Non Infectious Diseases of Limbs

Bog Spavin

Soft swelling on medial part of hock

Bone Spavin

Bony growth on medial and distal portion of hock

Bowed Tendon

Enlarged, stretched DDFT behind cannon

Ringbone

Osteoarthritis of joints of pastern

White Line Dz / Seedy Toe

Separation of hoof wall from laminae at white line

Capped Elbow / Hock

Inflammation of subcutaneous bursa

Sidebones

Ossification of lateral cartilages

Splints

Bony deposits on upper cannon

Sweeney

Atrophy of muscle( or muscle group)

Wind Puff

Puffy swelling on either side of tendons above fetlock

Laminitis

Failure of interdigitation of laminae between hoof wall and coffin

Navicular Disease

Inflammation/ degeneration of distal sesamoid and surrounding tissues

Lordosis/ Swayback

Ventral deviation of thoracic spine