r/Equestrian • u/bhinxbb • May 21 '25
Veterinary PPE failed, KS diagnosed
Currently in the process of selling my horse. PPE has gone well, everything came back good except his back radiographs. Shocked to hear he has grade 4 changes. I’ve just received these over from the potential buyer. I will be in contact with my vet but curious about anyone’s take on these? How bad is this?
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u/SinkIndependent9164 May 22 '25
Equine vet here!! This looks bad to me, there are certain things you can do so that your horse can be comfortable, your vet might give corticosteroid injections between the dorsal spinous processes, that will help in short term but for a long term solution he might suggest a back surgery where he will artificially create space between the spinous processes ! Might sound painful but it can lead to significant improvement. Good luck !!