Has anyone ever dealt with a shoulder problem called "Subluxation of the shoulder joint"? It is supposed to be quite rare, the vets at OSU have never seen it before and upon researching have read that it mostly occurs in miniatures and ponies.
We spent 7 hours at OSU yesterday trying to diagnose why my daughter's 15.1hh Paint mare has been lame for the last two weeks. They started at the foot and worked their way up the leg to discover it was shoulder related (they had been so sure it was navicular - a foot problem). Finally after they nerve blocked half her leg the realized it was the shoulder.
The poor sweet mare will be on stall rest for the next 6-8 weeks. I have cornered off a portion of her outdoor pen to 12 x 12 so she can at least be outdoors on nice days near the other horses. We can hand walk her for 10 minutes, twice per day. Poor horse and my poor little girl that is heart broken over this. The mare is extra heartbroken because she is to be pulled off her feed except for hay balancer (gro-n-win) and free choice hay so she does not gain any weight from no exercise and perhaps lose a few pounds to take some pressure off.
Has anyone here dealt with this? What was the outcome? We go back in 6 weeks for followup x-rays. If all goes well the mare will heal with no lasting issues, but if not, she will likely have arthritis.
Thanks!
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We spent 7 hours at OSU yesterday trying to diagnose why my daughter's 15.1hh Paint mare has been lame for the last two weeks. They started at the foot and worked their way up the leg to discover it was shoulder related (they had been so sure it was navicular - a foot problem). Finally after they nerve blocked half her leg the realized it was the shoulder.
The poor sweet mare will be on stall rest for the next 6-8 weeks. I have cornered off a portion of her outdoor pen to 12 x 12 so she can at least be outdoors on nice days near the other horses. We can hand walk her for 10 minutes, twice per day. Poor horse and my poor little girl that is heart broken over this. The mare is extra heartbroken because she is to be pulled off her feed except for hay balancer (gro-n-win) and free choice hay so she does not gain any weight from no exercise and perhaps lose a few pounds to take some pressure off.
Has anyone here dealt with this? What was the outcome? We go back in 6 weeks for followup x-rays. If all goes well the mare will heal with no lasting issues, but if not, she will likely have arthritis.
Thanks!
Here is her picture: