Successful Treatment of a chronic tendon sheath injury with ArthramidVet® 2.5 iPAAG.
A Star Performer: 12-Year-Old Showjumping Crossbred Gelding In this case report we look at a 12-year-old crossbred gelding who show jumps competitively to 1.40m. Recently, the gelding developed acute tenosynovitis…
Case Report on a 9-year-old Warmblood mare, seasoned in Prix St. George dressage
Despite her talents the 9-year-old warmblood mare had difficulty in collecting behind, diminished power, and a reluctance to perform her best. No asymmetry was detected, so to uncover the root…
Fetlock Joint Lameness in Dressage Horse
BACKGROUND: 7-year-old Warmblood gelding used for medium-level dressage developed mild asymmetry behind which resulted in the saddle moving towards the right and it was also noticed that the horse lost…
Treatment of Carpal Joint Fracture
BACKGROUND and DIAGNOSTICS: A 4year old flat-racing Thoroughbred mare presented 3/5 lame in the left forelimb with moderate effusion of the middle carpal joint and reaction to flexion. Diagnostic investigation revealed…
Combining the use of 2.5% PAAG and Corticosteroids
Introduction Treatments in horses due to osteoarthritis traditionally include rest, controlled exercise, corrective shoeing, nutraceuticals (including glucosamine, epiitalis, hyaluronic acid, and PSGAG’s), non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID’s), and any combination of…
Management of Joint Lameness in Competition and Sport Horses
Osteoarthritis (OA) is considered the most important musculoskeletal disorder in both humans and horses. From a clinical perspective it is associated with lameness and dysfunction of the affected joint, and…
Treatment of carpal (knee) lameness in horses.
The carpus (knee) of the horse is comprised of three joints, with 2 rows of 7 (or sometimes 8) carpal bones between the radius (forearm) and the canon bone. (see…
Treatment of lameness in the distal limb (coffin joint and pastern joint) of the horse.
In this article we discuss the treatment of lameness in the distal limb of the horse related to osteoarthritis of the distal interphalangeal (DIP) or ‘coffin’ joint, and the proximal…
Treatment of Fetlock Lameness in Horses
Lameness of the fetlock joint in horses is fairly common. The fetlock joint (metacarpophalangeal/metatarsophalangeal joint) is a high motion joint with a small cross-sectional area and little soft tissue covering,…
How to treat hock lameness in horses
The tarsus, or hock, is unique because it contains both high and low motion joints, all of which can undergo disease and cause hock lameness. There are many types of…
Novel treatment of stifle lameness in a horse
The horse’s stifle is often considered particularly complex because of the large number of associated intraarticular and periarticular soft tissue structures [1]. Furthermore, injuries to the soft tissues oftentimes occur…
Sound gets the spring back in his step thanks to ArthramidVet®
Have you ever heard of Sound? Sound is an 8-year-old brown thoroughbred racehorse born in Germany in 2013. After several successful seasons of racing in Germany, with 7 wins from…
