Re: "Sprained" fetlock
Joyce Kellenberger (joyce@homer.ca.boeing.com)
Tue, 29 Oct 96 16:52:21 PST
>
> Hi all!
> I came home from work yesterday to discover that my 4 yr. old gelding (who
> runs in a rocky pasture with three other horses) was limping on his right
> rear leg. On closer inspection, his fetlock is swollen and tender. No cuts
> or scrapes that I can see. He will put weight on it, but it is obviously
> uncomfortable. Pastern and hoof seem okay, and the swelling ends just at the
> top of the fetlock.
> So.....any advice on treatments? Is this something that Flex-Free type stuff
> would help? How about icing and wrapping (it's freezing here every night,
> with cool temps during the day)? I can't really put him in a separate
> paddock - he frets and races around when he's separated from the other
> horses. Liniments?
> Thanks much for your help!
>
>
Always rule out an abcess in the sole first even though the swelling is above.
This has fooled me many a time.
joyce
Arlington, Washington