Equine Canker
Tracy A. Turner, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS
August 23, 2015
Canker is an unusual condition of the horse’s foot that affects the frog, bars, and sole.
Canker is an unusual condition of the horse’s foot that affects the frog, bars, and sole.
Navicular disease was first described 250 years ago, when it was called “coffin joint lameness” because the lameness came from inside the horse’s hoof.
The twenty-first century is going to be exciting for the horse world. We will see technology continually improve our ability to study, diagnose, correct, and hopefully prevent more of the hoof problems that have plagued horses for centuries.
My veterinarian mentioned that she was treating a horse on a nearby farm for canker. What is it? How do you treat it?
Lameness diagnosis can be very frustrating when the source of pain is located in the upper leg and is not associated with a synovial structure, or the lameness is too subtle to utilize diagnostic analgesic injections, or the patient is not
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