I figured I’d drop in with an update from our vet appointment with the new vet yesterday. We did a full lameness exam, and she did not flex positive on any leg (and the vet said she was trying HARD). The vet also palpated the suspensories and looked at her on a whole, and being familiar with DSLD, said that she doesn’t think this is a problem here. We did not do ultrasounds, opting to spend that money towards the next diagnostics, and if I can ever get the original vet to send the previous ultrasound over she’ll review them.
What she did say, was that with reading the history I provided (pretty much the original post here) with another vet at their practice, they both agree that the culprit is likely ulcers. We have an appointment in December to haul her in to fast and be scoped, as well as have her repro system looked at while she’s under sedation as it did seem like things were worse certain times of the month over spring/summer.
The vet also said she would NOT inject anything yet, and to try Adequan or Zycosan before ever considering injecting the joints directly. I’m interested in trying Zycosan, so that will probably happen next month or the following. Until whenever the ulcer treatment is finished, I want to focus on rebuilding her top line and body doing walk work in-hand and maybe undersaddle.
SO’s not happy with the ulcer treatment cost estimate, but I’ve warned him about the costs that come with horses so he’s coping with it. He might need a tube or two of Gastroguard himself.
The saddle fitter is supposed to come out in 2 weeks to adjust our saddle to account for the lost muscle, but I might just invest in a shimmable pad and make do until all is right internally with her.
