated on the shaft of the illium |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | My understanding is that the most problematic fractures are the ones where the acetabulum (hip socket) is involved. Those have a poorer prognosis for recovery of function because a broken acetabulum will never be the same after a fracture like that. |
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| My mare had a non displacd stress fracture of the ilial shaft. She may of had another one but it was to hard to detect. She was diagnosed via rectal ultrasound. She was dropped on her left side in the tuber sacrale with tons of swelling and an inflamed psoas muscle. She had to have 6 months of stall rest... Confined where I couldn't even hand walk her. After the period in the stall she could have small paddock turn out and start light work. Fast forward 22 months she is sound but right now I am dealing with he dropped pelvis on the left side and sacroiliac dysfunction. Even after 9 months of conditioning the muscle hasn't filled in and she is still uneven in the tuber sacrale. I tried running her 3 weeks ago and she came up really muscle sore. I've been slowly working her up by exhibitioning her but when she runs in an actual run, she runs and she over did it. Now our next approach is treating it like a leg length disparity. For the next 3 to 4 months I need to place a 3 degree wedge pad and shoe on the left hind to raise her up. Then condition her.. I'm hoping this helps her.. My advice is to follow the strict stall rest protocol and when you can bring them back go slow. Depending on the location of the fracture your horse can fully recover. I'm unfortunately dealing with an asymmetry issue. |
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| I wanted to add you can do acupuncture to help with pain. Do not.. I repeat do not get your horse adjusted by a chiropractor until the fracture has healed. You don't want to displace the fracture. Also you can get magnawave treatments done due to it being bone related. I didn't do anything while she was on stall rest. Just let her rest. I didn't do any therapies until I could let her out in a paddock because I didn't want to risk transporting her. I didn't fee any special supplement. Only thing I'd recommend is extra vitamin e. After her situation she came up severely deficient. |
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Location: Not Where I Want to Be | WetSaddleBlankets - 2018-06-13 6:05 PM My mare had a non displacd stress fracture of the ilial shaft. She may of had another one but it was to hard to detect. She was diagnosed via rectal ultrasound. She was dropped on her left side in the tuber sacrale with tons of swelling and an inflamed psoas muscle. She had to have 6 months of stall rest... Confined where I couldn't even hand walk her. After the period in the stall she could have small paddock turn out and start light work. Fast forward 22 months she is sound but right now I am dealing with he dropped pelvis on the left side and sacroiliac dysfunction. Even after 9 months of conditioning the muscle hasn't filled in and she is still uneven in the tuber sacrale. I tried running her 3 weeks ago and she came up really muscle sore. I've been slowly working her up by exhibitioning her but when she runs in an actual run, she runs and she over did it. Now our next approach is treating it like a leg length disparity. For the next 3 to 4 months I need to place a 3 degree wedge pad and shoe on the left hind to raise her up. Then condition her.. I'm hoping this helps her.. My advice is to follow the strict stall rest protocol and when you can bring them back go slow. Depending on the location of the fracture your horse can fully recover. I'm unfortunately dealing with an asymmetry issue.
That's pretty much what I dealt with. He was technically "sound" but never really moved the same again and was never the same horse. He would occasionally be really good but usually always came away sore.
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| My mare is going on a year come july. Stall rest is best & trying to keeping them as quiet as possible. My mare wears a PHT sheet and bell boots to help keep blood moving. I highly recommend "Bone Wise" you can order it through your vet, and let me tell you the stuff WORKS AMAZING!!! I also Magnawave her once a week to help keep her loose. Time, time, and more time is what it takes unfortunately... Good luck to you and your mare!  |
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| WetSaddleBlankets - 2018-06-13 5:12 PM
I wanted to add you can do acupuncture to help with pain. Do not.. I repeat do not get your horse adjusted by a chiropractor until the fracture has healed. You don't want to displace the fracture. Also you can get magnawave treatments done due to it being bone related. I didn't do anything while she was on stall rest. Just let her rest. I didn't do any therapies until I could let her out in a paddock because I didn't want to risk transporting her. I didn't fee any special supplement. Only thing I'd recommend is extra vitamin e. After her situation she came up severely deficient.
I am certified to do equine massage therapy so I she has been getting a massage every few days and going super easy over her hips. Mostly light massages to stimulate blood circulation etc. I am looking into possibly adding a Magna wave and offering that out to others along with massages as I believed my mare could benefit from it, but was a little concerned about the contractions the PEMF can do and if the contractions would be too much over her hips. She does get Magnet therapy, some back on track, standing wraps, and supplements to include vitamen E and Flax for extra omega support and a joint supplement. |
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| jdickson379 - 2018-06-14 1:50 PM
WetSaddleBlankets - 2018-06-13 5:12 PM
I wanted to add you can do acupuncture to help with pain. Do not.. I repeat do not get your horse adjusted by a chiropractor until the fracture has healed. You don't want to displace the fracture. Also you can get magnawave treatments done due to it being bone related. I didn't do anything while she was on stall rest. Just let her rest. I didn't do any therapies until I could let her out in a paddock because I didn't want to risk transporting her. I didn't fee any special supplement. Only thing I'd recommend is extra vitamin e. After her situation she came up severely deficient.
I am certified to do equine massage therapy so I she has been getting a massage every few days and going super easy over her hips. Mostly light massages to stimulate blood circulation etc. I am looking into possibly adding a Magna wave and offering that out to others along with massages as I believed my mare could benefit from it, but was a little concerned about the contractions the PEMF can do and if the contractions would be too much over her hips. She does get Magnet therapy, some back on track, standing wraps, and supplements to include vitamen E and Flax for extra omega support and a joint supplement.
You can still do the PEMF, just keep at a low setting where you don't produce muscle contracting. It may not look like it's doing anything but it is. |
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| Twist3Cans - 2018-06-14 1:49 PM
My mare is going on a year come july. Stall rest is best & trying to keeping them as quiet as possible. My mare wears a PHT sheet and bell boots to help keep blood moving. I highly recommend "Bone Wise" you can order it through your vet, and let me tell you the stuff WORKS AMAZING!!! I also Magnawave her once a week to help keep her loose. Time, time, and more time is what it takes unfortunately... Good luck to you and your mare!
I have not heard of "Bone wise." It was suggested for me to use Equibone from TLC...Is this the same stuff as I have tried google searching Bone Wise and not finding it |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | jdickson379 - 2018-06-14 1:56 PM Twist3Cans - 2018-06-14 1:49 PM My mare is going on a year come july. Stall rest is best & trying to keeping them as quiet as possible. My mare wears a PHT sheet and bell boots to help keep blood moving. I highly recommend "Bone Wise" you can order it through your vet, and let me tell you the stuff WORKS AMAZING!!! I also Magnawave her once a week to help keep her loose. Time, time, and more time is what it takes unfortunately... Good luck to you and your mare! I have not heard of "Bone wise." It was suggested for me to use Equibone from TLC...Is this the same stuff as I have tried google searching Bone Wise and not finding it
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| jdickson379 - 2018-06-14 1:56 PM
Twist3Cans - 2018-06-14 1:49 PM
My mare is going on a year come july. Stall rest is best & trying to keeping them as quiet as possible. My mare wears a PHT sheet and bell boots to help keep blood moving. I highly recommend "Bone Wise" you can order it through your vet, and let me tell you the stuff WORKS AMAZING!!! I also Magnawave her once a week to help keep her loose. Time, time, and more time is what it takes unfortunately... Good luck to you and your mare!
I have not heard of "Bone wise." It was suggested for me to use Equibone from TLC...Is this the same stuff as I have tried google searching Bone Wise and not finding it
If you have any questions about Equi-Bone, please contact me! |
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| I just want to say THANK YOU to everyone that is contributing! This mare means the world to me and I just want to get her healed! |
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| Southtxponygirl just posted a picture of it! It will not break the bank and truly works. Im not sure if its the same as Equibone. To compare price on the two bone wise is by far the cheaper one. I had a colt break his leg in two.. with bone wise he produced so much new bone growth the vets were shocked, we had to chizzle bone off to get his plates out! |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Twist3Cans - 2018-06-14 2:24 PM Southtxponygirl just posted a picture of it! It will not break the bank and truly works. Im not sure if its the same as Equibone. To compare price on the two bone wise is by far the cheaper one. I had a colt break his leg in two.. with bone wise he produced so much new bone growth the vets were shocked, we had to chizzle bone off to get his plates out!
I think if I ever had to use a supplement for bone health I would give the Bone Wise a try first, I have had heard a few say that this was a good product and like you said it wont break the bank cost wise.  |
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Location: Arkansas | jdickson379 - 2018-06-14 2:14 PM
I just want to say THANK YOU to everyone that is contributing! This mare means the world to me and I just want to get her healed!
Good luck with your mare; it's so nice when an owner hangs in there and does all they can for their horses 
I was just reading QT Horse News and there was an article about a reining horse that had been thru 2 surgeries for a bone chip in his ankle, but the owner wouldn't give up on him--he just won a derby age open level 3 (I believe). The trainer was so happy for her because he said most people would have given up on the gelding. Best of luck to you and your girl.
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