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11/ 5/2003 - 4:23 pm
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Name: ERIC FISCHERSubject: contracted tendons
Email: Sadlsorz@yahoo.com
I was recently presented with a yearling with contracted tendons and epiphisitis and is beginning to knuckle over. The client is trying to avoid surgery so the vet wanted me to try wedge pads but no shoes. Will wedge pads just mask the problem or will it help in the long run? Would a Dalric glue on be my best bet? Thanks for your help! Eric D Fischer
Email: Sadlsorz@yahoo.com
I was recently presented with a yearling with contracted tendons and epiphisitis and is beginning to knuckle over. The client is trying to avoid surgery so the vet wanted me to try wedge pads but no shoes. Will wedge pads just mask the problem or will it help in the long run? Would a Dalric glue on be my best bet? Thanks for your help! Eric D Fischer
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11/ 5/2003 - 4:23 pm
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Name: Rick Burten
Email: hoofrx1@aol.com
Actually, it is unlikely the tendons that are contracted, rather the muscle body itself which is contracting. This is generally, a pain response which becomes more and more exacerbated as the situation continues. Wedging the feet up is often done as an initial protocol when dealing with this problem. You may have to wedge the feet up a considerable amount in order to achieve relief. Once the relief begins and the muscle body begins to relax, you can begin to slowly remove the wedges. Pain medication is usually part of the overall protocol, as is bandaging with support wraps. Sometimes, surgical intervention (a desmotomy or even a tenotomy) is necessary .
I like the dalric cuff approach, but remember, they can only be left in place for a short period of time, before they must be removed and the hoof allowed to rest. During that time, you may want to experiment with other options including using "Superfast" to custom form a shoe on the bottom of the hoof. If you build it thick enough you can probably screw a wedge right to it without invading the hoof at all.
It will take some imagination and patience and the cooperation of the owner and attending vet, but the outcome can, and usually is, quite satisfactory.
Rick
Email: hoofrx1@aol.com
Actually, it is unlikely the tendons that are contracted, rather the muscle body itself which is contracting. This is generally, a pain response which becomes more and more exacerbated as the situation continues. Wedging the feet up is often done as an initial protocol when dealing with this problem. You may have to wedge the feet up a considerable amount in order to achieve relief. Once the relief begins and the muscle body begins to relax, you can begin to slowly remove the wedges. Pain medication is usually part of the overall protocol, as is bandaging with support wraps. Sometimes, surgical intervention (a desmotomy or even a tenotomy) is necessary .
I like the dalric cuff approach, but remember, they can only be left in place for a short period of time, before they must be removed and the hoof allowed to rest. During that time, you may want to experiment with other options including using "Superfast" to custom form a shoe on the bottom of the hoof. If you build it thick enough you can probably screw a wedge right to it without invading the hoof at all.
It will take some imagination and patience and the cooperation of the owner and attending vet, but the outcome can, and usually is, quite satisfactory.
Rick
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11/ 5/2003 - 4:23 pm
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Name: Gary
Email: FtFrkGary@aol.com
I'm probably going to catch it for this but - Take away the hot feed and make sure he's weaned, I have seen so many prople trying to grow their colts and fillys up by pouring the feed to them. Good coastal hay and clean water and it seems to help in most cases here in Lush grass, E. Texas. Good Luck!
Email: FtFrkGary@aol.com
I'm probably going to catch it for this but - Take away the hot feed and make sure he's weaned, I have seen so many prople trying to grow their colts and fillys up by pouring the feed to them. Good coastal hay and clean water and it seems to help in most cases here in Lush grass, E. Texas. Good Luck!
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Name: Terry Munn
Email: shod4you@aol.com
Has anyone suggested "Oxytetracycline"? I know in younger fillies/colts that are on rich feed, they tend to grow bone faster than the tendons and ligaments can keep up with. The usual protocal is three doses (one a day 3 days straight).
Email: shod4you@aol.com
Has anyone suggested "Oxytetracycline"? I know in younger fillies/colts that are on rich feed, they tend to grow bone faster than the tendons and ligaments can keep up with. The usual protocal is three doses (one a day 3 days straight).
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