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The image shows that the enlargement of the toe is associated with the development of a large cavity between the wall and the pedal bone, particularly on the medial aspect. | The image shows that the enlargement of the toe is associated with the development of a large cavity between the wall and the pedal bone, particularly on the medial aspect. | ||
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|a2=Removal of all the separated horn to allow the hoof wall to regrow in closer apposition to the pedal bone. | |a2=Removal of all the separated horn to allow the hoof wall to regrow in closer apposition to the pedal bone. | ||
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A horse presented for slight lameness, associated with the right hind foot which had been slowly enlarging for some time.
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| What is this condition? | ‘Seedy toe’ – separation of the wall from the deeper structures of the foot. The image shows that the enlargement of the toe is associated with the development of a large cavity between the wall and the pedal bone, particularly on the medial aspect. |
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| How would you treat it? | Removal of all the separated horn to allow the hoof wall to regrow in closer apposition to the pedal bone.
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