Today was AWESOME! Wasn’t sure I would ever say that about pathology. I had a horse with severe laminitis and we did cross sections of the legs to look at the bones and it was really cool. Here is a picture of what a normal cross section should look like on the right: http://www.equinepainmatters.com/my-horse/laminitis.php and here is a picture of what my poor horse looked like: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Founder_severe_rotation.JPG The last bone in the hoof (P3) has rotated away from the hoof wall and is close to perforating the sole of the hoof. This is an excruciatingly painful disease and is the reason this horse was euthanized. She is in a better place now.
Another student had a really cool case with a massive shorthorn bull that had been diagnosed with a stricture in his intestine. On necropsy we found that the cecum had mysteriously wrapped itself around a piece of intestine and adhered itself to the outside. Everyone was baffled over this and as far as the clinicians are aware, this has never before been documented. Kind of a mystery case but it was still cool to see!
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