Discussion on Circle only lameness
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Alicia Kost
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Username: Aannk
Post Number: 355
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Monday, Jul 19, 2004 - 10:08 am: |   |
Dr. O.,
My gelding has a grade 1 lameness that only is apparent in a small (7 meter) circles on the lunge to the right. It appears to be the right hind (from the diagnostics in your articles). He is sound on the straight with and without flexion. Does this sound like a muscle injury? He first showed signs about a week ago, and this latest evaluation was Saturday. He has been getting 1 bute a day, and I was going to stop it today and try him with no small circles or jumping. It is very slight, but I didn't want to take any chances. I couldn't find a specific lameness that matched this in your articles. Any off the top of your head ideas?
Thanks,
Alicia |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: Dro
Post Number: 10822
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Tuesday, Jul 20, 2004 - 7:32 am: | |
The problem is that you do not have enough information to begin diagnosing the problem Alicia and there is nothing in your post to rule-in or rule-out a muscle problem. The next step after id'ing the leg is to determine where in the leg as outlined in the article you reference.
DrO |
Alicia Kost
Member
Username: Aannk
Post Number: 356
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, Jul 20, 2004 - 8:28 am: | |
I guess I figured that since the flexion didn't show anything, that it must be muscle, but when re-reading, it says that usually flexion will show results when it is joint, not always. By the way, he now also has a stone bruise in the left front. Fine on soft ground, visibly lame when he steps in the gravel on the way to the outdoor paddock. I figure the right hind had to come first, as this is very obvious. Any thing else that would help? I plan on starting him back up slowly, just walking and some trotting.
Alicia |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: Dro
Post Number: 10831
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Wednesday, Jul 21, 2004 - 5:54 am: | |
Not all joint diseases respond positively to flexion tests but some muscle diseases do. On top of that many lameness problems are not joint or muscle problems, your stone bruise for instance, that do not usually respond to flexion tests but here there are exceptions here to.
DrO |
Alicia Kost
Member
Username: Aannk
Post Number: 357
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, Jul 21, 2004 - 9:08 am: | |
Yeah, it is times like this I wish they could just point to where it hurts. He was sore in both front feet yesterday. Not unusual for horses at our place without shoes. Sometimes the rain clears enough ground away to make the rocks more prominent. He is still fine on the soft ground of our arena.
Thanks for the information, as usual 
Alicia |
