Two weeks ago I received “that” call. The one where your horse may have catastrophically hurt themselves. In the end it turns out he has a hairline fracture. Today we did the second set of xrays and found a couple more inside the bone. I did ask about putting him to sleep but vet is confident at this point that if nothing gets worse he should be ok. So he is on complete stall rest until who knows. He may also need surgery for a “sequestrum” which will need to be debrided. The xrays have been sent to the surgeon to look at but we think it’ll probably have to wait until the bone has had more time to heal.
I’m sure this is a dumb question because we spend way too much money on supplements that just result in expensive pee… but are there any supplements that promote healthy bone growth that I could look into?
He is a very special boy and I’ll do whatever even if it ends up he’s a pasture puff - which would be a-ok with him be cause napping and snacking are his favourites.
And if I may ask a favour- no stories with bad outcomes. Things are still a little raw.