Jack Snyder, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, of the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, is a five-time Olympic Games veterinarian. In Hong Kong 2008, he’s the chief treating veterinarian, which means the orthopedic specialist has
The 53rd American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention, held in Orlando, Fla., Dec. 1-5 of 2007, offered the latest in research findings and honored leaders in the veterinary field.
Dickson Varner, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACT lectured on the topic “From a Sperm’s Eye View – Revisiting our Perception of this Intriguing Cell” during the Milne State-of-the-Art Lecture at the 2007 AAEP Convention. Other presenters discussed perinatology, risks associated with reproduction, foal adoption, interpreting endometrial edema, and paraphimosis in the stallion among other topics.
Equine experts at the 2007 AAEP Convention discussed numerous diagnostic topics, including ultrasound, computed tomography for imaging the stifle, digital flexor tendon sheath nerve blocks, upper cannon area injuries, MRI for diagnosing sesamoidean ligament desmitis, radiograph repositories and quality, and airway exam results among other topics.
Equine authorities at the 2007 AAEP Convention discussed multiple topics relating to lameness in horses, including therapeutic shoeing, managing acute/chronic laminitis, wooden shoes, and stem cell therapy, as well as specific topics such as palmar process fractures of the coffin bone, nuclear scintigraphy, cannon bone stress fractures, and enostosis-like lesions.
Treatments for osteoarthritis in horses, including the doxycycline antibiotic and the nutraceutical Myristol, were discussed at the 2007 AAEP Convention. Also discussed were the clinical efficacy and joint health parameters of Surpass (topical liposomal diclofenac cream) compared to those of the commonly used oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication phenylbutazone (Bute).
Experts at the 2007 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention discussed multiple topics related to equine digestive health, including sand colic, post-surgery stapling, hindgut acidosis, risk factors for gastric ulcers in Thoroughbreds, and alfalfa’s effects on ulcer severity.
Strategies for safely airlifting horses were among several general management topics discussed at the 2007 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention. Other topics included back sensitivity, poisoning, dentistry, acupuncture, and chiropractic care.
Equine authorities discussed numerous infectious disease topics and studies during the 2007 AAEP Convention, including antibody titer levels, azithromycin to help prevent Rhodococcus equi infection, enrofloxacin to treat Leptospira infection of the eye, influenza/West Nile virus vaccines, dentistry, and Lawsonia.
Nutrition topics from the 2007 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention included endocrine disorders, feeding tips, feeding after colic, geriatric horse nutrition, and managing carbohydrates.
Equine eye health was among the many subjects discussed at the 2007 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention. Ophthalmology topics included eye examinations, treating uveitis (the leading cause of blindness in horses), and corneal ulcers.
Here at the 2008 Olympic equestrian events in Hong Kong, it’s not love; it’s commerce — or, more accurately, bartering. Pin trading, long a popular
Swedish event rider Magnus Gallerdal’s 2008 Olympic mount, Keymaster, sustained a hairline fracture of the first phalanx (long pastern bone) of his right foreleg August 11, during the cross-country portion of the Olympic eventing competition in
A total of 87 Jumping horses were presented for veterinary inspection at the Olympic equestrian venue in Sha Tin, Hong Kong. All passed with flying colors, with no visitors to the holding box.
There were three changes to the Olympic Jumping
Talk about your one-horse town. Hickman, Neb., a burg of 1,084 residents, is just that.
But some folks don’t want that distinction. They want an aging horse named Peter Rabbit, who lives in a pasture in town, gone for good.
More than 1,600 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Would you consider using herbal supplements, such as aloe vera juice, milk thistle, ginger, etc., in your horse’s feed or as a topical
Stay on top of the most recent Horse Health news with
