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my horse has been diagnoses with calcification of the tarsal sheath what is the treatment and can it be repaired

 

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Age: 6; Male; Breed: cob

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July 6 2006 at 6:05 AM (55 minutes and 38 seconds later)
         
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http://www.ivis.org/proceedings/AAEP/2002/910102000337.pdf

This is an extremely detailed article about your horse's problem. I just wanted you to see the cross section of the leg so you could in vision the problem. This is a common problem among performance horses, mostly racing horses. It is progressive and there is so cure. However, like arthritis in people, many need drugs have come out to treat curb and Sarapin seems to work the best. There are others being tested now at the University of Penn and Bolten. Rest is important and light workouts between infections. Often light exercise helps and when the horse becomes lame, you then have to go back to the injectable and stall rest. Each case is unique. And ultrasound or X-ray will give your Vet a more accurate detail of the degree of the thickening and how it is best treated for your horse. Some horse can do many years with the right routine. This will take some trial and error, but if your horse is not lame or in a lot of pain you should be able to work out a program. If you have any other questions, please ask.

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July 6 2006 at 6:48 AM (43 minutes and 41 seconds later)
         
Relist: I still need help.
this is in reply to our last e mail about the calification of the tarsal sheath in the 6 year old cob

my vet has told me that he is a hopeless case although no one has told him!

Can you please tell me if treatment would involve injections as the vet thinks that the problem may have originated by an injection of steroids and causing adverse reaction in the bone.



an you tell me about the tendon rubbing on the hock bone. The bone has filled in the channel between the hock joint and the tendon is stretched across it, and each time the tendon goes across the bone it aggravates it and hurts and getsinflamed. a no win situation Ive been told

My horse it full of beans although the farrier and vet say he is lame he doesnt feel it
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July 6 2006 at 7:08 AM (19 minutes and 23 seconds later)
         
HI, I will leave this open. The steriods are an issue. THIS problem has haunted owners and Vets for ions. Race horse people have two minds. Race still they break down, shot them up, race them until it is permanent, sell them to a kind compasionate owner that suffers emotional trying to save the horse. Most likly the former owner (over)used steriods and created this problem. This is no different in human that have long bone tendon calcification because of over steriod use intentionally or not. Double hip replacments and knee replacements are the end result. However, your Vet and farrier are right. Each time the tendon scraps the bone, it gets inflames. However, the injectable at the end of the article suggests a synovial fluid injection that may give relief for 2-4 weeks at a time with Sarapin and another med. You may not even have that available to you. Also your horse could be worse than I know because I can not see him. However, the question of lameness seems to also be an issue, they say Yes, you say no. This needs to be determined so you horse can try a treatment of not. I leave ths open to any other Vet that wishes to comment. I wish you the best. A racehorse Vet would be your best choice.
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