Low Platelet Counts and Sick Foals: An Unlucky Combination
Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc
February 17, 2017
Researchers found an overall decreased survival rate in sick foals with thrombocytopenia (low blood platelet counts).
Researchers found an overall decreased survival rate in sick foals with thrombocytopenia (low blood platelet counts).
This finding could help veterinarians manage owners of horses that have reacted adversely to the vaccine in the past.
Researchers found that meropenem can be useful, but should only be used when other antibiotics have failed. Here’s why.
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Cultures from both human and horse tested positive for S. equi spp zooepidemicus.
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Injecting bone marrow aspirate into core SDFT lesions yielded good results for returning racehorses to competition.
This approach involves inserting a video endoscope into the epidural space to visualize potentially painful lesions.
Also known as “seedy toe,” white line disease is a serious hoof condition that requires vet and farrier intervention.
Few study horses with strangles showed the “classic” signs of disease, researchers determined.
Scientists are learning more about horses’ DNA and how mutations impact health, behavior, performance, and more.
One veterinarian offers some tips on an often overlooked but extremely important task: sheath cleaning.
A reproduction specialist reviews how she successfully managed and impregnated a particularly challenging problem mare.
Despite the growing body of research into senior horses’ health, their exact causes of death remain poorly documented.
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