Background: Laminitis is a common but critical disease that causes severe pain and disability in horses. The etiology and pathogenesis of laminitis remain inconclusive and a multimodal therapeutic approach is generally indicated. Acupuncture has been used as a treatment option; however, the required number of treatments is still controversial due to the lack of objective scient...

Objective- To determine if the pain of the third phalanx due to sidebone fracture in horses can be attenuated by analgesia of the distal interphlangeal joint and palmar digital nerve block. Design- Clinical study. Animals- Seven horses with unilateral forelimb lameness associated with hoof pain due to sidebone fracture. Procedures- Seven mix breed show jumping horses were selected from hor...

Objective measures of canine gait quality via force plates, pressure mats or kinematic analysis are considered superior to subjective gait assessment (SGA). Despite research demonstrating that SGA does not accurately detect subtle lameness, it remains the most commonly performed diagnostic test for detecting lameness in dogs. This is largely because the financial, temporal and spatial requireme...

OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy of prophylactic hoof health examination and trimming during midlactation at reducing the incidence of lameness during late lactation in dairy cows. DESIGN Randomized field trial. ANIMALS 333 Holstein cows. PROCEDURES Cows without apparent lameness were randomly allocated into 1 of 2 groups approximately 204 days after calving. Cows allocated to the treatme...

Subjective evaluation of the horse in motion is the standard of practice for detection and evaluation of lameness in horses. Techniques for subjective evaluation are first learned in veterinary school and later developed by collegial transfer of knowledge, study of standard veterinary texts, and by experience. Nothing is better than experience at improving this skill. How one looks and what one...

Data are lacking in the literature regarding the incidence of osteochondrosis (dissecans) [OC(D)] in relation to lameness evaluation in Dutch Warmblood horses. The objective of this retrospective study was to assess the incidence of radiological abnormalities consistent with osteochondrosis or osteochondrosis dissecans in 1,231 sound Dutch Warmblood (DW) horses presented for pre-purchase examin...

OBJECTIVE To describe the radiographic, ultrasonographic, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and arthroscopic findings in eight dogs with elbow lameness caused by primary flexor enthesopathy. STUDY DESIGN Clinical study. ANIMALS Eight client-owned dogs. METHODS In all dogs, lameness was localized to the elbow by clinical examination. Radiographic examination, ultr...

Lameness is a frequent reason for captive waterfowl to be presented veterinarian. This case report describes unilateral right hindlimb lameness in an 11-year-old, female marbled duck kept at zoological collection the United Kingdom. Although bird was euthanased after clinical and radiographic examination, both supported diagnosis of degenerative joint disease, postmortem examination revealed re...

A 3-year-old Quarter Horse filly presented with an acute history of right hindlimb lameness. Examination the hind found moderate effusion in medial femorotibial joint and a consistent grade 4/5 Ultrasonographic evaluation revealed disruption synovial membrane recess capsule. Arthroscopy identified tear capsule at attachment to collateral ligament. Treatment autologous conditioned serum, rest fi...

A 2-year-old, 210-kg, Duroc boar manifested with a grade II-III left front lameness. The boar was treated systemically with isolfupredone acetate and a 5-week course of ketoprofen. The lameness resolved and the ketoprofen was discontinued; however, the lameness returned and the boar was euthanized humanely. Postmortem examination was consistent with osteochondrosis dessicans.