Bone spavin is osteoarthritis or osteitis of the hock joint, usually the distal intertarsal and tarsometatarsal articulations, and occasionally the proximal intertarsal joint. Lesions involve degenerative joint disease, particularly on the craniomedial aspect of the hock with periarticular new bone proliferation,
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"Bone spavin" means new bone growth - usually in the form of a bony lump. You can feel a bone spavin - it'll be a hard lump on the inside of the hock - but not all bone spavins lead to lameness, so it's always a good idea to have some x-rays taken.
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The leading cause of chronic hind leg lameness is call "bone spavin". Horses with bone spavin can have any of the following symptoms. They can be sore along the muscles on either or both sides of the spine. They can come out of the stall stiff but "work out of it" as they exercise.
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Bone spavin, dgenerative joint disease in horses. ... Degenerative Joint Disease, commonly known as bone spavin, is a bony swelling onnthe lower, inner side of the hock, caused by arthritis of the bones in the area. Some horses with an obvious bone spavin show little or no signs of lameness;
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Bone spavin is osteoarthritis or osteitis of the hock joint, usually the distal intertarsal and tarsometatarsal articulations, and occasionally the proximal intertarsal joint. ... Home : Musculoskeletal System : Lameness in Horses : Disorders of the Tarsus : Bone Spavin...
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bone spavin n. A condition in horses caused by the deposition of new bone in the hock joint and sometimes producing ... Dictionary: bone spavin...
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If a horse is suffering from bone spavin, then the management of pain is the primary course for treatment as the condition itself is incurable ... Osteoarthritis of the lower hock joint, also known as bone spavin, is incurable, and the aim of treatment is to manage the pain.
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Veterinary group CEVA Animal Health is looking for horses that have been diagnosed as suffering with bone spavin to take part in a clinical trial of Tiludronate. The drug is already licensed and marketed in Europe under the name Tildren for the treatment of bone spavin and navicular disease.
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Bone Spavin is an arthritis of the horse's hock joint. It is caused by general wear and tear no doubt exacerbated by mineral imbalance in the diet. Poor conformation can also make the problem inevitable.
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