Fwd: RC: Bad accident

[Leigh331@aol.com]

In a message dated 5/2/99 0:28:51 AM EST, Tivers@aol.com writes:

> 
>  << Basically >   when he hit his stifle he punctured the joint sack.  It 
is really swollen >  and >   again we don't know what further damage he has 
done to this le

Years and years ago, I had an arab gelding to get his rear leg and foot 
caught in an aluminum pasture gate.  The gate severed his fetlock joint 
completely thru, into the joint capsule!  It was wide open, I could see all 
of the inside of that joint!  My vet irrigated with saline, then filled the 
joint capsule with antibiotics and sutured it up.  He put the horse of a 10 
days schedule of Pen/Strep IM and bute.  We left him in the pasture.  The 
fetlock was bandaged for the first several days, then it became rainy and 
wet, so the bandage would not stay on.  This was during my pre-barn days.  
Anyway, the horse never looked back, he was sound within days, and has 
remained sound since.  The horse was about 4 when this happened, he is 26 
now!  So, don't give up.
Leigh

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• Date: Sun, 2 May 1999 01:27:15 EDT
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In a message dated 5/1/99 7:34:25 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
Olympian06@aol.com writes:

<< Basically 
 when he hit his stifle he punctured the joint sack.  It is really swollen 
and 
 again we don't know what further damage he has done to this leg.  The vets 
 are worried about ligaments and tendons that could have been hurt.  This 
 horse is 5, my question to all of you......what do I do.  I don't know if I 
 should wait this out for a while and see what develops or if in a few days 
if 
 we know that there is more damage then we can see, have him put down.  Stall 
 rest is not a possiblity....they tried that at the vets and he has a bloody 
 face and is missing half the skin on his nose.  >>


Big trouble. I'd give him as much veterinarian attention as you can afford, 
starting with some regular rations of Ace. This is a time when you let the 
best medical people you can find do their work. 

ti


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