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Puncture Wounds

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Hoof Abscesses The scenario is all too familiar for many horse owners ... yesterday your horse was sound, but today you find him crippled, with no apparent injury! What could have happened? Odds are this horse has a hoof abscess. Sooner or later, nearly all horse owners will encounter this problem. Fortunately, most horses make a full recovery with prompt treatment. Hoof ... Read full story	9/1/2009
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Misplaced Nail Q: Two days after my farrier shod my mare, she became lame on a front hoof. I pulled the shoe and put a boot on her until he could return. However, when I pulled the shoe, I saw that he had put two nails in too high. She is painful and won't put any weight on it at all. How long will this go on? Richard, via e-mail A: Lameness and infection ... Read full story	9/1/2006
Hoof Radiographs Your horse is limping and a detailed visual exam by your veterinarian reveals a small black spot, suggesting a puncture wound. Your veterinarian radiographs the hoof: The X rays confirm the diagnosis, clearly showing the direction and depth of the puncture. But for other hoof disorders, radiographs can fail to determine a cause of lameness, and your ... Read full story	5/1/2005
Assess Heel Lacerations Early for Best Recovery "A simple heel bulb laceration may look like a regular 'nothing' cut, but it could be life-threatening if it's in the coffin joint, so you need to get it evaluated right away," said Robin M. Dabareiner, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, while describing a study she completed recently with colleagues at Texas A&M University (TAMU) College of Veterinary Medicine. ... Read full story	4/26/2005
Hoof Boots: Protection Without Permanence We all need protection from the elements. That goes for your horse's hooves as well. Millennia ago, when humans first vaulted aboard equine backs and guided them over terrain they probably would not otherwise have traversed, the value of providing protection for hooves became clear--as the leather "hipposandals" and early iron shoes unearthed by archaeologists ... Read full story	3/3/2005
Treat Hoof Punctures Early It seems like such a mild problem, a nail or splinter in the tough hoof. The solution also seems simple--take the object out, clean the foot up, give the horse some time off, and everything will be all right. For superficial hoof wounds, that's pretty much all it takes. "But a deeper puncture wound that penetrates any of the synovial structures that ... Read full story	5/1/2002
Hoofcare Education at Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium One of the most common comments at the 15th annual Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium in Louisville, Ky., Jan. 21-23, 2002, was that if farriers or veterinarians don't have a passion for working on laminitic horses, they shouldn't take the cases. Horse owners know that a laminitic horse is a high-maintenance case in terms of treatment and convalescent care, ... Read full story	4/1/2002
Foot/Lower Leg Wounds and Treatment When you find your horse with a severe wound of the hoof or lower leg, you likely want to clean it up, remove any foreign matter such as fence wire, and apply antibiotics, right? However, this could make evaluation by your veterinarian more difficult, said Earl Gaughan, DVM, of Kansas State University's College of Veterinary Medicine at the 15th annual ... Read full story	1/29/2002
Puncture Wounds in the Foot Remember as a kid playing around an area of the barnyard that was cluttered with some junk? And, while walking on some old boards, a sharp pain shooting up your leg almost simultaneously with the perception of something sharp stabbing into the sole of your foot through your sneaker? The same thing can happen to your horse. Nails, fence staples, stiff ... Read full story	10/9/2001
Puncture Wounds in Horses A puncture wound in any horse is cause for serious concern. For one thing, it can be difficult to treat. For another, it carries with it the danger that the horse might contract tetanus, also known in the horse community as lockjaw. Whatever the term, the condition can result in the horse’s death. Tetanus is caused by the bacteria Clostridium tetani. ... Read full story	9/17/2001