Lameness 2 Flashcards
Corns
Reason
Caused by pressure to the seat of corn
Corns
Reason
Caused by pressure to the seat of corn
Corns
Anatomy
Seat of corn
Corns
Symptoms
3 types
Red, moist and infected
Bruising, soreness,infection
Corn
Treatment
For moist or red corns wide Webb shoe widened heel, heart bar and equip pak, if infected treat as a abscess
Cracks
Reason
Most common neglect and flair
Cracks
Anatomy
Hoof wall can spread to other parts of foot
Cracks
Symptoms
In severe cases lameness
Farrier concerned if it allows bacteria in the sensitive stucture
Cracks treat meant
Determine cuase
Look into nutrition
Trim
Stabilize with lace nails, hose clamps, shoe with clips cobra Sox
Dropped sole
Reason
Common due to over work
Founder or sinkers
Dropped sole
Anatomy
Sole, hoof wall, in case of founder or sinker laminae
Dropped sole
Symptoms
Sole is lower that wall
Lamness due to bruising
In case of sinker grade 4 lame
Dropped sole
Treatment
Protect the sole
Wide webbed cupped shoe
Founder
reason
Actual cuase is not fully known
Genetics, feed, not cleaning after birth, and over watering when hot are some reasons
Founder
Anatomy
Coffin bone
Dermal and epidermal laminae
Especially at the toe
Can involve the whole foot
Founder Symptoms phases
Acute
Subacute
Chronic
Founder treatment
Position weight off the toe
Shoe with a w shoe
Use a foot wrap to prevent infection
Laminitis
Reason
Neglect
Injury/accident
Genetics
Feed
Laminitis
Anatomy
Hoof wall
Laminae
Laminitis
Symptoms
Lameness
Separation of the hoof wall from the white line
Laminitis
Treatment
Normally can be fixed with trimming
Founder symptoms
Abnormal stance, extreme pain, feel pulse, heat, very lame
