I brought my gelding to one of the top lameness vets yesterday (so lucky to have him). My gelding has dorsal articular arthritis (cantle area of the back) and has always had moderate back pain. We tried shockwave 2 years ago without any lasting results. Now his back pain is moderate-severe, and the vet has had good success with prp this area of the back. My husband is going to help me pay. Its expensive and I’m overwhelmed. Its whats right for my pony. I don’t want him to be in pain. (not covered by insurance). I guess I just need support, feeling overwhelmed. thanks!
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I have no experience with this.
Just want to say big hugs for you and pony
PRP was recommended for our senior dog by a vet I absolutely trust. Fortunately the dog improved enough on Adequan that we did not have to go that (expensive) route. If you’ve exhausted all legitimate conservative therapies for your pony, and this is what a good lameness vet recommends, I think you’re making a good decision.
Sorry I don’t have more solid info about the procedure, and very sorry that the horse is in pain and your feeling overwhelmed.
I’ve done quite a lot of PRP on myself, in my hip. It’s been very effective for me. I wouldn’t hesitate to use it on a horse if the vet thought it had a good chance of success, although I would want to know why IRAP or ProStride wasn’t a better option.
Good luck!
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IIRC, PRP is a bit less expensive than IRAP or ProStride. PRP is used in humans for this sort of thing, but I would bet the others would be if they were approved for humans.
Shockwave won’t give you much lasting effect and is super expensive. I think injections of some kind sound like a good idea.
Total cost varies not just on the cost of the product but the cost of having the vet out since some biologics can be done stall side in 1 appointment and others need to be incubated and injected at a later date, hence two call charges.
