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- How do I get rid of bog spavin?
- How is bone spavin treated?
- Do bog Spavins go away?
- Can you ride a horse with a bog spavin?
- What causes bone spavin?
- What causes horse Thoroughpin?
- How is bone spavin diagnosed?
- Is Bone spavin hereditary?
- What is the difference between bog spavin and bone spavin?
- What is Jack spavin?
- What does bog spavin describe?
- What are Osselets in horses?
- What are Windpuffs in horses?
- What are bucked shins in horses?
How do I get rid of bog spavin?
Treatment will depend upon the underlying cause. Many horses with bog spavin do not require treatment. Rest and anti-inflammatory treatment such as phenylbutazone (bute) and topical anti-inflammatory gels can be useful in the early stages.
How is bone spavin treated?
Can bone spavin be treated? Treatment for bone spavin, being a form of arthritis, aims to reduce pain either by reducing inflammation or reducing movement in the joint(s). In some cases there is a good response with anti-inflammatory medication such as phenylbutazone, while continuing exercise.
Do bog Spavins go away?
If your horse is young, bog spavin will often resolve itself with rest and compression bandaging. However, surgical drainage of the joint may be necessary followed by anti-inflammatory injections directly into the joint.
Can you ride a horse with a bog spavin?
The good news for horses with bog spavin is that the condition doesn't preclude any horse from competing in high level dressage. However, you should be aware that the condition may indicate joint weakness or a previous injury.
What causes bone spavin?
Bone spavin is a bony growth within the lower hock joint of horse or cattle. It is caused by osteoarthritis, and the degree of lameness that results can be serious enough to end a horse's competitive career.
What causes horse Thoroughpin?
The swelling is officially referred to as a “tenosynovitis of idiopathic (unknown) origin,” although traumatic causes can include damage to the deep digital flexor tendon or hock bones next to the tendon from a blow, or from penetrating injuries or blood-born infections.
How is bone spavin diagnosed?
In cases where both hocks are equally affected the horse may present with a loss of performance or suspected back problems. Bone spavin may be suspected on the basis of clinical signs, but a definite diagnosis can only be made after a nerve block and x-ray of the affected area.
Is Bone spavin hereditary?
Like osteoarthritis in people, the cause of spavin is not very well understood. There is a very high incidence of it in Icelandic ponies, suggesting that in this breed there is a genetic predisposition. Other factors, including trauma and conformation, may play a role.
What is the difference between bog spavin and bone spavin?
Bone spavin involves the joints and the bone, and it's usually osteoarthritis. ... Bog spavin is extra fluid in the upper joints of the hock. And that can be also associated with osteoarthritis or inflammation for another cause in that joint.
What is Jack spavin?
"Jack Spavin" refers to a common finding in hock arthritis. It refers to a large hard swelling on the inner (medial) surface where the hock joint meets the cannon and splint bones of the lower limb.
What does bog spavin describe?
Bog Spavin (also known as "serous tarsitis") is a term used to describe distention or swelling of the uppermost hock joint (known as the tibiotarsal joint).
What are Osselets in horses?
Osselets, which is from the Latin meaning "little bone," are unique to horses who run for a living. During high-speed gallops, the fetlock joints of speed horses, particularly those with long pasterns, can dorsiflex (extend) so much that the pasterns sink almost parallel with the track surface.
What are Windpuffs in horses?
Fluid-filled swellings in the rear aspect of the tendon/fetlock area—called “windpuffs,” or synovial effusion of the tendon sheath—are a common condition in horses. ... This pathologic condition manifests acutely and results in lameness, swelling, and pain on palpation of the affected area.
What are bucked shins in horses?
Bucked shins refers to tiny stress fractures in the front of the cannon bones. Treatment for splints and bucked shins often consists of rest and anti-inflammatory drugs. Signs of bucked shins include pain, swelling around the area (soft and then hard) and sometimes lameness.
