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LAM-Horse
lameness from limb
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Poll Evil/ Fistulas withers | inflammation of bursedue to infection of inflammation may rupture from draining tract poll evil=supra-atlantal bursa fistula withers=suprasinous bursa |
| Wobbles | Congenital defect spinal cord compression of C5-C6 affects hind limbs the most |
| Sweeny | Atrophy of the suprasinatus.infrospintus muscles atrophy due to trauma of suprscapular nerve that crosses spine of scapula |
| Capped Elbow | soft swelling at elbow due to trauma |
| Bucked shins | swelling and pain at dorsal surface of cannon bone caused by mirofractures/hemorrhage beneath periosteum due to excessive stress on bone (race horses) |
| Greasy Heel | soft swelling on palmer or plantar surface of pastern due to infected skin scratches |
| Carpitis | (pooped knee) herniated synovial membrane bursitis inflammed tendon sheath |
| Splints | caused by stress or trauma to inerosseous ligament between splint and cannon bone seen in younger horses during atheltic training |
| Osselets | hard swelling at dorsal surface of fetlock joint indication of fetlock joint arthritis |
| Ringbone | hard swelling at proximal or distal end of short pastern indicates arthritis in joint above or below short pastern |
| Laminitis-causes | -grain overload,endometeritis, cold water in hot horse, lush spring grass, road construction, colic |
| Laminitis-pathology | acute or chronic, blood being shinted away from sensitive laminae, causes swelling, hemorrhage and death of laminae, death will result in hoof wall separating from coffin bone, coffin bone rotates |
| Signs of laminitis | shifting of weight to rear legs, reluctance to move, pounding digital pulse, affected feet are warmer, hoof grows outward in a curve |
| Laminitis-treatment | NSAIDS special horses |
| Navicular syndrome-def. | destruction of the navicular bone due to decrease blood flow, due to trauma caused by hard durface work or large body with small feet |
| Navicular syndrom-signs | shuffle gait/stumbling gait toes wear quicker than heels pain in heels |
| Navicular syndrome-diagnostics | hoof tester block palmar nerve to see if it improves |
| Navicular syndrome | NSAIDS Isoxsuprine- vasodilator "nerving" cut palmar nerve |
| Bowed tendons | soft warm swelling at palmar area of pastern staining and damage to superficial, deep flexor tendons oftern occurs in performance horses after strenuous workout |
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