Chronic equine proliferative pododermatitis: case report

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Valeska Andrea Ático Braga
Ramon Cerqueira de Santana
Beatriz Berlinck d’Utra Vaz

Abstract

Chronic equine proliferative pododermatitis is a condition that affects the horse hooves, compromising their welfare. Despite its clinical importance, it is still underdiagnosed due to its similarity to other diseases. Therefore, the present study aimed to report the clinical diagnosis of this disease in an equine patient seen at the Ambulatory of Large Animals of the Veterinary Hospital of the UFRPE. The twelve-year-old patient, 386 kg body weight and mixed-race, presented a history of hooves with irregular growth and malodorous odor, presence of spongy tissue in the frogs and lameness. Initial treatment consisted of debridement of the lesions, antisepsis of the hooves, the placement of padded bandages, waterproofing, and the administration of Benzathine penicillin and flunixin meglumine. Despite the pathognomonic lesions making possible the clinical diagnosis of this disease, it is still necessary to expand knowledge about it, for the improvement of its prevention and diagnosis.

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BRAGA, V. A. ÁTICO; SANTANA, R. C. DE; VAZ, B. B. D’UTRA. Chronic equine proliferative pododermatitis: case report. Revista de Educação Continuada em Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, v. 19, n. 1, 3 Dec. 2021.
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CLÍNICA VETERINÁRIA DE GRANDES ANIMAIS