Viral pharyngitis is a sore throat caused by a virus, and causes throat pain and cold-like symptoms. Common cold. The common cold is a viral respiratory infection causing sore throat, stuffy or runny nose, headache and more. Bronchitis. Bronchitis, an inflammation of the bronchial tubes, causes cough, dark or yellow mucus, chest pain and more.
Lameness (equine) Lameness is an abnormal gait or stance of an animal that is the result of dysfunction of the locomotor system. In the horse, it is most commonly caused by pain, but can be due to neurologic or mechanical dysfunction. Lameness is a common veterinary problem in racehorses, sport horses, and pleasure horses.
Pathological lameness can be neural or musculoskeletal. Musculoskeletal lameness is usually caused by pain. Two diagnostic tools to assess lameness are gait analysis and the physical exam. The amount of variance from a normal gait is defined in degrees of lameness.here are various forms of gait, which are a combined result of body anatomy and velocity of movement. Gaits can be defined as symmetrical or asymmetrical. While in a symmetrical gait, the movements of the sides of the dog mirror each other. Examples of these gaits are the walk, trot, and pace.