Chronic Laminitis Cattle

Correct grain overload keeping the animal moving and the claws cool.

Chronic laminitis cattle.

Subclinical laminitis is almost certainly an incorrect descriptor for the disorder s observed. This review deals with the features of clinical and subclinical laminitis in cattle. Prominent clinical signs of acute laminitis are a tender gait and arched back. For chronic laminitis see slipper foot in cattle.

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. Injectable diphenhydramine 0 5 to 1 0 mg kg iv im. The coronary band is covered with a rough fringe of horn and the hoof appears rippled.

The condition has been referred to as claw horn disruption but use of this term is misleading. Cattle with chronic laminitis slipper foot usually have overgrown disfigured hooves. Laminitis is more common and more important than it is usually given credit for. Inflammation of the sensitive corium causes pressure pain and loss of cohesion between the horn and the underlying structures of.

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. Antihistamines may be useful e g.