He is home and I am exhausted! It is a 3 hour round trip.
I have more good news. He doesn’t have arthritis in his stifle at all, I got mixed up. He has medial femorotibial synovitis. He has been injected with triamcinolone and hyaluronic acid. This is basically inflammation of the stifle joint and with a bit of luck on our side (I am due some), the drugs will clear the inflammation and he will be fine.
The arthritis in his back is to managed by physio and exercise. He must raise his back and stop hollowing. There are no excuses, I must ride him properly. Hopefully the back pain will go as his stifles become less sore, otherwise the back will be injected.
And then we have the right fetlock which may or may not be a problem. He is on 2 weeks field rest now and then vet coming back to check up on him before we start ridden work.
I am completely done in, it has been one hell of a week. Ben looks like a patchwork cushion with all his shaved bits, hopefully they will grow out soon. I need sleep!