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hair loss & patches of baldness
By William Symm, DVM © 2009, Retama Equine Hospital
I have a 3-month-old with navicular without taking
time the foot will contract.
colt. He has bald patches on his x-rays. I told my black smith
Meaning the foot will shrink in
body. It started around his eyes, and he proceeded to put wedge
size, usually the heels will get
then the muzzle, then the ears, pads and shoes on my horses
narrower and more upright.
and now his buttocks. There front feet. Within a week after
My best suggestion is to have
are a few patches on his body the first wedge pads were placed
your veterinarian examine
now. You can’t pull the hair he on my gelding, he stopped limp-
your horse for lameness. Af-
has out and he doesn’t seem ing and was back to his old self
ter examining the horse there
like any of it bothers him. He of running around like crazy.
might be additional treatment
25% off all vests and coats!
is not itchy. Our vet looked at Recently this year (a year after
options available to make your
him and said the skin looked the first set of wedge pads) my
horse more comfortable.
good and he couldn’t see any horse lost a front shoe on a trail
Phone: 210-698-7802
reason for the baldness. I am ride. When I had my black smith
I am in the process of Fax: 210-698-8370
getting concerned because it come over to put the shoe and
purchasing a horse. She had her
has slowly happened over 6-8 pad back on he noticed that my
vet examination done yesterday
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weeks and there is no sign of the horse’s foot had gotten smaller
and I was not there due to the Monday - Friday: 10 am - 6 pm
hair returning. I look forward and was flexible. My horse has
fact that she is in Oregon and Saturday: 9 am - 6 pm • Sunday: 12 Noon - 4 pm
to your response and hope you small feet gene from Impres-
I am in California. I am going
have an answer for me. Thank sive, he has always worn a 00
to ask Dr. Perry to write me a
you! – Jerilyn, submitted via Lite shoe, my black smith says
written document to send to
Located at IH-10 and Boerne Stage
to put a shoe on his one front
Road in the HEB Shopping Center
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me regarding the exam. What
he will now need a 000 Lite. I
should I ask him to include
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Hair loss leading to patches have never heard of a horse’s
other than simply giving me
of baldness can be caused by foot shrinking in size. Along
the blow by blow? Thank you
several different things. The with this, in the same foot, his
kindly, Crystal, submitted via
best chance for resolution foot flexes. When picking up his
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of the problem is to contact foot it is able to be flexed at the
your veterinarian again and heal. My blacksmith is worried
Depending on the needs you
let them know that the issue it is something really wrong in
have and what the value of
has not resolved. They might his foot. He seems lame on both
the horse is dictate the amount
then want to do some diag- front feet, but still makes his
of information you might
nostic tests like cultures and way around the pasture. I have
require. Dr. Perry would be
biopsies and/or recommend looked for ideas online, but I
the best person to talk to in
a treatment trial with medi- have not found anything on why
regards to helping you deter-
cated shampoo. Additionally, his foot would shrink and be
mine the amount of informa-
you might consider de-worm- so flexible. Can you help me?
tion you might want to have
ing the horse if you have not Thank you, Ashley, submitted
included in the report.
already done that recently. via
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Dear Dr., Sometimes if horses do not
tama Equine Hospital at 210-
I have a 11-year-old bear full weight on a foot,
651-6375 or visit www.retamae-
appendix paint gelding. A year usually because of lameness,
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