Large Animals Case of the Month
Haflinger, 21 years of age.
Presented with a mild soft tissue swelling and discharge in the area caudal to the ears. At the clincal examination, a fistolous tract was found and explored in the dorsal cranial neck.
Radiographs were taken with a probe inserted.
Islandic horse, male castrated.
6 years of age.
Since 4 weeks, the owner noted an abormal gait and stiff neck.
Private vet treated him for a muscular problem. Considering the lack of improvement, the horse was referred at the veterinary clinic of the university.
Bovine Jersey, female, 5 year and 6 months of age.
History of operation 2 years before for a foreign body in the reticulum.
Now presented for increased inspiratory noise.
Radiographs of the head were taken.
Paint horse, gelding, 3 years and 6 months of age.
Presented with a superficial wound in the area of the right stifle.
At the clinical examination, a lameness on the hind right limb, moderate at walk and severe at trot was diagnosed. The clinician localised the lameness on the stifle joint.
Chronic lameness in a pony
Dorsopalmar and lateromedial views were made of both front feet. Because of the abnormal shape of the feet, opaque markers were placed on the hoof wall.
Clinical history - Radiographs were made of the left tarsus because of acute lameness of short time
Navicular disease
Often a navicular study includes a study of P3 as well - the study shown included views of the navicular bone and P3
The disease in the navicular bone is severe and rather easily seen on the radiographs. P3 is radiographically normal.
The many faces of sequestra/ involucrum formation
Puncture wounds are common with horses running together in a common pasture with the possibility of puncture wounds and secondary sequestrum formation. This presentation shows the variation in radiographic appearance of these lesions.
Clinical history of a lame foal
A foal was presented to the clinic at 2 weeks of age with a history of lameness since birth. Rather firm swelling was present around the coronary band.
Lame calf
The clinical history was of a 6 weeks lameness that was improving. The calf was kept in a small pasture and consequently was not observed regularly. The distal portion of the limb was noted to be swollen with the swelling centered around the metacarpo-phalangeal joint. No evidence of any soft tissue injury such as a drainage tract was noted. The calf was weight-bearing on the limb
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