How to Be Prepared for Farm Calls

Mar 31, 2020

We asked two mobile equine veterinarians how clients can prepare both themselves and their horses for veterinary visits. Here are 10 ways you can help your vet maximize time, cut costs, and ensure you get the service you want—and, perhaps, go the extra mile when you need it most.

Old Horses Aren’t at Higher Risk of Reflux Post-Colic Surgery

Mar 30, 2020

Penn Vet researchers found older horses with small intestinal lesions that survive colic surgery are just as likely as younger horses to develop postoperative reflux or to survive to hospital discharge.

Gastric Ulcers? Consider Antioxidant Support for Your Horse

Mar 30, 2020

Researchers found horses with EGUS are under greater oxidative stress and concluded they might benefit from additional antioxidant therapy.

Reconsider Amikacin at Reduced Doses for Joint Injections

Mar 29, 2020

Study: Amikacin is indeed toxic to cartilage, synovial cells, and stem cells. When used preventively for joint injections, lower doses are likely warranted.

How to Protect Horses From Ticks

Mar 27, 2020

Get tips for keeping disease-spreading ticks off your horse from Dr. Erika Machtinger of Pennsylvania State University.

Equine Influenza Cases on the Rise, Even in Vaccinated Horses

Mar 26, 2020

Adult horses are at greatest risk of infection in late winter and early spring.

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Thailand Hit by African Horse Sickness, 42 Horses Dead

Mar 31, 2020

Definitively identified by Thai veterinarians on March 27, this represents the first outbreak of AHS outside the African continent in more than 30 years.

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Thailand Hit by African Horse Sickness, 42 Horses Dead

by Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA | Mar 31, 2020

Definitively identified by Thai veterinarians on March 27, this represents the first outbreak of AHS outside the African continent in more than 30 years.

How to Be Prepared for Farm Calls
by Diane E. Rice | Mar 31, 2020
California Horse Tests Positive for Equine Herpesvirus-1
by Edited Press Release | Mar 31, 2020
Texas Confirms its First EIA Case of 2020
by Edited Press Release | Mar 31, 2020
Old Horses Aren’t at Higher Risk of Reflux Post-Colic Surgery
by Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc | Mar 30, 2020

Thailand Hit by African Horse Sickness, 42 Horses Dead

by Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA | Mar 31, 2020

Definitively identified by Thai veterinarians on March 27, this represents the first outbreak of AHS outside the African continent in more than 30 years.

Texas Confirms its First EIA Case of 2020
by Edited Press Release | Mar 31, 2020
Old Horses Aren’t at Higher Risk of Reflux Post-Colic Surgery
by Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc | Mar 30, 2020
Spring Grass Safety
by Shannon Pratt-Phillips, MSc, PhD | Mar 30, 2020
Gastric Ulcers? Consider Antioxidant Support for Your Horse
by Clair Thunes, PhD | Mar 30, 2020

Old Horses Aren’t at Higher Risk of Reflux Post-Colic Surgery

by Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc | Mar 30, 2020

Penn Vet researchers found older horses with small intestinal lesions that survive colic surgery are just as likely as younger horses to develop postoperative reflux or to survive to hospital discharge.