What makes our horses “acceptable” to us, even when they might not be “acceptable” to another owner? As someone who has taken her share of bucks, falls, bounces, and near-misses, at this stage in my life I’m not looking for a new “challenge” or a “project” horse. There are others like me out there. We want a horse that is easy to catch, doesn’t destroy a stall, stands tied, has impeccable
Reports have been circulating that there is a disease similar to mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS) occurring in Australia. In a correspondence, Nigel Perkins, BVSc, MS, Dipl. ACT, FACVSc, of the private consulting firm AusVet Animal Health
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Some states–because of pressure from constituents–have passed laws that won’t permit slaughter horses to be hauled in double-decker trucks through their states. That’s a fine idea, but I don’t think any of the state laws would have covered this in
Compounded medications are in the news, on our shelves, and in our horses. Compounding is a confusing topic, but one that has of late come to the forefront of legal and ethical treatment of our horses. Compounding is not bad; in fact, it’s
At the request of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued a seizure warrant on Aug. 11 for what it called various illegally compounded drug products for use in horses found at
There are many of us old enough to remember nasogastric tube deworming of our horses. The vet would show up in his truck, haul out the buckets, pump, and hose, and we’d line up to twitch the horses and fill their stomachs full of whatever that
Things are settling down for the animals in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Charley, said Alan Schwartz of Days End Farm Horse Rescue of Lisbon, Md., on Aug. 23. We treated a couple of horses, a bull, some pigs and goats, mostly for”P>Things are settling down for the animals in Florida in the aftermath
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is recommending that horse owners and veterinarians who have products from BET Pharm, LLC, in Lexington, Ky., not use the products. “The owner should be consulting with their veterinarian to make a decision whether to use what they have on hand,” said Gloria Dunnavan, Director of the Division of Compliance in the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine in
November 17, 2003
WARNING LETTER
CIN-04-18828
Robert H. Douglas, Ph.D.
BET Pharm LLC
1222 Richmond Road
Lexington, KY 40502
Dear Dr. Douglas:
During an inspection of your facility at 1517 Nicholasville Road, Lexington, KY 40503 on June 30, July 1-3, 7, 8, 24, 28, 30 and August 1 and 6, 2003, our investigators observed serious
While there has been speculation that several cases of mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS) happened in Washington state during the spring of 2003, the number of accessions to the state’s diagnostic lab doesn’t uphold that theory. Charles
The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) held its annual Focus meeting on July 22-24 at the Brown Hotel in Louisville, Ky., to commemorate the first gathering of the group 50 years ago at that site. A plaque was given to the hotel
Olympics. Just the word makes us swell up with pride. This month horses and riders from around the world will converge on the birthplace of the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. The idea of the Olympics is to have all countries send their best
A Stanton, Ky., farm on the Red River lost 15 foals, five broodmares, and a stallion to flooding on May 30. Heavy rains rapidly forced waters higher in the already swollen river, and within three hours the river had covered pastures with up to
Laminitis is a horrible disease, said White, head of the Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Virginia, in opening the session. As long as I’ve been treating horses with laminitis, and with the tremendous amount of research”Laminitis is a horrible disease, said White, head of the Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Virginia, in opening the session. As long as I’ve been treating horses with laminitis, and with the tremendous amount of research”aminitis is a horrible disease, said White, head of the Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Virginia, in opening the session. As long as I’ve been treating horses with laminitis, and with t”minitis is a horrible disease, said White, head of the Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Virginia, in opening the session. As long as I’ve been treating ho”initis is a horrible disease, said White, head of the Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Virginia, in opening the session. As”nitis is a horrible disease, said White, head of the Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Virginia”itis is a horrible disease, said White, head of the Marion DuPont Scott Equin”tis is a horrible disease, said White, head of th”is is a horrible diseas
Clinically normal horses can shed Salmonella bacteria, especially when stressed. Reports on the percentage of horses shedding Salmonella have ranged from 1.5% to 64.5%, depending on whether the horse was hospitalized (higher numbers). Since stress can cause shedding, transport to the hospital–on top of the ailment requiring hospitalization–often means a high Salmonella
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