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[RC] Swollen hock, how long to stall? - Laurie DurginWell , been 3 days of sweating the hock, hosing and bute. It has gone down on my mare quite a bit ,and though still limping some, she is putting some weight on it . Temp , and appetite normal. She seems to be coming along. So now how long do I keep her stalled? Any suggestions , she is 9, no prior injuries. Till she stops limping, or longer? She is normally turnedut with her stable herd of 3 geldings and the donkey. No one would bother her.They do come and visit with her. She can see them thur her window, and they go in and out of the two stalls ajacent to hers.It doesn't seem to be bothering her (the stalling-probably glad to have me keeping her room clean).Any advice as to whether I should really have it xrayed or what? Money is always tight. But if I am taking a dangerous risk, by not having it done....... Still some swelling around the joint, mainly on the inside of the joint, and front. (not on the back or outside much at all.)I'd say the swelling has gone down about 50-70% of the other day. Is this just likely a sprain or is there something worse that it could be? And how long would you give something like this to heal before you did anything with the horse. Thanks, Honeys mom _________________________________________________________________ Get ready for school! Find articles, homework help and more in the Back to School Guide! http://special.msn.com/network/04backtoschool.armx =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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