11/18 (CD): Aldebutante hurt exiting race

[cabvmd]

Steve or Chuck,

Can you e-mail me the radiographic images of her knees?

I would like to read them and also I could have my good friend Dr Scott Palmer look at them. Between the two of us we could try to figure out what the next move would be.

If there is not a lot of displacement of the chips, stall rest, hydrotherapy and moderate NSAID for a time can aid in healing and getting her compfortable. Once the really cold weather sets in, a blister of her knees, shins and ankles followed by standing in snowy patures would help strenthen those areas, and set up stronger healing. This technique sounds "old fashioned", but it worked for Woody Stevens when I Knew him while I was an assistant working for Dr. Reed. If she needs Adaqaun an Legend therapy as well, I can donate that to her.

She could well be pasture to light activity sound, even cary a foal. Young horses will suprise you with their capacity to heal when the proper techiniques and judicious physical threrapy are inclulded.

cball@summitvetpharm.com or cabvmd86@cs.com