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Re: [RC] Suspensory Ligament Strain - Chris PausWendy, We had a strained outerbranch suspensory ligament to deal with last winter. It took about 3 months to heal. Has your vet done an ultrasound? That is the only way to know how much damage has been done. Our vet had us confine our horse for that time and keep his leg supported with an ace bandage wrap. He was on bute for the first 2 weeks to reduce the inflammation. The inflammation can cause further damage to the ligament, so it's important to keep the horse quiet and on an anti inflammatory. After the acute phase, we just kept his leg wrapped and kept him quiet. I have a small round pen and kept him in there. After a month, we started handwalking twice daily, and then limited turnouts. He was doing fine until last week when he reinjured the ligament at a CTR. This diagnosis really sucks but it's not as bad as a torn ligament. The key at this point is to prevent the sprain/strain from becoming a tear or rupture. chris --- Wendy Harris <wendyh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Hi RideCampers, Had the vet out yesterday to evaluate my daughters horse. Diagnosis is a strained Suspensory Ligament along with a possible infection, unsure until the blood work returns. Horse came up lame on Wednesday and Thursday his sheath blew up the size of a cantelope. I just had him completely cleaned about 4 weeks ago. I assumed the two were related but vet feels they are two separate issues. Was given poultice to use on leg, need to apply and wrap daily. Small walks with rest stall for at least a week then possibly light work. Horse was given a shot of cortisone, a shot of Lasix and a shot of vitamin E. Vet feels that we are deficient in Vitamin E and Selenium. I?m wondering if anyone can give me a guess as to how long it takes for a Suspensory Ligament to heal? The horse is bare foot right now ? Vet did ask me if I was going to be putting shoes on him. I wasn?t planning on it but will if it will help. Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated, Wendy-Michigan --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.706 / Virus Database: 462 - Release Date: 6/14/2004 ===== "A good horse makes short miles," George Eliot Chris and Star BayRab Acres http://pages.prodigy.net/paus =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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