Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc

Stacey Oke, MSc, DVM, is a practicing veterinarian and freelance medical writer and editor. She is interested in both large and small animals, as well as complementary and alternative medicine. Since 2005, she’s worked as a research consultant for nutritional supplement companies, assisted physicians and veterinarians in publishing research articles and textbooks, and written for a number of educational magazines and websites.

Articles by: Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc

Stability and Efficacy of Compounded Pergolide Examined


Researchers have recently cautioned horse owners currently treating horses diagnosed with pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID, or equine Cushing’s syndrome) that the compounded form of the drug pergolide mesylate can become

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Laryngeal Model Provides Framework For Surgical Advances

To test novel techniques for managing laryngeal hemiplegia, more commonly referred to as “roaring,” a research team from Cornell University has created a working model of the equine larynx.

Dysfunction of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve

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Histology Goes 3-D with Imaging Technique


State-of-the-art diagnostic imaging technology is being optimized by Belgian researchers to create three-dimensional images of a microscopic object–without destroying the object being studied.

“Current methods of

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Expedited Fracture Repair: A Novel Approach

Delivering a growth factor in a dissolvable carrier at the site of a bony fracture results in accelerated healing when compared to untreated horses, and it is as effective as treating horses with a bone graft post-fracture, researchers recently repor

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Managing Joint Health

Tips for year-round joint health and management.

No Joint, No Horse. Should this be the new motto for 21st century horses? Joint injury, joint disease secondary to trauma or injury, and osteoarthritis (OA) are major

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Dam Wins Battle of the Sexes to Protect Foal

After witnessing a rare (and unsuccessful) infanticide attack by a stallion on a one-hour-old foal, behavior researcher Meeghan Gray, PhD, from the University of Nevada, Reno, reported findings from the macabre event.

“In this first report

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