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Discussion on Difficulty getting up
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scooter
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Posted on Tuesday, Mar 20, 2007 - 7:26 pm:
Hi Gwen, my old mare is the same way and I too think it is stifle related. She has to walk it off when she gets up. She can't hold her back legs up for the farrier well and sometimes not at all.
I have been giving her legend shots every 3 mos....or when she really seems worse. It has been averaging about 3 mos. tho. I also started her on actflex 4000 which is the only joint supp I have tried (out of 100's) that really seems to help her. I haven't had to give her a legend shot for 4 mos. now since starting it. She is not sound by any means, but quite an improvement in getting up and down and her movement. It took about a month before I saw improvement with the supplement. Here is a link to it if you are interested. I bought mine thru Big Debs online.
https://www.coxvetlab.com/products/acti-flex4000.htm
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DrO
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Posted on Wednesday, Mar 21, 2007 - 6:37 am:
I would not diagnose a location in the leg from the information given and find it just as likely that the hock could be effected from the information given. If you wish to assume this is arthritis we have a overall plan for managing it in the article associated with this forum. If you are interestred in the oral chonDrOprotective drugs as described by Diane above you can read about them at Treatments and Medications for Horses » Anti-inflammatories (NSAID's, Steroids, Arthritis Rx) » Glucosamine, ChonDrOitin Sulfate, and their use in Arthritis. While Diane's product has a goodly amount of active ingredients it also contains ingredients of unproven value.
DrO
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