I have a nice young TB who just turned four this week. We got him in December. He never raced and we'd like him to be a hunter. He has a partially paralyzed flap on one side. He makes a bit of a noise-sometimes more noticeable than others. Our vet said he knew of a vet in RI who could come to the farm and do the surgery. He wasn't sure what the ballpark cost would be. Can anyone give me a general figure for this procedure? The horse is not insured. Thank you.
Last edited by Rhody Ram; May. 11, 2011 at 10:32 AM.
Reason: Actually, I'm not sure if it's tie-back or an epiglottic entrapment surgery if the vet can do it on-farm.
You are looking at a tie back if one side is paralyzed. I, however, would not have it done at the farm... it just seems to involved for that.
My bill was ~$3000 done at NC State in 2008. No complications, stayed in the hospital for 3 days. Horse has had no issues from it. He still makes noise at the canter, though not as loud as before the surgery, but now at least he can breathe.
I've done quite a bit of research on this recently as one of mine is a roarer and I would like to have it done. All of the vets I've talked to do it at the clinic. The prices have ranged from $1200-$2500.
Do NOT do NOT DO NOT have a tie-back surgery done at the farm. Since there is an implant involved (the suture used to hold the arytenoid open does not dissolve it stays there forever), this is a surgery that HAS to be done in an OR under conditions that are as sterile as possible. The risk of complications is too great.
I don't care how cheap it is - unless you don't care if you end up with a live horse at the end, don't have this done at the farm.
It will probably be $2000-3000 for the tie-back in a hospital setting depending on where you are located.
Do NOT do NOT DO NOT have a tie-back surgery done at the farm. Since there is an implant involved (the suture used to hold the arytenoid open does not dissolve it stays there forever), this is a surgery that HAS to be done in an OR under conditions that are as sterile as possible. The risk of complications is too great.
I don't care how cheap it is - unless you don't care if you end up with a live horse at the end, don't have this done at the farm.
It will probably be $2000-3000 for the tie-back in a hospital setting depending on where you are located.
Please read my whole post.
I stated that I wasn't sure it if was tie-back surgery or epiglottic entrapment surgery. The vet who scoped the horse is not able to do the surgery and is calling in another vet to tell us what needs to be done. If tie-back surgery is required, it will not be done at the farm.
Tie-Back Surgery Cost?
Reply With Quote
Originally Posted by animaldoc
