Shit from slides I should know Flashcards
If you try bute for a lameness and it doesn’t help you may not
be able to block it out
Neurogenic atrophy
Focal of generalized, greater than expected degree of lameness-happens quickly, weeks
Disuse atrophy
Generalized, happens slower over months, may be accompanied by contracture (foot or joints)
Edema
Fluid in interstitium
Effusion
Fluid in cavity
Cellulitis
More dramatic than edema, usually painful
Sweeny
Suprascapular n. injury
Contracted heels
narrowing of foot, taller
Flares
- Imbalance
- Angular deformity
Knocked down hip/tuber coxae position
pelvic fracture
Tuber coxae prominence
muscle atrophy
Treading
Shifting weight
Dropped elbow DDX
- Radial n. injury/paralysis
- Olecranon fracture
- Triceps myopathy
- Distal humeral fracture
- Proximal radial fracture
Caudal extension of hindlimb
Upward fixation of patella
Knuckling hindlimb
femoral ner paresis/paralysis
-tibial/peronial
Straight post leg conformation increased risk of
medial femoral chondylar cysts
Boney proliferations on palpation are not usually
painful
Carpal sheath effusion seen
lateral to accessory bone
Wind puffs
Fetlock effusion
Hoof test
- Toe
- Quarters/nails
- Bars
- Frog
- Heel
Semimem and semited palpation important if
- horse has PSSM
- hx of tying up
No muscle over
medial femorotibial joint
-lateral femorotibial joint is under muscle
It is important to distinguish tarsal sheath effusion from
Effusion of plantar pouch of tarsal joints
Can’t usually palpate tarsal sheath
unless there is effusino
Curb
- Long plantar ligament desmitis
- standardbreds
- sickle hocked horses
Gaits
Walk: 4 beat, symmetric, no suspension
Trot: 2 beat diagonal, symmetric suspension
Pace: 2 beat lateral, symmetric suspension
Rack/told/fino: 4 beat lateral (diagonal), variable symmetry, no suspension
Plaiting
walking a tight rope
Cross fire
Back leg hits front legs
In hindlimb lameness, hip excursion is
increased on lame leg
In hindlimb lameness, pelvic high
down on sound
Crouching
Stifles stay slightly flexed w/ proximal suspensory pain in racehorses
Bunny hop at the canter
Usually a stifle problem