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Case of the Week: Chronic Laminitis
Today’s case is of a 16 year old gelding who presented for lameness in both front feet.
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Lead Toxicity
๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฑ๐ข๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ is exactly what the name suggests, toxicity from ingesting too much lead. There are several potential causes of this condition across species, but today we are going to talk about birds!
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Barber Pole Worms
๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ are more scientifically known as ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฌ. They are referred to as โbarber poleโ because the female worms are predominantly red, with some of the internal organs showing as bright white striping on the surface. Cool!
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Cataracts
๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ are the most important condition affecting the ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฌ of the eye, which orients light entering the eye onto the retina. Normal lenses are perfectly clear, but in cataracts they end up becoming cloudy!
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Cholesteatomas
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ are collections of ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ that form large, tumour-like nodules. We most commonly see these in the brain!
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Pseudorabies
๐๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฌ is a viral infection that mimics typical rabies, hence the name! However, this virus is actually a ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ, instead of a ๐ซ๐ก๐๐๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ like rabies.
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Gossypibomas
๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ literally means โcotton tumourโ, which is pretty accurate to what they are! Gossypibomas are when a piece of ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ is inadvertently left in the animal during surgery.
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Splenunculi
๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข are also known as accessory spleens, and they are a form of ๐๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐, or normal tissue in an abnormal place. In other words, they are basically mini spleens in an area where the spleen normally isnโt!
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Tying Up
๐๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ is more properly known as ๐๐ฑ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐ก๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ. In this condition, exercise causes rapid degeneration of the muscle fibers, which can be extremely painful!
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Lymphoma
๐๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ is a tumour of the ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐๐ฒ๐ญ๐๐ฌ, one of the bodyโs major white blood cells. Because the white blood cells are found in the blood, these tumours can occur pretty much anywhere, and are always considered ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ง๐ญ (aggressive).
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