Latest News – The Horse
Acute Renal Failure: Peritoneal Dialysis Provides New Hope for Horses
Acute renal failure used to be a death sentence for a horse, but a new procedure pioneered by Laurie Gallatin, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, could be a viable option for getting horses with this condition through the most dangerous period.
Correcting Uterine Torsion: Low-Tech Option Can Be Used to
Uterine torsion can be corrected using ropes, a plank of wood, and a burly volunteer, according to Laura M. Riggs, DVM, a clinical instructor of large animal surgery at the University of Georgia’s College of Veterinary Medicine.
AAEP 2006: Reproduction Forum
Drug compounding, the ethics of treating cryptorchids, and sexually transmitted diseases were the hot topics discussed by equine practitioners at the Reproduction Forum, led by Steven Brinsko, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACT, associate professor of
Flooded Plains States: Drying Out, Bracing for Mosquito-Borne Equine Diseases
The waters might be receding, but horse owners in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and other areas affected by recent flooding shouldn’t drop their guard against flood-related problems just yet. Veterinary authorities say owners in the soggy states
TheHorse.com Celebrates 10,000th Article
TheHorse.com, companion Web site to The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care, the equine industry’s foremost horse health care magazine, has archived its 10,000th
Michigan Girl, Horse Killed by Car; Driver Could Face Charges
A 34-year-old man could face charges in connection with a fatal crash that killed a 12-year-old girl and the horse she was riding on a rural road in Birch Run Township, Mich.
Krystal Speer and her Shetland pony mix, Buster, died Saturday
FEI President Elected to International Olympic Committee
Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, president of the F?d?ration Equestre Internationale (FEI, the international body governing equestrian sport) was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) July 7. The election took place
New Barbaro Film in the Works
Apparently, there is no end to the nation’s appetite for all things Barbaro. At least, Universal Pictures hopes there isn’t. The Hollywood studio has acquired the screen rights to “Gone Like the Wind,” an article written about the 2006 Kentucky
Shock Wave Effects On Nerve, Vascular Tissue
Some human and other mammalian studies have shown that extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) has adverse effects on vascular and nerve tissues, but this might not hold true for these structures in the horse. There have been some studies on
Superovulation and Embryo Transfer
It’s no secret that embryo transfer is expensive, and that its success rates are lower than those of some other methods of equine reproduction. “Commercially, single embryo recovery attempts have a 50% recovery rate, and there is a 50-65%
Biologic and Therapeutic Options Discussed
The Biologic and Therapeutic Agents Forum at the 2006 AAEP Convention was facilitated by Craig Barnett, DVM, Intervet Senior Equine Technical Services Specialist, and co-facilitator Carol Clark, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, of Peterson & Smith
Reinforcing Reinforcement Breeding
It’s common practice at some breeding farms–collecting the drippings from a stallion’s penis after he breeds and dismounts a mare, evaluating the sample to confirm that ejaculation did occur, then placing the sample in the mare. Reinforcement
Uplifting Applications for UC Davis Large Animal Lift
John Madigan, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM, professor of medicine and epidemiology and section chief of equine medicine at the University of California, Davis, developed the UC Davis Large Animal Lift (LAL) with colleagues over the last several years. H
Horses Unwilling or Unable to Eat: A Feeding System
Veterinarians at Oregon State University developed a method to get valuable calories into anorexic horses or those unable to eat normally. The process employs a couple of buckets, pelleted complete feed, water, tubing, and a bilge pump.
Environmental Contamination Necessitates Leeway in Post-Race Cocaine Testing
The prevalence of a common metabolite of cocaine in the environment has created a need for the allowance of a minimum concentration of the substance in post-competition race testing, according to Fernanda Camargo, DVM, and Tom Tobin, DVM, PhD,
Performing a Myelogram in 30 Minutes or Less
In the course of doing more than 80 myelograms per year during the past five years, Barrie Grant, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, has the procedure down to a science. Grant explained to veterinarians at the 2006 AAEP Convention how they can perform the
