Re: help with diagnosis

["Susan Evans Garlinghouse" <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

>This time the wife was there.  In addition to the other symptoms, he now
>experiences heat and swelling in his HIND fetlocks when they feed him
>his "pellets".  His pellets are Calf Manna that the vet told them to
>feed to him to get him in better shape.  However, though we
>have heard of this fetlock swelling before we cannot think of the name
>for it...doesn't it have something to do with excess protein in the
>diet?

If you are thinking epiphysitis, no, excess protein is not the cause.

Susan G



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