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Jordana Meisner
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Username: Presario
Post Number: 552
Registered: 1-2000
| | Posted on Friday, Jan 30, 2004 - 3:39 pm: |   |
Hello Dr O, me again! As you know from my last post on Rio, he is cleared to go back to work and I am to start increasing the time he can be unwrapped before the swelling at the fetlock starts getting out of hand. Right now 2 hours is about the limit, so I'm doing that twice a day. He is wrapped the other 20 hours in a thin ("thin" as in I have some thicker ones) no-bow with a track wrap. I use either a 12' or a 9' track wrap, but there seems to be no difference in the effect of using one that wraps more times around his leg or fewer.
My question is - is there a wrap that is less supportive than the combination I'm using? By support I don't mean structural support, as that isn't what's needed (his current deal doesn't wrap under his fetlock anyway). But since it was diagnosed that the lymphatic system was somewhat damaged in that leg it is the pressure from the wrap that keeps the swelling at bay. I just wonder if there is some middle ground between nekked leg and nobow/track wrap that might help us through this transition. I've seen various wraps in catalogs which I could point you to, but unless you've used them or seen them you probably can't give your opinion on their effectiveness. Thanks! |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: Dro
Post Number: 9880
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Saturday, Jan 31, 2004 - 5:34 pm: | |
I have not seen the no-bow so I am unsure but I have seen some light grey wraps made of a synthetic that have a tiny bit of stretch to them that might provide an in-between. How about Ace bandages: they have a lot stretch but are not very strong? You could put your existing bandages on a bit looser but of course they have to be tight enough to stay up.
DrO |
Jordana Meisner
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Username: Presario
Post Number: 556
Registered: 1-2000
| | Posted on Thursday, Feb 12, 2004 - 7:33 pm: | |
Do you have any ideas on how to treat this internally? It's occurring to me that something like that might need to happen as well, though neither my vet nor Dr. White mentioned anything. Is there a way to tell just how much damage there is to this system? Blood test? I'm searching the site but so far haven't found anything of this nature. Thanks! |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: Dro
Post Number: 9944
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Thursday, Feb 12, 2004 - 10:01 pm: | |
The problem is one of passive congestion secondary to lost of elasticity of the tissues: a local problem. Diuretics like Lasix might help but the effect small and very temporary.
DrO |
