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==Description==
 
==Description==
'''Thrush''' is a bacterial infection of the solar horn of the foot in horses. It is caused by secondary infection with [[Fusobacterium necrophorum]] of necrotic horn tissue resulting from poor foot hygine and prolonged exposure to wet conditions under foot.
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'''Thrush''' is a bacterial infection of the solar horn of the foot in horses. It is caused by secondary infection with ''[[Fusobacterium necrophorum]]'' of necrotic horn tissue resulting from poor foot hygine and prolonged exposure to wet conditions under foot.
    
==Signalment==
 
==Signalment==
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===Clinical Signs===
 
===Clinical Signs===
 
* '''Foul smelling black''' discharge associated with the sulci of the frog
 
* '''Foul smelling black''' discharge associated with the sulci of the frog
* Deep erosions to the medial and lateral sulci of the frog in sereve cases
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* Deep erosions to the medial and lateral sulci of the frog in severe cases
 
* Increased digital pulses to the feet
 
* Increased digital pulses to the feet
 
* Lameness in very severe cases only
 
* Lameness in very severe cases only
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The horse should be stabled on clean, dry bedding and the feet picked out twice a day.  
 
The horse should be stabled on clean, dry bedding and the feet picked out twice a day.  
 
Antibiotics are only indicated if the infection is chronic with deep erosions and lameness. A 7 day course of procain penicillin is effective.
 
Antibiotics are only indicated if the infection is chronic with deep erosions and lameness. A 7 day course of procain penicillin is effective.
   
   
 
   
 
==Prognosis==
 
==Prognosis==
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[[Category:To_Do_-_lizzyk]]
 
[[Category:To_Do_-_lizzyk]]
[[Category:To_Do_-_Review]]
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[[Category:Expert_Review]]
 
[[Category:Dermatological_Disorders_-_Horse]]
 
[[Category:Dermatological_Disorders_-_Horse]]
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