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| Could I please get opinions on X-rays needed for a prepurachse exam on a weanling? My local vet (whom I trust) suggested 3 each of the hocks, 2 each of the stifles, 2 each of the front feet, 2 each of the knees (check for chips) and the fetlocks to check the sesmoid bone.
Do I need to go that in depth? What else should be included in the exam?
Also...... if I want digital the guy has to travel 2 hours, but has a local vet (whom was recommended by a friend to use) only does analog xrays. Do you think that is ok not to get digital?
Thanks everyone!!
Edited by stjelde 2016-09-22 3:22 PM
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| It all depends on how much you are spending. |
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| Accidentally put yearling, she is a weanling!!!!
And the price is worthy of a vet exam, and I for sure want to get one just getting opinions and specifics??
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Location: sunny california | look for boxy joints. want to avoid growth problems |
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| A weanlings is a little young to show much of anything. If I were to X-ray one thing, it would be the neck. If it was a yearling, I'd do the neck over anything else. Especially if it's a big, growthy colt.
Edited by SKM 2016-09-22 6:26 PM
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| I would go digital, analog can miss things |
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Location: Texas | if she's worth the money to do a PPE I would take those radiographs to look for OCDs. Some horses will x ray clean in the stifle as weanlings and by 2-3 develop a subchondral bone cyst so it's not 100%... but it should pick up a lot of potential problems. I would go for digital over analog as you can see immediately what it looks like during the PPE and nothing needs to be developed.. if something shows up bad, you can stop the exam before taking a million radiographs. |
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Location: Georgia | SKM - 2016-09-22 7:25 PM
A weanlings is a little young to show much of anything. If I were to X-ray one thing, it would be the neck. If it was a yearling, I'd do the neck over anything else. Especially if it's a big, growthy colt.
Just curious, Why xray the neck?
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| mandita8907 - 2016-09-23 7:49 AM
SKM - 2016-09-22 7:25 PM
A weanlings is a little young to show much of anything. If I were to X-ray one thing, it would be the neck. If it was a yearling, I'd do the neck over anything else. Especially if it's a big, growthy colt.
Just curious, Why xray the neck?
Also I agree with the comment directly above mine!
Like casualdust said, to look for OCD's. Also a lot of babies have neck injuries due to something like bouncing off a fence or flipping. When that happens it can take years to show up and then it shows up when arthritis sets in. By then it's too late to do anything. I think a lot of these horses people think are EPM are actually neck injuries. |
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| I got a pre-purchase exam on a foal I was purchasing out of state and wanted insured. (the insurance company required it for foals younger than 6 months). The exam brought to light that the foal had parrot mouth. You couldn't tell in her pictures. I am sure glad I got one and backed out of the purchase. |
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| Thank you everyone! I am also curious about the neck...... |
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