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  Discussion on 7 month old colt w/left hind stifle soreness
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New Member:
sears

Posted on Monday, Oct 10, 2016 - 11:52 am:

This colt being weaned got over a 5 foot gate and had abrasions on his hind shins but nothing visible above that. He walks fine - not short on the left - however when he tries to run with other colt, he goes on three legs carrying the left above the ground - not using it. This happened yesterday and the soreness is today. Any suggestions?
Member:
lsweeney

Posted on Monday, Oct 10, 2016 - 12:10 pm:

Is there heat anywhere? Swelling? Running a fever?

I would probably have a vet look at it since you don't want to screw around with joint injury with a young, growing animal.

I had a friend who had a young filly get in with another horse that ran her around, and ended up with luxation of the patella - had to have the tendons snipped.

I have a post at this site when my horse was kicked in the stifle and had some swelling there. Two vets thought she was lame due to the stifle. She was running a fever, and holding the leg up, not letting it touch the ground. She ended up with a severe hoof abscess. https://www.horseadvice.com/horse/messages/4/66775.html
New Member:
sears

Posted on Tuesday, Oct 11, 2016 - 12:03 pm:

To bring you up-to-date...Colt does not have a temperature; upon checking him out thoroughly by hand, he is not sore anywhere. He is eating, drinking as usual but his left hind side is bothering him. He only seems to walk and something is definitely wrong. We have an appointment with a vet and will see what he thinks. Thanks for trying to help.
Member:
lsweeney

Posted on Tuesday, Oct 11, 2016 - 4:55 pm:

Good luck. Please report back.
Moderator:
DrO

Posted on Monday, Oct 17, 2016 - 12:31 pm:

Hello Georgette,
A common injury that occurs when the hind leg is hyper extended (caught going over something) is a strain or rupture to the peroneus teritius, part of the stay apparatus. The lameness may be minimal when walking while more severe under speed. For a complete description of this see, HorseAdvice.com » Diseases of Horses » Lameness » Diseases of the Upper Rear Limb » Ruptured Peroneus Tertius. Of course there are many possibilities so a complete exam is warranted.
DrO
New Member:
sears

Posted on Wednesday, Oct 26, 2016 - 10:50 am:

Hello Dr. Oglesby,
Up-date on the injured colt. He was stall rested for the past week and actually seemed better yesterday so we decided to make the trip to a veterinarian fairly close (an hour away) who has very good examination equipment. He went over the colt as our other vet did and again could see or feel nothing. He had us trot the colt in hand and he did not carry his hind foot off the ground as he had before. He decided a sonogram would be the best option at this point. Sure enough the large bone appeared unscathed although it was pointed out that a hairline fracture would be hard to determine but it did not appear to be the case. There was a small tear of the muscle away from the bone and you could see where there was a dark spot(hematoma). He diagnosed the colt as having a "strain left hemipelvis". He said to stall rest for 5 weeks; than turn out in a small paddock. So now we wait but the prognosis seems good at this point.
Thank you for your thoughts on this. It was good to have the injury finally pin-pointed. We did not want to ship him anywhere before this for fear of further damage loading or un-loading but he was very well behaved. Just a note: We make it a point to work with the foals while they are on the mare - such as being tied up and going in and out of a trailer. It sure paid off yesterday.
Member:
lsweeney

Posted on Wednesday, Oct 26, 2016 - 11:29 am:

Whew! I bet that feels good. Good luck with the stall rest. That is hard for the young ones.....
Moderator:
DrO

Posted on Friday, Oct 28, 2016 - 9:32 am:

Thanks for the update Georgette, did the veterinarian say which muscle belly was torn away from which bone? The "hemipelvis" suggest a tear away from one of the bones of the pelvis but I would be interested in more details.
DrO
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