2011 – Rock & Roll – 3-1-11 – VETERINARIAN

3/1/11:Afternoon: Greg Farrand looked at Rock and we decided we would 1) x-ray both hind feet and the left front (the back feet were significantly softer than the front feet and the toes of the left hind and left front had both been abscessed, he soles on both hinds were thin. New growth is good. We want to make sure the bones have not rotated which is an important consideration with as much weight is on those soft hooves), 2) palpate Rock’s pelvis through the rectum with a “walking” palpation, to find the fracture point (Rock’s tail is low from a shift in the pelvic bone causing stress on the sacra-iliac cartilage and ligaments) and 3) do a complete check on his eyes. We noticed today he has a clearly visible cloud over the top of the cornea in his right eye with a hint of yellow ( liver?) on the white and the left is slightly irritated and thickened. Suggest eyes drops to help produce tears and stave off chronic abrasion of the eye. He said Roll looked good.