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ABSCESSES
CELLULITIS
VetBooks.ir POULTICING A WOUND
Types of poultice
The 10 steps for poulticing a foot
Tips for applying poultices
Using a protective boot
Hot fomentation
Hot tubbing
BANDAGING
Important points to remember
Applying a support bandage
Signs that a bandage is too tight
Using a pressure bandage
Bandaging a heel or coronary band wound
Bandaging the foot
Bandaging the knee and hock
Robert Jones dressing
How to stop a horse removing bandages
4 EXAMINATION OF THE LAME OR POOR
PERFORMANCE HORSE
DEFINITION OF LAMENESS
WHEN TO CALL THE VET
THE VET’S VISIT
Preparation for the vet’s visit
Steps of the examination
Taking the history; Examination at rest; Assessment of foot shape and balance; Assessment in
hand; Flexion tests; Palpating the horse; Range of movement; Examination on a circle;
Ridden examination; Facial expression and behaviour Additional tests; Laboratory tests;
Nerve blocks; Diagnostic imaging; Further investigations
