I went with a friend to take her horse for xrays today. She suspected arthritis. I didn't doubt he could have arthritis, but I suspected founder--the "f" word, all along.
The vet had her tool for checking hoof sensitivity. First time I saw his hooves up close in several months, and even I could see they did not look right.
He had white line disease for one thing.
Xrays showed rotation of the coffin bone. One front foot was worse than the other, but both were obvious. No arthritis.
My friend is taking him next week for blood test for PPID, pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction. This is a new term for cushings. The vet was excited about Prascend, a new medication for the disease.
So, what do you think she can expect from the tests, for the future of her driving horse with rotation of the coffin bone?
The vet had her tool for checking hoof sensitivity. First time I saw his hooves up close in several months, and even I could see they did not look right.
He had white line disease for one thing.
Xrays showed rotation of the coffin bone. One front foot was worse than the other, but both were obvious. No arthritis.
My friend is taking him next week for blood test for PPID, pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction. This is a new term for cushings. The vet was excited about Prascend, a new medication for the disease.
So, what do you think she can expect from the tests, for the future of her driving horse with rotation of the coffin bone?
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