Farrier this am
talked about padding high foot, also helping sweeney but opted to wait... had to stand for a long time because no russel to help.... and then patrick left the pour in pad stuff at home so we had to wait for his wife to bring and Dan was SOOOO chill.
then ran to the vet. Really impressed actually. also a farrier and immediately put a pad on the right front (with coflex) to see if it changed things. It did help but he also tripped a good bit more. flexed behind and was really only positive to lower limb on the right. talked about things and ended up ultrasounding his upper suspensories.... recommended surgery -fasciotomy only - on the right side. Left side was pretty normal.
Lots to consider.... 6 months rehab, including small paddock/stall rest that whole time. cost. fairly good prognosis considering the hock only.... but also have the other issues to deal with. anesthesia recovery risk is higher with the sweeney.... may not get much higher than 3rd level or jump because of the shoulder, so.. is it worth it to do surgery/rehab on the suspensory? But he's still sore and painful. This has been a big culprit a long time... looking back he's been injected in his hocks every 4-6 months the past 1.5 years... and multiple vets have focused in on it... barrow, keelin, marquez, ....
ultimately.... totally worth it, except... rehab. :( stall rest specifically.
headed home and turned him out.
aurora borealis for the second time this year!!!!
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