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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mawathagama" data-source="post: 31575822" data-attributes="member: 557604">මේ මහත්තයත් ජේවීපී ද? <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😅" title="Grinning face with sweat    :sweat_smile:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/1f605.png" data-shortname=":sweat_smile:" />වැටිච්ච අශ්වයා ට වෙඩි තිබ්බෙ ඌ විඳවල මැරෙන එක නවත්තන්න . පොඩ්ඩක් කියවල බලන්න ඇයි එහෙම කරේ කියල ඒ කාලෙ .<hr />]}`fallen horses were shot` primarily as an act of humane euthanasia when suffering a severe injury—most notably a broken leg—because equine anatomy makes recovery from major bone fractures almost impossible.**Anatomical and Medical Reasons*** **Weight Distribution & Anatomy:** A ~1,000 lb (450 kg) horse supports its weight on four relatively delicate lower legs made mostly of bone, tendon, and ligament with minimal soft tissue padding. If one leg breaks, the animal cannot simply lie down to heal; prolonged recumbency leads to fatal pressure sores, lung congestion, and intestinal blockages.* **Laminitis Risk:** If a horse stands while favoring a single broken leg, the remaining three legs bear excessive weight. This almost invariably triggers **laminitis**—a catastrophic, extremely painful detachment of the hoof wall from the underlying bone in the non-injured feet.* **Complex Fractures:** Because equine lower legs lack heavy muscle tissue, bones usually shatter into multiple sharp fragments (comedic/shattered fractures) and break through the skin (compound fractures), leading to severe infection and rendering surgical pins ineffective.* **Poor Blood Circulation:** The lower legs of horses rely on movement and hoof impact to pump blood back up to the heart. Immobility severely compromises blood flow and healing.**Historical and Practical Context*** **Warfare & Work:** On historical battlefields or working farms, field veterinary medicine lacked modern orthopedic surgery, specialized slings, or anesthesia. Shooting a fallen, severely injured horse was the fastest, most immediate way to prevent prolonged agony.* **Modern Equine Veterinary Care:** Today, advanced surgery, dynamic slings, and internal fixation plates allow high-value horses to recover from certain fractures. However, euthanasia (now usually via lethal injection rather than shooting) remains the most humane outcome for severe or compound lower-leg fractures.------ Post added on [DATETIME="UT"]1787827638[/DATETIME]</blockquote>

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