Problem

Laminitis

Other Names:
Founder
Pododermatitis aseptica diffusa
Fever in the feet
Nature:

Laminitis is a disease that affects the feet of ungulates and is found mostly in horses and cattle. Clinical signs include foot tenderness progressing to inability to walk, increased digital pulses, and increased temperature in the hooves. Severe cases with outwardly visible clinical signs are known by the colloquial term founder, and progression of the disease will lead to perforation of the coffin bone through the sole of the hoof or being unable to stand up, requiring euthanasia.

Values:
Fever
Subject(s):
Medicine Pathology
Medicine Locomotive, integumentary system
Medicine Skin
Problem Type:
G: Very specific problems
Date of last update
11.06.2018 – 04:19 CEST