Sidebone and vet report

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Ok, so i have got the vet report for Tyers investigations.

This is roughly what it says:

''X rays show some sidebone on lateral aspect of both feet, not particularly active looking. very flat pedal bones v small oestophyte at dorsal aspect of rf pastern.''

Can some one interpret this for me lol. I can understand what it would do to a human, but not horse lol.

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Dont know hun but Bumping up for the experts!!!

Hows the baby today??? Have you seen him with his new shoe-sies???

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I wouldn't know but can't your vet explain it? I'm sure you've paid him enough! I was always told that side bone isn't that serious - more of a blemish than anything else and that ring bone is the nasty one. I'm sure it's a positive thing though that he's noted it's not that active.
 
He is charging about the field ensuring that he hasnt lost his place in the herd and annoying every horse that coms within a few feet of him. Missed out on alot of play so he has to catch up :D

Havent seen his shoes yet as I didnt want to bring him in on his first day out so will go up tonight and check him.

Farrier was £103 and just paid a vets bill of £287, which is far better than I thought :D

Thanks for the link, off to do a bit of research. Spoke to vet today and she feels that if he is sound in 2 weeks, he can be brought into work slowly. Probably need the Natural balance shoes for a bit yet, but happ to pay for them if it makes him more comfortable )

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xJenniferx said:
''X rays show some sidebone on lateral aspect of both feet, not particularly active looking. very flat pedal bones v small oestophyte at dorsal aspect of rf pastern.''
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is it an osteophyte? cause if it is, that's another bit of bone growth on the back of his pastern (i think dorsal means back, but i could be wrong). so he has bits and bobs going on with changes in his feet. the flat pedal bones would probably be what I would think is more likely to be causing him problems if the sidebones are 'not particularly active looking'. doesn't sound like they're particularly concerned though, hope he recovers well :)
 
At six my mare was diagnosed with very severe sidebone and told would probably be unrideable within six months.

I avoided trotting on roads and jumping on hard ground and she hunted, oneday evented, won showing championships etc. and competed until she was 19. Unfortunately, was pts at 21 due to flu jab problems.
 
xJenniferx said:
Ok, so i have got the vet report for Tyers investigations.

This is roughly what it says:

''X rays show some sidebone on lateral aspect of both feet, not particularly active looking. very flat pedal bones v small oestophyte at dorsal aspect of rf pastern.''
Click to expand...

I'll give this a try (good revision/ learning exercise for me)
Your horse has sidebones on the outside of both front feet. Sidebones are basically the mineralisation of cartilage plates that sit across the coffin joint. Horses are particularly annoying animals in that they immediately form new bone in response to any trauma or injury. not active will mean that the cartilage isn't ossifying (turning into bone) actively at the moment. Horses may be lame during the formation of sidebones as the area does become inflamed and painful, but they are of very little clinical significance once formed and tend not to cause any problems.
They haven't yet told us the significance if any of flat pedal bones. I don't know whether this is referring to the general angle of the bone or the shape so wont comment. Could be shock absorption problems or even just a general observation (vets seem to like making these)
The small osteophyte - dorsal aspect rf - dorsal does usually mean 'back' but when talking about anything below the knee in the horse the dorsal side refers to what we would call the front of the limb, the back is known as the palmar aspect. rf I'm assuming means right front. So he has a small bony bump on the right pastern (crap term, doesn't really help locate exact location. Which pastern, pastern joint?) on the front of his leg. If this is in a joint area (most likely place for extra bone to form) it could potentially cause problems. Only as it is forming - again inflammation and pain so a possible cause for lameness unless the bony bump interferes with the action of the joint in which case it could lead to Degeneratibve joint disease (DJD or arthritis)
However on the whole it doesn't look like a bad prognosis. Looks like concussion may have to be limited ie no fast work on hard surfaces for the time being.

ps I am not an expert, simply a first year vet student trying to revise anatomy. decided that trying to put it into practice on newrider is a better revision technique than simply rote learning
 
my friends horse had sharp side bone which was making her lame and the vet recommended heart bar shoes or something like that she is no completely sound and has no problems, she had these on for a few months an now has normal shoes on but there really expensive :( but its worth it for the horseys :)


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Thank you Floob, just replied to your post on my previous thread.

NR will definately provide some excellent oppertunities to practice pratical/theoretical vet issues!!!!

I can live with Tyler being unrideable/only suitable for hacking on soft ground/ no fast work on hard surfaces. That doesnt bother me, as long as he isnt sore.

Toffee_xx you are absolutely right. They may cost you a fortune, but you dont regret a penny of it :D
 
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