Lameness Videos

Taken 9.20.09 to document is on going lameness. It appears the lameness could be in the front and back. To date, he's had four Adequan injections.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcw-cyED10w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQqR3hvEIyI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9pWco5OnQ0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENoQ1D9S8Yk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZocUal3FZs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdLyGVztAj0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LJzdCNAZ3Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unoC1cMZ9Io

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okw-kJm-_mA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDq3IyUnEdU

Almost Four Months

I just looked back at the date that Muddy first showed being lame. It was May 31st. That means at the end of this month he will have been lame for four months! I find this alarming. He got his fourth Adequan injection on Thursday. I had him trot for a few strides to see if he was still lame and he is. He doesn't seem in pain or unhappy. He still gets around very well. At the walk, he's sound. I guess I need to start thinking up some things to test or do to figure out why he's still lame.

Adequan

When I took Muddy to the vet last week, he was lame on his front left leg. Dr Simpkins tested the hoof and did some flexions on him. We could not determine where exactly he was hurting. We took new xrays on his broken leg with the digital xray machine. The leg is healing up very well. The concerning part is how little cartilage he has in his stifle joints. We've made the decision to put him on Adequan. Eventually, down the line he will need stifle injections. I've been hearing some good stuff about Adequan. I'm excited to see how it works in Muddy. James and I have decided to put our older dog Midnight on it as well. Dr Simpkins wants another month of rest for Muddy.

10 Weeks

It has been approx 10 weeks since Muddy went for xrays. Doc Simpkins said to give him 6 weeks of pasture rest. I had him trot a few strides in the round pen and he is still completely lame. I've made an appt for Thursday to have him xrayed again.

Pictures of Getting Xrays

Broken Fibula

June 18th - My sister and I took Muddy to Dr. Simpkins office for xrays. After two weeks, Muddy had not gotten any better. We took several xrays of his left stifle area. He was such a good boy about it. He was a bit nervous, but stood there like a champ. Xrays show that his fibula is clean broke off his patella. Dr. Simpkins believes this is the main reason we are seeing the limping. Muddy has to be on pasture rest for at least 6 weeks to allow the bone to heal. We have no idea how he managed to break it. The xrays also showed a serious lack of cartilage in his stifle joints. The bones of the joint look good meaning no burrs or sharp points. It is unclear if this is causing any of the limping. I'm going to look into Adequan injections and later on down the line stifle injections. Hopefully, the break is the cause of the limping and after it heals he'll be good as new.

Trail Ride 03/08/09