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Discussion on Bowed area in back leg - not the tendon...
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Dartanyn
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Posted on Tuesday, Sep 2, 2003 - 12:54 am:
Dr. O; I went through your articles on both lower limb ligaments to see if it could be one of those; but I'm not making a mental connection with what I see and what your articles outline. My 4 year old gelding was startled and bucked, kicking his right rear lower leg into pipe fencing in his paddock. He did not show any sensitivity on that day - or since to touch, but is definitely short-stepping on inside circle turns; and has the strangest looking "bowed" area between the back of the leg and his canon at about mid-canon. There has been no significant swelling - a little "thick" around his pastern for the next couple of days - but that has since desipated. He is not snatching the leg from me when I feel the bowed area, and seems willing to lift his foot for his hoof to be cleaned. I have cold-hosed it with no changes occurring. He is bright and alert and eating and drinking just fine. I guess I am just not quite certain what "it" is, therefore how to proceed....he is a new horse to the location, so the pressure is not on to exercise or educate him and I'm happy to let him rest out of this if that is all that is required. Any direction would be appreciated! Let me know if I've left holes in my information above....
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DrO
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Posted on Tuesday, Sep 2, 2003 - 8:02 am:
Your description is confusing: how can it be "bowed" looking yet there be no significant swelling? If it is the back of the cannon area, how do you know it is not one of the two tendons? Did you see him kick the fence in the area that is changed?
DrO
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Althaea
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Posted on Tuesday, Sep 2, 2003 - 10:26 am:
Hi Dawn - Do you perhaps mean that there is no soft mushy swelling at that area? That it is thickened but harder to the touch then the type of swelling that "gives" when you squeeze it?
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Dartanyn
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Posted on Tuesday, Sep 2, 2003 - 11:54 am:
Yes Althaea, it is about 3 inches in length and feels like a tight rope, no mushiness about it - no residual swelling around it. Sorry Dr. O - can always picture things in my head, but hard to convey in black and white letters. If you look at his rear leg from behind the 3" bow or bulge is apparent - you cannot see it from the side view - and again, it is located between the back of the leg and the canon bone....???
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DrO
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Posted on Wednesday, Sep 3, 2003 - 6:36 am:
Did you see him kick the fence, hitting the affected area?
DrO
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Dartanyn
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Posted on Wednesday, Sep 3, 2003 - 12:49 pm:
Okay, humble pie here - YES - I did see it, I was the one who caused him to spook and do a short buck & clobber his leg into the pipe fencing that separates him from my other two geldings. Any ideas???? Dawn 
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Dartanyn
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Posted on Wednesday, Sep 3, 2003 - 12:52 pm:
Sorry, need to add that there is no bend in the aluminum piping from the kick; his kick was out about 2 feet from the fence and close to the verticle connection - but he his the horizontal portion of the fence. Don't know if this helps/has bearing - but, there you have it!
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DrO
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Posted on Wednesday, Sep 3, 2003 - 5:48 pm:
I think you should go ahead and get the vet out to look Dawn. The description is not precise enough and not really consistant with a direct hit on the back of the cannon (the flexor tendons). Perhaps he hit it obliquely, damaging a splint bone? Let us know what he says.
DrO
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Dartanyn
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Posted on Wednesday, Sep 3, 2003 - 8:14 pm:
Thank you for responding Dr.O; yes - obliquely does seem correct in what I saw. I will discuss w/my vet - hopefully beginning of next week since I am heading out of town now. He has kept safe for several days now, I'm hoping a few more won't hurt. Dawn
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