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non-weight bearing lameness
Dr. William Symm, Retama Equine Hospital, www.retamaequinehospital.com, 210-651-6375
Non-Weight Bearing in some individuals they will
to determine if your horse has
Lameness either be retained in the abdo-
retained testicles. Fees associ-
men or can make it only part of
ated with this procedure vary
My horse is packing the way from the abdomen into
and you should contact your
January 16 & 17, 2010
his left hind leg. I thought that the scrotum. Veterinarians gen-
veterinarian for an accurate cost
maybe he was tying up but now erally refer to a horse that has
estimate. – Dr. Symm
I don’t know what to think. I a testicle or testicles, which do
didn’t ride him today but he not descend into the scrotum,
You can contact
got shoed. He is stepping a as a cryptorchid. However,
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the ground it is like he is trying both testicles. You should have
There is a significant
to step on the heel more than your veterinarian examine your lapse in the time between when
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the toe, he sticks the toe out. horse to determine the appropri-
these questions are sent in and
Any ideas? – Katie, submitted ate course of action for you and
when the answers appear in the
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Dear Katie, a complete accurate history of
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A non-weight bearing the horse. In other words, your
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lameness is a serious matter and veterinarian will want to know not wait for a response. Call a
often requires veterinary atten- if anyone has ever castrated or
reputable equine veterinarian
tion. There could be a simple attempted to castrate this horse.
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to treatment, but the list of have to do other diagnostics
causes includes potentially very
serious problems. A short list of
causes would be; foot abscess,
fracture, joint infection and
cellulitis (or inflammation/in-
fection in the tissues). All of
these are often accompanied by
swelling. Your veterinarian will
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– Bev Bierwerth, submitted via
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Testicles will gener-
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