This year’s table topic on alternative therapies discussed mostly acupuncture and chiropractic and how to best incorporate them into a veterinary practice for diagnosis and treatment. Facilitators Rhonda Rathgeber, DVM, PhD, of Hagyard Equine
Kent Allen, DVM, of Virginia Equine Imaging, and Jerry Black, DVM, of Pioneer Equine in California, facilitated a table topic discussion of sore backs during the 2005 American Association of Equine Practitioner’s convention held Dec. 3-7 in
Steve O’Grady, BVSc, MRCVS, of Northern Virginia Equine, said a sheared heel is a “created situation” and a “poorly understood phenomenon.” He said the condition was first described by Bill Moyer, DVM, in 1975. “The diagnosis and treatment is th
While a horse owner might not care whether a veterinarian uses sterile fluid, gas, or both to distend an area
Using fly larvae to debride wounds is an age-old medicinal treatment that is finding new uses in modern medicine. Scott E. Morrison, DVM, of Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky., spoke on using sterile maggot debridement therapy for foot
Morris Animal Foundation has set a tremendous goal for 2006–with input from industry leaders they will determine one priority area of equine health where research should be conducted, seek the most gifted researchers to tell them what specific
Human and animal scientists have been researching ways to stimulate the immune system in order to prevent or mitigate disease, especially just prior to or during stressful events. Options include vaccination, antimicrobial therapy, and
As 2005 neared its end, equine herpesvirus type-1 (EHV-1) killed two horses that were stabled at Turfway Park, a Northern Kentucky racetrack. The victims–one Thoroughbred in training and a lead pony–were euthanatized after they developed the
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, wildfires, tornadoes, and outbreaks of diseases at equine facilities raised awareness of disaster planning this year in the horse industry. That was reflected by the large crowd at the Community Disaster Planning
As of 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 10, there were no new cases of equine herpesvirus at Turfway Park, said Rusty Ford of the Kentucky State Veterinarian’s office. He said private practitioners on the backside and Kentucky Racing Commission veterinarians
The Western Kentucky Training Center south of Henderson, Ky., was placed under quarantine by last night (Jan. 5) following tests that showed two horses in the center’s one barn were positive for equine herpesvirus, according to Rusty Ford of the
Results received yesterday (Jan. 4) showed that three additional horses were positive for equine herpesvirus and two were “suspect” for the virus at barns quarantined at Turfway Park in northern Kentucky, according to Rusty Ford of the Kentucky
An outrider’s horse at Turfway Park that had run a fever last week and tested positive on Dec. 29, 2005, for herpesvirus developed neurologic signs on Jan. 1, declined rapidly, and was euthanatized, according to Rusty Ford of the Kentucky State
A new year has begun. How many resolutions have you made? Broken any yet? Mine include getting home and barn emergency kits together. I’ve had them in the past, but when we checked after the hurricanes made preparedness an issue in our lives,
The Kentucky State Veterinarian’s Office announced yesterday (Dec. 30) that while 11 horses from Turfway Park’s Barn 26 that previously tested positive for equine herpesvirus now test negative, five horses still tested
The second neurologic horse that was undergoing testing from Barn 26 at Turfway Park was found to be positive for equine herpesvirus type 1, noted Rusty Ford of the Kentucky State Veterinarian?s office the afternoon of Dec. 29. He said there are
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