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Discussion on Acetazolamide and lamness or founder
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New Member:
shequest
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Posted on Monday, Aug 1, 2011 - 7:22 pm:
I have a gelding who is HYPP N/P. He was non-symptomatic, until I had to board him out. He was put on acetazolamide. That was in 2006 and has been on it since.
3 years ago, he was running and bucking in his paddock, came up deadly lame in left hind. Had x-rayed, broke coffin bone right down the middle. The Vet figured he had kicked out in playing and smacked the bottom of his hoof against a fence post. Kept him confined, and after 4 years he was sound.
We now live on a ranch which is 90 Km from town, very hard finding good farriers, have had lameness problems crop up from poor trimming and shoeing.
Now, he is very sore on sole between laminae and point of frog, both fronts, right fore the most painful. The laminae at the toe is stretched wider than on the side of hoof. The soreness started about 2 days after farrier had trimmed and shod. Had farrier return as front feet were not balanced, heels of shoes inside hoof walls and pressing on bars, toes long, and shoes set back, and appeared to be pressing on soles. Have been soaking with epsom salts, and using animalintex poultices, with boot changing daily. Is kept in sand paddock, about 24 x 24 in size.
I have made an appointment to haul him in to the Vet clinic to have fore feet x-rayed to rule out coffin bone rotation, any kind of laminitis, etc.
But my one question, really is, could the long term use of acetazolamide cause a horse to founder? And is there any other side effects to long term use of acetazolamide?
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DrO
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Posted on Tuesday, Aug 2, 2011 - 7:22 pm:
Hello Louise,
I do not know of any work that suggests long term use of acetazolamide increases the risk of founder. There has been some research into the effects of long term use on pulmonary function but it all is fairly preliminary and on the whole fairly small beans.
DrO
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New Member:
shequest
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Posted on Tuesday, Aug 2, 2011 - 10:46 pm:
Thank you so much Dr.O...
I can't find any information in regards to acetazolamide having any life-threatening affects either...
Thank you for your time... the gelding is doing much better. Was able to get a good farrier out and he went to work removed the false sole, the other farrier refused to believe was there, and we found a large bruise at the toe of the right fore... we relieved some of the pressure, put light aluminium shoes on, and I am continuing to soak. I also have found a soft spot up on the coronary, where I think the sand or gravel will come out...
Louise G.
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