Diagnosis

[heidi sowards <ribbitttreefrog@yahoo.com>]

Hi Tom, here is the official verdict on Donte. His bones,
joint itself, tendons, tendon sheath and suspensory are all
in excellent condition. Above the sesamoid there is a mass,
possibly granular in nature or scar tissue. Dr. Foss is not
exactly sure which. It is restricting Donte's movement and
is painful. He gave a 5 ml. IM injection of Adequan (sp?)
and sent another one home to give in 1 week. Also gave a
cortizon injection into the affected area. I have Donte on
2 scoops of your GAG combo per day as well as 2 oz. of MSM.
Handwalked and massaged the area yesterday. Dr. Foss
measured the fetlock - 27 cm. or 11 3/4 inches. He said the
muscle stimulator wouldn't hurt, not sure if it would help.
I'd rather try it before I determine if it doesn't work. He
called what was wrong, 1 of 2 things: RETINACULITIS  or
GRANULOMETOUS. Now that you have the whole scoop, do you
still think your treatment is an option that you are still
optomistic about? Thank you so much for your time Tom.
Donte may have never been an endurance champion, but that
is my fault, not his. He is a wonderful horse who deserves
a chance. He has cost me a grand total of $60 in a vet bill
in over 5 years. So it's not like he's a continuous money
pit! Dr. Foss said he'd love to discuss this with you if
you wanted to contact him. Oh yeah, one other little thing.
The tendon that is being bound up is slightly smaller
(circumference?) than the good leg. Maybe from trying not
to use it? 



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