Married with Horses: Paging Dr. Sherlock Holmes
…polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM), the symptoms of which most closely mimic tying-up, and include the shifting lameness we’d observed in Skip. That vet recommended we make some changes to Skip’s…
Search Results for: causes of lameness
Higher Bute Doses: No Benefit But Higher Risks
New research suggests that increasing a lame horse’s daily dose of bute (phenylbutazone) does not provide greater pain relief, but it does heighten his risk of developing a potentially fatal…
DSLD`s Devastation
Degenerative suspensory ligament desmitis (DSLD) is a progressive and devastating lameness that’s gaining attention. In this condition, there is failure of normal healing, with the ligament in involved legs becoming…
Research News: 02/06
Predicting Barrel-Racing Stresses Lameness goes with the territory for any hard working equine athlete. While conformation always plays an important role in predisposing horses to specific problems, the type of…
Horse Health Checklist
…one hoof striking the other. Excessive wear of the toes hints at toe drag from pain or fatigue. What you should do: Call your vet for a lameness exam, looking…
In The News: 06/04
…with a vague lameness. The researchers looked at bone scans, X-rays and lameness histories in 21 horses. While all the horses had some ossification, four had obviously different bone scan…
New-Generation Joint Products Offer More
…and/or chondroitin, but with residual pain and stiffness. In every case, there was decreased lameness, more spontaneous movement and better mobility. The response was rated as equivalent to one to…
The Age Event: Arthritis in Horses
…infected, so is sore enough to cause lameness. Your horse is lame-you call the vet. In the sneaky kind, the joint isn’t sore at first, so there’s little or no…
Ask Horse Journal: 08/02
…with, and the risk/benefit ratio of a trial course of treatment is tipped in favor of benefit. ———- Chronic Lameness Problems My horse, Ed, has chronic hock problems.?? He appears…
Navicular Isn`t A `One-Size-Fits-All` Problem
…lameness. In the early stages, he may even seem to warm up out of the lameness when worked. He may point one hoof when resting or rest with the heel…