Pedigree Query

Was wondering if anyone has ever had any experience with OCD. This is a new one for me, especially since my vets have said it is very rare to find it in a hip joint. My filly is a year old. She's a big, leggy filly and I think the fast growth rate contributes to this.
I will be talking to a vet at A & M tomorrow and possibly setting up a procedure to scope the filly's joint. Of course, her show career is over before it got started, but my concern is the question of genetics, breeding, etc. I am heartsick over this, but maybe some good can come of it down the road.
I appreciate any information the forum has; I have some decisions to make and it is always better to try to make them as informed as I can.
Thanks.

I have had a filly with a cyst in the stifle joint which is the normal position and not uncommon. The cause of cysts is not entirely clear. There is some evidence of fast growth rates being a contributory factor and some have speculated that it is hereditary. Neither of these applied to my filly ( her mother and all her siblings - including her full sister - were cyst free and she was never overweight at anytime) and at a recent conference I attended the vets concluded that they did not really know particularly if there were no previous occurences in the family.


You have a world expert in the States - Prof Macillthwaite of Colorado University . According to the notes I took at his lecture in the UK this year their are 3 methods of attack.


1. If the filly is only intermittently lame turning her out on grass for 6 months results in a cure in 60% of cases. ( Fortunately my filly fell into this category. Watch that she does not put on too much weight and make sure you can see a hint of rib at all times.

2. Keyhole surgery is quite successful although the recovery period is such that you would be unlikely to be able to sell her as a yearling.

3. Dr Macilthwaite has been injecting steroids into the cyst and claims that he has had a very high success rate within weeks.


I strongly recommend that you or your vets ( if they are not entirely familar with the condition ( mine were not) contact the equine school at Colorado University. It is by no means certain that your filly's future is that bleak depending on the severity of her lameness and/or the tratment that you elect for.

Good Luck
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magic flight

I have had a filly with a cyst in the stifle joint which is the normal position and not uncommon. The cause of cysts is not entirely clear. There is some evidence of fast growth rates being a contributory factor and some have speculated that it is hereditary. Neither of these applied to my filly ( her mother and all her siblings - including her full sister - were cyst free and she was never overweight at anytime) and at a recent conference I attended the vets concluded that they did not really know particularly if there were no previous occurences in the family.


You have a world expert in the States - Prof Macillthwaite of Colorado University . According to the notes I took at his lecture in the UK this year their are 3 methods of attack.


1. If the filly is only intermittently lame turning her out on grass for 6 months results in a cure in 60% of cases. ( Fortunately my filly fell into this category. Watch that she does not put on too much weight and make sure you can see a hint of rib at all times.

2. Keyhole surgery is quite successful although the recovery period is such that you would be unlikely to be able to sell her as a yearling.

3. Dr Macilthwaite has been injecting steroids into the cyst and claims that he has had a very high success rate within weeks.


I strongly recommend that you or your vets ( if they are not entirely familar with the condition ( mine were not) contact the equine school at Colorado University. It is by no means certain that your filly's future is that bleak depending on the severity of her lameness and/or the tratment that you elect for.

Good Luck
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VF500F

Galejade wrote:I have had a filly with a cyst in the stifle joint which is the normal position and not uncommon. The cause of cysts is not entirely clear. There is some evidence of fast growth rates being a contributory factor and some have speculated that it is hereditary. Neither of these applied to my filly ( her mother and all her siblings - including her full sister - were cyst free and she was never overweight at anytime) and at a recent conference I attended the vets concluded that they did not really know particularly if there were no previous occurences in the family.


You have a world expert in the States - Prof Macillthwaite of Colorado University . According to the notes I took at his lecture in the UK this year their are 3 methods of attack.


1. If the filly is only intermittently lame turning her out on grass for 6 months results in a cure in 60% of cases. ( Fortunately my filly fell into this category. Watch that she does not put on too much weight and make sure you can see a hint of rib at all times.

2. Keyhole surgery is quite successful although the recovery period is such that you would be unlikely to be able to sell her as a yearling.

3. Dr Macilthwaite has been injecting steroids into the cyst and claims that he has had a very high success rate within weeks.


I strongly recommend that you or your vets ( if they are not entirely familar with the condition ( mine were not) contact the equine school at Colorado University. It is by no means certain that your filly's future is that bleak depending on the severity of her lameness and/or the tratment that you elect for.

Good Luck

Galejade,

Thank you for taking the time to post this. My understanding is (this comes from three vets) that what is so intriguing and actually complicates everything is this lesion is in the hip joint. The vet that took the xrays is an orthopedic specialist and has asked if we schedule the scope to let him know because he wants to be there. My own vet (and he is very, very good) told me he's never seen a lesion in the hip.
I am trying to find out as much information as possible to educate myself and your post has enhanced my knowledge tremendously. Again, thank you.

About o.c.d. d.o.d. there are very much posts on this forum, just searching for it and a booklet is written about this subject.