Dot - stifle issues

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[fugue83]

I'm so sorry your horse was hurt! Unfortunately, I can't offer you any advice, as I am not a vet. Dot's condition was chronic and in ended up being in the sacro-iliac joint (see posts below). It was the result of his advanced age after a long and successful career as a sport horse. If your horse suffered an actual injury to the stifle, you need to consult an orthopedics-specialist vet. Learn as much as you can, too, so you can ask the vet all the right questions. Best of luck to you both!

[catofchaos123]

Wow, thanks for the video! This is what my mare has been doing, but won't do when the vet is out (kind of like taking your car to the mechanic for a weird noise... and then the noise doesn't happen when in the shop!)

[fugue83]

@catofchaos123 - try taking a video of her. Have someone be available to tape for about an hour, so that you have enough video to edit. That way, you can include only the "bad" parts. Seriously, our vet really loved seeing the videos I sent him. He said he'd just get a coffee, put his feet up and do a lameness exam right on the computer! The part he loved is being able to watch a specific movement over and over. It was truly helpful. Maybe it'll help your vet, too.

[fugue83]

@catofchaos123 , you may also want to have your vet examine your mare's sacro-iliac (SI) joint, which is where the spine joins into the pelvis. This is often overlooked, but if there is any spinal pathology, such as a pinched nerve, it could result in sciatica, which is very painful. Just a thought.

[catofchaos123]

@fugue83

Thank you for the replies! I haven't been able to get my own video yet, but I did show this one to my vet since it is pretty much what my mare has been doing. The SI joint issue makes sense and is something to consider. The vet is coming out again next week so we shall see if we can pinpoint it!

[fugue83]

@catofchaos123 - Good luck! I hope things turn out well. If you don't mind, drop me a line and let me know how it works out.

[grandmashorses]

My 15 year old Arabian gelding has a stifle injury on his back right leg.Whats a way to fix it???

[chasers1999]

@catofchaos123. Me too! My 14 yo gelding who has never had any problems excpet for mild arthritic changes in his hocks necessitating injections the past 2 year is doing this same thing. It goes away with bute from what I can tell (not sure if it is due to decreased pain or decreased inflammation)??? I've had him at one of the best known vets in the central TX area for lameness and he says he's perfectly sound - like a mechanic - the horse doesn't do it when he is at the vet!

[chasers1999]

@catofchaos123. Me too! My 14 yo gelding who has never had any problems excpet for mild arthritic changes in his hocks necessitating injections the past 2 year is doing this same thing. It goes away with bute from what I can tell (not sure if it is due to decreased pain or decreased inflammation)??? I've had him at one of the best known vets in the central TX area for lameness and he says he's perfectly sound - like a mechanic - the horse doesn't do it when he is at the vet!

[fugue83]

Backing up helps strengthen the quadriceps muscles, which will help stabilize the stifle. Be sure to check, though, to make sure it's not the sacro-iliac joint ("subluxated hip" - what we used to call a "hunter's bump"), as that can cause sciatica-like issues and also cause intermittent, mysterious, stifle-like lameness.

Good luck!