Wednesday, August 13, 2008

From the Vet

The vet called back about Cody's xrays. He says Cody's soles are not thin, they are fine. He has a hint of laminitis, possibly having suffered a bout previous to now. There isn't much rotation but the coffin bone and hoof aren't parallel. He said maybe 1 degree of rotation but not much. However, he did note that Cody's pastern joint is not quite right and that I should get the xrays prior to the next trim so the farrier can take a look and alter his angles accordingly. He thought lowering the heel. Which is ironic as we kept thinking his heels were too low. So all in all, Cody is fine, the shoes help so that's where he'll be for a while. We'll probably pull the shoes this winter and see how he does in the spring.

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