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Date Posted: 23:31:11 11/14/02 Thu
Author: Cheri
Subject: Thursday's horse fact..



White Line Disease..


Part 5..


Therapy..


Treatment consists of several steps geared toward providing support while the affected hoof area grows out. The entire undermined outer hoof wall is removed to expose the diseased area, and the affected areas of the horn are debrided until good horn attachment can be identified.

"Thorough exploration and debridement of any remaining tracts should take place at 10-day intervals," O'Grady says. "Some form of dye marker can be placed on the resected area to highlight the remaining tracts or fissures. When all tracts are removed, a thorough examination is indicated at re-shoeing intervals every four to five weeks. A wire brush is used daily to keep the resected area clean."

The most important treatment is to correct or eliminate the primary cause that led to the disease. "If you have a long toe or a club foot, treat the condition," O'Grady instructs. "If there's an old abscess, clean up the area. If there is chronic laminitis, give the horse the best foot conformation you can by shoeing."

Provide therapeutic shoeing to support the frog and weakened hoof wall. "If the defect is small, the hoof can be shod accordingly," says O'Grady. "If the toe is involved, fit the shoe so breakover is moved back under the toe toward the apex of the frog. This will remove pressure on the resected area of the toe. If the resection is extensive and/or if rotation of the third phalanx is present, a heart bar or egg bar-heart bar combination shoe can be used to provide support to the heel area.

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