Latest News – The Horse
Emergency Demonstrations and Training Offered
Hagyard-Davidson-McGee Associates (HDM) veterinary hospital will be offering equine emergency demonstrations to the general public on Aug.14, 2004, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. A more extensive three-day training course will be
VS in Texas: Breeders’ Cup Moving Ahead With Plans
Breeders’ Cup, which has plans to set up a disease-free zone to allow horses to ship in and out of Lone Star Park, is moving full-steam ahead with preparations for this year’s World Thoroughbred Championships even as a vesicular stomatitis (VS”P>Breeders’ Cup, which has plans to set up a disease-free zone to allow horses to ship in and out of Lone Star Park, is moving full-steam ahead with preparations for this year’s World Thoroughbred Ch”>Breeders’ Cup, which has plans to set up a disease-free zone to allow horses to ship in and out of Lone Star Park, is moving full-steam ahead with prepa”Breeders’ Cup, which has plans to set up a disease-free zone to allow horses to ship in and out of Lone Star”reeders’ Cup, which has plans to set up a disease-free zone to a”eeders’ Cup, which has
Vesicular Stomatitis Case Counts Climb in Texas and New Mexico
Horses on nine sites in Texas and four premises in New Mexico have vesicular stomatitis (VS), a painful blistering disease of livestock such as horses, cattle, sheep, swine, and deer. Because of the findings, emergency VS regulations in Florida
African Horse Sickness In Lesotho
African horse sickness (AHS) has claimed the life of another horse in Lesotho, in southern Africa, raising the death toll to two and the confirmed 2004 case count to 23 as of late April. According to Dr. Malefane Moleko, Chief Veterinary Officer
WNV Cases Accumulate–States Await Detection
By late June, West Nile virus (WNV) cases had popped up in areas of the United States, Canada, and Central America. Twenty-six of the United States had WNV detected in at least one species (birds, horses, humans, or mosquitoes). Six states had
EPM: Still an Enigma or Under Control?
Dynamic discussions about future equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) diagnostic methods and current EPM treatments were sparked at a June 11 meeting of the Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis Society (EPMS) in Minneapolis, Minn. The event,
Arizona Horse Attack Mystery Solved
The necks of more than 20 horses were mysteriously slashed near their jugular veins at Tanque Verde Guest Ranch in Tucson, Ariz., beginning in July, 2003. The attacks launched an investigation, and concern about area horses’ safety erupted.
Just Say No to HR 857
Welcome to the ugly side of veterinary medicine–horse slaughter. Now there is a subject most horse enthusiasts don’t want to deal with. But because we don’t live in a perfect world, horse slaughter is a necessary evil.
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Future Laminitis Research
A survey of American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) members identified laminitis as the number one disease that requires research. Therefore, the Equine Laminitis Research Meeting and Panel will be held in
Confusion About Substitute Drugs
Until approximately two years ago, I had my retired Quarter Horse on both Legend and Adequan. A change in our
Would Drink It?
Have you ever taken a really good look at all of your horse’s water sources, whether he is drinking from a large tank, pond, or automatic waterer? Have you asked yourself, Would I drink this water? Do I really expect my horse to drink it? If”P>Have you ever taken a really good look at all of your horse’s water
Drugs for the Deworming War
How do you choose a dewormer when you’re presented with a bewildering array of product types?
Cryptorchidectomy Surgery
What is the expected recovery time for a cryptorchidectomy surgery (removal of a retained testicle)?
The Australian Take on Laminitis
The second most-common killer of our horses after colic is laminitis. The disease is a crisis, and it is often chronic and life-altering. It can be caused by illness unrelated to the foot, such as a retained placenta or grain overload. It can be
Injuries Associated With Steeplechase Racing
Studies have been conducted to determine the types of injuries that occur in horses on flat racetracks in the United States and steeplechase and hunt races in the United Kingdom. Unfortunately, there is a paucity of data on injuries occurring
Dealing With Warts
A wart is an epidermal (skin) tumor caused by a variety of different viral infections.
