My Horse has a mysterious lameness

[Pink Dog]

i examined him thoroughly from shoulder to foot. i am very familiar with abcesses and i really cant see any signs at all. i checked under his feathers and into the back of his fetlock joint and found nothing. im starting to wonder if he has pulled his shoulder. he managed to slip in mud once and went lame with no signs and it turned out to be his flank muscle had been pulled

 

[springviews]

hi i am a vet ech in Illinois i saw your post hope i can help.The main cuse of this type of laminitus is excessive ingestion of rich feed(carbohydrates). No wheat no corn in the diet,access to large amounts of water after feeding in draft type/lrge equine.Many horses can founder/laminitus with sweet feeds.try cutting back to oats,a very small amt. of corn,very small and watch for foul smell in the hoof wall,if he is not favoring this foot alot this sounds like the problem if not be certain when you have your farrier trim make certain he is using clean instruments a bacteria inf. can be spread from equine to equine.you can consult your vet and get an antiinflammatory,we use phenylbutazone this will help with pain.could be the farrier please check all instruments even offer to wash them,i know this is awkward but laminitus is irreversible if left untreated good luck let us know how he/she is doing.

 

[texasreb]

Have you ruled out CPL and EPSM?

CPL:

http://www.harlequinfarmsgypsyhorses.com/ChronicProgressiveLymphedema.html

EPSM:

http://www.ruralheritage.com/vet_clinic/epsm.htm

 

[Pink Dog]

vet has ruled both out. he is due nerve blocks now

 

[michickenwrangler]

My Arab/Saddlebred was pulled on a competitive trail ride due to lameness. The ride vet (who was actually a vet tech since the scheduled vet had an emergency come up) didn't know what it was since her hooves were fine and her legs weren't hot or puffy.

I took her to my regular vet a few weeks later (she was still slightly off at this point) and he diagnosed it as arthritis in her knees.

Check his knees,

How old is he BTW? Does he work a lot on paved roads or other hard surfaces?

 

[Pink Dog]

he's only 10 and he works mostly in the field ploughing