sweetheart
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Aug 18, 2003
- Messages
- 47
- Reaction score
- 0
My five year old mare was just diagnosed with a luxated patella on her back leg. I thought at first that she had broken her leg - she was dragging it and it was turned at an odd angle. Thankfully x-rays showed that nothing was broken, but the tendons that hold the patella (kneecap) in place either stretched or ruptured and her kneecap is around the side of her leg instead of in front where it is supposed to be. They said to put her on stall rest and banamine for 2 weeks, and beyond that there's nothing we can do. She may get somewhat better, or at least learn to adapt to it and not limp quite so badly. Has anyone dealt with this before, and if so, do you have suggestions on any ways to help the mare improve/adapt? The vet said if she had been a regular-sized horse, we'd have had to put her down, but because minis weigh so much less that they can learn to get around on 3 legs...
: