![]() The same farrier who recommended our services was going to be there in a few days. Acupuncture and adjustments were used to clear heat, stagnation, and restrictions from her lower cervical (neck) vertebra. Her feet were treated with a good soak in Clean Trax solution and No Thrush powder was left for daily applications. She became sound when her feet were blocked with an anesthetic medication. We did a full lameness, Acupuncture and & spinal evaluation on her. She had significant disease in both front feet.įor some reason, the owner of this filly was told she would NEVER be sound and humane euthanasia would be the best option for her. The combination of decreased movement, stall conditions (which were very clean & good), surgery and recovery started this case. This filly had surgery to remove a bone chip in her fetlock & then was put on stall rest for healing. This wasn’t just in the sulci of the feet. The frog in the lower right photo, shows just how diseased the entire body of the frog was. The hoof pick is down in and up under a flap of frog. Here, you can see how deep the sulcus is. The infection and the balance of the foot must be addressed before anything else will work or hold. I would be lame too!! Now, this case has turned into a combination of conventional and integrated diagnostics and care. You might be able to appreciate the wavy appearance of the coronary band as it swoops up on the sides of the foot. The medial sulcus is the huge crack going up into the coronary band. Can you put some magic needles in or adjust it so he’s sound?”Īnd then I pick up the foot and find something that looks like this photo below: An unbalanced foot with very deep sulci. He’s been flexed and trotted and x-rayed and nothing really showed up. ![]() The call goes something like this: The client tells me, “Doc, I don’t know where else to turn. I often find thrush in feet of horses I am called on to check for lameness. There is often much more to it than this. Yes, thrush is a bacterial/ fungal infection of the frog and it can look like black, sticky tar. It has a thick black appearance.Īs I said, it is a simple definition. It only affects the soft tissue of the frog and doesn’t often cause any other problems. A simple definition of thrush is a bacterial and/or fungal infection of a horse’s frog. ![]()
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