Diagnosis

The treatment of a disease can only begin after determining what the disease is, what its severity is, and what the primary causes and complications are. To make a correct diagnosis requires specialist skills and knowledge. Therefore when you have even the slightest suspicion your horse has laminitis therefore, it is important to call your veterinarian or hoof care provider immediately.

Diagnosis PPID

·6 September 2015

To diagnose PPID, veterinarians can perform a clinical examination, take blood tests or use MRI scans. Clinical examination Initially a diagnosis will be made by observing the clinical symptoms. In particular, hypertrichosis gives a clear indication, although hypertrichosis occurs at an…