My poor yearling mini-mule, Thistle, badly injured a hind leg back towards the end of August. We have no idea what she did, but it wasn't a kick. She has a malformed troclear groove - where the patella sits - and had issues with locking patellas. I suspect she was careening around, as she would, and wiped out. X-rays taken early on showed no damage, but an ultrasound showed all the tendons/ligaments around the patella were "lax" (but he apparently didn't see any actual tears or...
Very lame mini mule - what to do
Very lame mini mule - what to do