ridecamp@endurance.net: [endurance] Needles and Joints

[endurance] Needles and Joints

Kathy Myers (kmyers@collagen.com)
3 May 1996 09:02:00 U

OK... I repent. I have a good news story to share. A TB at
a friends place recently was diagnosed with ringbone. He is
a 27 yo TB who has been sound so far... except with the
ringbone he was quite lame.

His vet came out and she made a good diagnosis and injected
the joint with cortazone. I guess the injection was painful
to the horse and painful to watch, but the next day the horse
was *much* more comfortable and sound again. Since then he
has been placed on Oral CS and GAG's and is back in service.

It's hard to second guess a treatment after the fact. It
worked really well and the horse is doing great.

:) - kat