Eric, thanks for helping on this. #1 looks like the best option. Hope you all can make it work. As a man approaching his 75th birthday, I have never filed a law suit against any one, but I think some software people have almost certainly failed to live up to their promises and may be deserving. Quote: Quote: #4. None of the above. ;) #1 comes close but why do we have to lose all the new posts in order to get the rest of it? Merry Christmas Eric! I did a little testing and I think I found a way to keep everything except new posts in existing threads since the conversion to this new software. I didn't get out the calculator but with a forum of about 250k posts I think that would bring it to at least a 95% conversion.
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John, you've seen more than I have and I await Dr Myers answer, but I have dealt with a botched check ligament surgery and while I got the horse serviceably sound for a kid's horse, it wasn't a pretty leg or foot. The vet I am dealing with also has mentioned that they do cut them, but she would try to heal first. She feels botched surgeries aren't that rare. Perhaps you work with better than average practitioners.
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Quote: Since the superior check tears when overloaded severely by the superficial flexor tendon, how did they rule out proximal inflammation of the superficial flexor tendon? Just would want to make sure of the location of the lameness before I injected the area with a product to assist the problem. Any ideas on how this ocurred? M. W. Myers, DVM It occurred on pasture, event unknown. Swelling over the area of the check lig, Ultra sound showed a lesion in the check, suspect they also ultra sounded the superficial, but can't say for sure. Would you like me to post the ultra sound images that I have?
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That would have been my guess also, Eric. Just wondered what might have happened. Thanks.
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My own horse, apparently this is not as a common an injury as the distal check ligament. I can supply ultrasound and radio graphs, but Colo State Vet Lab is recommending 8-10 weeks rest, then looking at IRAP or stem cell injections, neither being cheap but also not prohibitive in the $1000-$2000 range. Does anyone have experience?
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Rick S. Search now seems OK for me, How about you?
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Sad story, need to recognize poisonous weeds. Apparently these were purchased in the hay. www.thedenverchannel.com/news/state-news...orse-deaths_54816742
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A possibility best answered by a veterinarian with foot and x-rays in hand is some damage to the rim of the coffin bone by the pressure (pedal ostitis). I've had good luck with this CVP pad to dry and toughen the sole. www.horsekeeping.com/hoof_care_and_lameness/gasket_pad.htm
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If you'd like to try boots, here's a link. The easyboot RX goes to a size 7. Probably big enough. www.easycareinc.com/our_boots/easycare-h...boots.aspx#&panel1-3
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Your problem with boots over shoes may start with the words "Large WB". There will be a limited selection of boots in the larger sizes. A second problem may lie in the difficulties of removing certain boots over shoes. The next problem would be short boot life with shoes, followed by the fact that boots I am familiar with are not intended to be on for extended time periods. I would suggest you take measurements of the width and length of the shod foot (shoes) and contact some boot manufacturers to see if they have anything suitable - Easy Care would be a good starting point. I rode endurance with the inventor of EZboots and have used and recommended them occasionally over the years, but have seen problems with leaving them on. Rick's suggestion is probably better.
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What's he doing?, Being ridden on hard ground - get some sole support, Hanging out on soft ground, he has sole support. Probably something inbetween, just monitor him. Different problem, but I had one last month, I'm slowly backing into retirement, seldom take on a new horse, but an acquaintance called, her horse had been lame (sub solar abscess) for over a month even though the abscess had drained, farrier had tried a couple pad scenarios without any luck. I used a frog support pad and the mare was sound three days later. That support just kept the coffin bone off the sole. Sometimes it doesn't take much. Back into heartbars is probably overkill.
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I agree with John. That wall will never again be solidly attached and it's good to have as much new attachment as possible before loading the wall W/O transferring some load to the sole. A vet whose opinion I really respect suggests to at least get new growth to the ground at the heel. You may be close, but I doubt you're there yet.
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Be good to see you there, Karen.
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