Chronic Laminitis Cattle

The coronary band is covered with a rough fringe of horn and the hoof appears rippled.

Chronic laminitis cattle.

Prominent clinical signs of acute laminitis are a tender gait and arched back. There is some probably unnecessary disagreement over the naming of this condition since there are no laminae on the sole in cattle meaning a more accurate name would be coriitis. Laminitis is more common and more important than it is usually given credit for. Antihistamines may be useful e g.

The condition has been referred to as claw horn disruption but use of this term is misleading. In subacute and chronic cases clinical signs are less severe. Injectable diphenhydramine 0 5 to 1 0 mg kg iv im. The sole horn reveals red and yellowish discolourations within five days.

In chronic laminitis the shape of the claws is. Since the outside claw of the rear foot is most often affected cows tend to stand cow hocked. For chronic laminitis see slipper foot in cattle. Inflammation of the sensitive corium causes pressure pain and loss of cohesion between the horn and the underlying structures of.

Abnormal growth in chronic cows can lead to abnormal wear which predisposes. Nsaid non steroidal anti inflammatory drug injectable ketoprofen 2 to 4 mg kg im iv. Correct grain overload keeping the animal moving and the claws cool.