How to Perform CPR on a Newborn Foal
Erica Larson
February 9, 2016
Many foals born with beating heart and pulse, but who fail to breathe, can be revived via CPR. Here’s what to remember.
Many foals born with beating heart and pulse, but who fail to breathe, can be revived via CPR. Here’s what to remember.
Though the overall prognosis isn’t great, some foals with incomplete ossification can race if managed properly.
Most affected horses are from 19 barns at Sunland Park. Two EHV-1-positive horses are at a nearby training center.
Horses treated with regenerative therapy healed eight-and-a-half months faster than those undergoing surgery alone.
Recaps of studies on colic outcomes, treatments for joint problems, respiratory surgery, and more.
Hoof casts immobilize joints, maintain the hoof-pastern axis, reduce the need for frequent bandage changes, and more.
Meanwhile, one horse in Arizona that was euthanized after developing neurologic signs tested positive for the virus.
Illinois officials have reported that several horses tested positive for neurologic equine herpesvirus late last month.
Learn about colic, joint health, nutrition, and more from our 2015 World Equine Veterinary Association Congress coverage.
While it’s not yet commercially available, vets recently constructed and tested a CPAP machine for equine neonates.
Good-quality ultrasonography is reasonably reliable for detecting PSD, but it underestimates the presence of adhesions.
Thus far, 18 horses from 13 barns at Sunland Park Racetrack have tested positive.
No further cases were identified after one horse tested positive for equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) earlier this month.
The New Mexico racetrack reported Jan. 21 that one horse had been euthanized.
Those of you you’ve followed 20-year-old Dorado over the past few years know that he is not a fan of winter. Like, if he had
The gelding was quarantined after testing positive for non-neuropathogenic EHV-1 earlier this month.
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