OSTEOMYLETIS

Posted by KIM on March 09, 2003 at 11:00:21:

I CARE FOR A 12 YR. OLD SADDLEBREED MARE THAT WAS HAS CHRONIC FOUNDER....CHEMICALLY INDUCED APPROX. 4 YEARS AGO. THE RIGHT FRONT WAS ALWAYS THE "BAD" FOOT, BEING RESECTED TWICE, EACH TIME GROWING A HOOF THAT STILL CONTINUED TO ABCESS AT 1-2 MONTH INTERVALS, USUALLY IN THE SAME PLACE. WE WOULD TREAT AND CONTINUE THE CYCLE. THIS WEEK SHE BECAME EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE ON THAT FOOT, WE PULLED THE SHOE AND WERE UNABLE TO FIND AN ABCESS, HOWEVER SHE HAD SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT WITH THE SHOE OFF. THE VET TOOK X-RAYS, WHICH ARE USUALLY DOEN EVERY 6 MONTHS, AND THE DIAGNOSIS IS NOW OSTEOMYLETIS WITH A GOOD PORTION OF THE COFFIN BONE MISSING. PROGNOSIS IS NOT FAVORABLE....ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR CONTINUED CARE VS PUTTIN HER DOWN?

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Re: OSTEOMYELITIS KIM 09:28:24 03/15/03 (2)
- Re: OSTEOMYELITIS M. W. Myers, D.V.M. 19:56:56 03/16/03 (1)
  - Re: OSTEOMYELITIS Kim 06:47:32 03/17/03 (0)
Re: OSTEOMYLETIS M. W. Myers, D.V.M. 17:23:04 03/09/03 (3)
- Re: OSTEOMYLETIS KIM 16:58:30 03/16/03 (2)
  - Re: OSTEOMYLETIS Rick Burten 22:12:02 03/16/03 (1)
    - Re: OSTEOMYLETIS Kim 06:44:52 03/17/03 (0)

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: I CARE FOR A 12 YR. OLD SADDLEBREED MARE THAT WAS HAS CHRONIC FOUNDER....CHEMICALLY INDUCED APPROX. 4 YEARS AGO. THE RIGHT FRONT WAS ALWAYS THE "BAD" FOOT, BEING RESECTED TWICE, EACH TIME GROWING A HOOF THAT STILL CONTINUED TO ABCESS AT 1-2 MONTH INTERVALS, USUALLY IN THE SAME PLACE. WE WOULD TREAT AND CONTINUE THE CYCLE. THIS WEEK SHE BECAME EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE ON THAT FOOT, WE PULLED THE SHOE AND WERE UNABLE TO FIND AN ABCESS, HOWEVER SHE HAD SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT WITH THE SHOE OFF. THE VET TOOK X-RAYS, WHICH ARE USUALLY DOEN EVERY 6 MONTHS, AND THE DIAGNOSIS IS NOW OSTEOMYLETIS WITH A GOOD PORTION OF THE COFFIN BONE MISSING. PROGNOSIS IS NOT FAVORABLE....ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR CONTINUED CARE VS PUTTIN HER DOWN?

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