Guess the problem

[Elf On A Shelf]

I was expecting the horse to be pts or retirement with that xray, that looked quite bad. I am glad the horse was okay at the end

How did it manage that? Horses being horses?

He did the splint bone one the gallops so we can only assume the horizontal one was done at the same time. But as I say things don't always show up immediately and take a few days before they can be seen. We xrayed the day he went lame on the gallops which showed the splint bone. We had no reason to xray again until it was check up time.

 

[hock]

Why have I only just discovered this thread!! What an amazing idea! Just catching up!! Next time someone tell me when the good shits going down .

 

[Jim bob]

I will join in then

 

[toppedoff]

I will join in then

Mud fever? Or feather mite?

 

[Jim bob]

Mud fever? Or feather mite?

Nope..
Different photo of same problem

 

[toppedoff]

Nope..
Different photo of same problem

Cellulitis?

 

[nagblagger]

Allergy, sweaty and irritation to wearing boots...

 

[HorsesRule2009]

Nope..
Different photo of same problem

photosensitivity?

 

[Slightlyconfused]

photosensitivity?

I would say this, a friends horse had it, spent a lot of vets treatment and the only thing that worked was Aromaheal

 

[CanteringCarrot]

Great thread. Educational and allows some of us to see things we otherwise wouldn't. It's always amazing to see what horses can come back from!

 

[cobgoblin]

Pastern vasculitis?

 

[alibali]

Nope..
Different photo of same problem

LV?

 

[Orangehorse]

Gosh! It is heartening to hear that most of them recovered and even resumed racing with success.

 

[Hormonal Filly]

Loving this thread.. so interesting!

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

I'm glad people are enjoying this thread and the randomness that it holds! I will try to look out more pics of things that haven't already been put up.

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

Another one

 

[HufflyPuffly]

This might have been an after picture but the before was very similar, needed a full week at the vets and surgery, if that’s not giving too much away!

 

[Jim bob]

LV?

Yepp its LV

 

[Tracking_up]

Yepp its LV

Sorry, what is LV?

 

[alibali]

Sorry, what is LV?

Leukocytoclastic vasculitis. Absolute nightmare to deal with! Be glad you don't recognise it!

Edited to say this is a useful short guide

Pastern Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis… – WHITCHURCH EQUINE VETERINARY PRACTICE

www.whitchurchequine.co.uk

 

[Tiddlypom]

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This might have been an after picture but the before was very similar, needed a full week at the vets and surgery, if that’s not giving too much away!

View attachment 118721

Foreign body in just above the coronet band?

 

[alibali]

Thank you Elf, great idea for a thread

 

[Tiddlypom]

Another one

Is the dark line a fracture line?

 

[Maddie Moo]

Another one

It’s a PSB fracture, possibly extending through both PSB but I can’t tell on my tiny phone screen! Also trying to work out if it’s abaxial or apex. It looks too high for a midbody one to me.

 

[HufflyPuffly]

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Foreign body in just above the coronet band?

Yep, presented as a puncture wound and hopping lame. We were thinking it would be the tip of a thorn, but they pulled this out under a GA , after we couldn’t get it out by flushing the wound!

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

Is the dark line a fracture line?

View attachment 118747

Yup! It healed over nicely and whilst the horse could have returned to racing he wasn't very good in the first place so has a lovely home doing little bits of everything.

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

I thunk this is the last of my original collection that I sifted through.

I can find some gorrier wound type ones if you fancy them.

Eta - let's try that again without the answer attached to the bottom

 

[ElleSkywalker]

I thunk this is the last of my original collection that I sifted through.

I can find some gorrier wound type ones if you fancy them.

Eta - let's try that again without the answer attached to the bottom

Bone abscess or puncture through the bone (but how?!)