Bog spavin and bowed hind limbs
Bog spavin and varus deviated (bowed in) hind limbs
Bog in left hock. The right hock is post surgical swelling after an infection from trauma or possibly a dirty bog injection by the veterinarian. This horse became worse over a year in the injected hock and was euthanized.
Bog in left hock.
Bog in left hock.
Bog in left hock.
Bog spavin is the enlargement of the tarsometatarsal joint as seen in this large fluid filled swelling on the inside of this hock. Also, there is a solid enlargement seen below the bog which is called a bone spavin caused by laying down of bone material on the joint, ankylosing it (fusing the joint naturally or surgically), freezing its movement and eliminating the pain.
Bog spavin is the enlargement of the tarsometatarsal joint as seen in this large fluid filled swelling on the inside of this hock. Also, there is a solid enlargement seen below the bog which is called a bone spavin caused by laying down of bone material on the joint, ankylosing it (fusing the joint naturally or surgically), freezing its movement and eliminating the pain.
Swollen hock, probably a bog spavin without lameness.
Swollen hock, probably a bog spavin without lameness.
Swollen hock, probably a bog spavin without lameness.
