Well after a month of no improvement in terms of lameness at the trot and swelling/heat, I decided to request the x-rays from the PPE vet and send them to my vet here. Turns out the sesamoid was not "a little bit separated" but a lot separated and was not likely to rejoin on its own, especially considering how long its been since it got broken, about 7-8 months, so my vet recommended surgery.
Smoky will be having surgery in early June and then we're in it for the LONG HAUL. He's been getting turned out at night in a small round pen with a standing wrap on, which seems to be doing little for the leg. He's tolerating it very well, has a great mind, and seems to be happy when I take him out to eat grass. But I can tell he's pretty lonely out there in the round pen as it's a bit removed from the areas where the other horses are. But after surgery, he'll be on stall rest for like a month, then back to the round pen for like 7 months.
So that's where we're at.
I wouldn't use the vets at Bannon Woods in Louisville. Very disappointed with their assessment of the injury and their lack of response to my email about the discrepancy in opinions.
Smoky will be having surgery in early June and then we're in it for the LONG HAUL. He's been getting turned out at night in a small round pen with a standing wrap on, which seems to be doing little for the leg. He's tolerating it very well, has a great mind, and seems to be happy when I take him out to eat grass. But I can tell he's pretty lonely out there in the round pen as it's a bit removed from the areas where the other horses are. But after surgery, he'll be on stall rest for like a month, then back to the round pen for like 7 months.
So that's where we're at.
I wouldn't use the vets at Bannon Woods in Louisville. Very disappointed with their assessment of the injury and their lack of response to my email about the discrepancy in opinions.
