Neurologic EHV-1 Confirmed in Washington Horse
Erica Larson
April 6, 2018
The horse was moved to an isolation area at his home farm and the premise has been quarantined.
The horse was moved to an isolation area at his home farm and the premise has been quarantined.
If surgery requiring general anesthesia must be performed on pregnant mares, the safest time window is Days 40-220 of gestation, researchers concluded.
Understanding how pulmonary disease impacts performance can help veterinarians diagnose and treat issues that could be impairing horses’ athleticism.
The EHM-positive 5-year-old Standardbred gelding from Washtenaw County developed acute neurologic signs and is isolated and under veterinary care, officials said.
Applying shock wave therapy immediately following PRP injection into injured soft-tissue structures might help increase the concentrations of growth factors released from the platelets, researchers found.
When cases are selected appropriately, the complication rate is very low and the prognosis for a full return to work is very good, one veterinarian says.
The affected horse began showing neurologic signs on Sunday, March 11, while competing at a barrel racing event at the Cam-Plex, in Gillette
Since Barbaro’s death due to supporting-limb laminitis more than a decade ago, researchers have made great strides in understanding it, why it develops, how to treat it, and more.
The affected horse was from Cheyenne, Wyoming.
The board will discuss the challenge of wild horse and burro management on public lands and how a growing population is impacting the environment.
Barns 3 and 30 were released from quarantine after all horses tested negative. Barn 7 remains under quarantine.
Horses from the farms in Montgomery, Calvery, and St. Mary’s counties traveled to a Virginia farm at which horses tested positive for EHV-1.
With proper diagnostics, correct treatment, and careful management, many horses can overcome laminitis complications.
The more data vets have on the injuries Western horses experience, the more they can do to try to rehabilitate or prevent them, one practitioner says.
A veterinarian can help determine risk factors in your area, the best time for vaccination, and what is right for each individual animal.
The horse from Strathcona County was euthanized shortly after a veterinarian collected samples for testing.
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