Re: RC: Update on Donte/new project horse

[Tivers@aol.com]

In a message dated 8/9/00 8:06:01 AM Pacific Daylight Time, RhndLev@cs.com 
writes:

<< Can I jump in here?  Special was injured about three weeks ago in a fight 
 with another mare.  Her off front leg was the same size from knee to 
fetlock. 
  Vet found no broken bones and said there was no tendon involvement, but did 
 not do a sonogram.  Is it possible to know there is no tendon involvement 
 without a sonogram? >

No, but with all the swelling, even a sonogram might not give youthe complete 
picture right now. 
 
 >In any case, I have been massaging and running icy cold water on her leg in 
a 
 pulsing stream for 5-15 minutes a day twice a day.  I attempted to stall her 
 and she began pawing and pacing and the swelling in her leg increased, so I 
 turned her back out on pasture.  The swelling on her leg is almost gone and 
 her leg is at about the same point as in the quote above.  On the inside her 
 leg just to the side of cannon there is a small knot that rolls just a 
 little, but there is also a small swelling that remains on her knee.  She is 
 sound at the walk and trot, but trots much slower than her norm and has not 
 been performing her gait in the pasture (she's a TWH).  Is there anything 
 else that I should be doing for my horse -- other than continuing to avoid 
 riding her?>

At this point, alternate hot and cold treatments. If there is bruising, the 
hot treatments will help move out the debris from bruising while the cold 
treatments will control the edema. Let it settle down for a while and then 
take a closer look at the remaining painful areas. You may get out of this 
one clean.

ti 
 
 Rhonda and Special
  >>