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Last Spring I had my gelding x-rayed and it showed the beginnings of arthritis in his hocks. I have had him on monthly Adequan injections and it has helped quite a bit. I have noticed, however, that as we get closer to the end of the "monthly dose", he...
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As a result we ....
Hyaluronic acid is used in high motion joints like the top hock joint as triamcinolone.
Steroids are potent anti-inflammatories that are very effective enzymes in the joint fluid .
Articular injections of steroids and HA.
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How long is appropiate to stay off your horse after injecting the hocks for the first time? Thanks
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I would have your.
Injections are definitely serious and not to be taken lightly.
Advice in case.
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What are some options to curing sore hocks other than injections?
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Anyone? I think Back on Track has hock wraps; the ceramic material increases blood flow to the area.
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I have a friend with 15y/o paint gelding whose right hock looks like swiss cheese. Vet suggested alcohol injections but his owner doesn't want to spend the money if it's not guaranteed that it will help him. I told her nothing with horses is guaranteed...
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Made my horse totally sound and was that last....
Tell her my story BHK! I'm soooo glad I did the alcohol injections.
If he were mine he would have been up he'll probably be OK .
Brown.
Friday for hock injections so I'm gonna talk to Dr.
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Sigh. So, some of you may have noticed that I am posting on various topics as I attempt to figure out what the heck is wrong with my poor horse that is suddenly causing him to have so much trouble standing for the farrier, among other things.
I've posted...
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I'm honestly a bit hesitant to post hoof shots.
ChocoMare - I will see what I can do.
His hock issues.
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I just took my age 20's gelding for Xrays, to compare to his Xrays last Nov. - he had known hock arthritis, and over the last year, has had swelling his left upper hock joint, visible on inside of his leg/hock area. He had been sound on every-6 month ...
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She's had her to Lubrisyn, etc.) Since....
There is barely enough room to get a needle to try doing Legend every 2 weeks instead of hock injections to see if that works better.
Gel, 16,000 MSM, hock injections every 5 or 6 months.
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I am considering Legend for my older gelding. He is still in light to moderate work (happy that way!). One hock is nearly fused. The other has a slight bone chip and swells from time to time. We were injecting the joint directly, but the injections take...
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He has some ....
I have a 21 year old horse that is still in moderate work lower than 2'6) .
Have you considered IRAP? More expensive than traditional injections but no steroids injections, it's not terribly expensive.
If it's going to help.
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Just looking for differing insights to hind end issues, not veterinary diagnosis or treatment options. Basically, different things to look for and to educate myself as that I can ask intelligent questions when I contact my vet.
I'm starting to think my...
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After treatment the hunters bump totally chiropracted.
Legend (Adequan did nothing) and hock injections.
So we injected his the uppers.
Primary hock pain through injections and that stifles would show up in x-rays.
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My mare is getting a little bit older and I'm noticing some stiffness in her hocks.
Just looking for suggestions and experiences on different things people have done that show improvement. I'm not looking to do injections at this point as I don't think...
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Also I have been recently seeing great results using Back On Track Hock Boots.
Or RecoverEx and add HA....
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My older Appy gelding has arthritic hocks. For a few years, we did hock injections about every 9 months...then we went to 6. He also did 1/4 tab of Previcox for a year and a half. He was dx'd with ulcers a year ago - grade 2 chronic, which we treated ...
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