Latest News – The Horse
Patent Urachus
I have a 10-day-old orphaned foal. When she urinates, it also comes from her navel. I have talked to our vet, but would like to read more about this condition.
The White Rule
Back in 1940, life in the United States was simple, despite a world at war and a complex future right at the nation’s doorstep. That March during the Fort Worth stock show and rodeo, a group of prominent ranchers and horse
Advanced Diagnostics
Lameness is one of the most common problems encountered in equine veterinary medicine. The majority of lameness cases are localized to areas within the distal limb; however, the sources, causes, and locations of lameness are diverse. The cause o
Kentucky Gov. Fletcher Signs Emergency Regulation Amending Ban On Texas Livestock
The ban on Texas livestock coming into Kentucky from Texas because of vesicular stomatitis (VS) has been amended by Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher today (May 27) by an emergency regulation, according to a press release from the governor’s office. The emergency regulation will allow livestock from most of Texas to enter the Commonwealth under certain conditions. Livestock would still be
Maryland Horse Farm Quarantined as Veterinarians Investigate Cause of Equine Illness
A private Maryland horse farm has been under a voluntary quarantine since March 25 while veterinarians investigate the cause of illness in 12 horses, four of which have been humanely euthanized. Veterinarians are testing for several diseases,
EU Places Restrictions on Horses from the United States
The American Horse Council has learned that all horses being exported from the United States to the European Union (EU) now require a negative (1:12) virus neutralization test for vesicular stomatitis (VS). The test samples must be taken within
Salmonella In Central Kentucky
On May 8, a Central Kentucky equine hospital sent out letters to area clients, farm managers, and veterinarians notifying them that an increased number of salmonella cases had been detected at the clinic this year, and explaining the methods
Rock Hard Ten Goes to Gate School
(from Belmont Park notes)
In the Preakness on May 15, Rock Hard Ten, a huge colt, was especially conspicuous. As the last horse loaded into the gate at Pimlico, Rock Hard Ten had the attention of the racing world and NBC’s
Wisconsin Veterinary School Gains Renowned Equine Surgeon
One of the nation’s first veterinarians to use arthroscopic surgery in equine practice, Joe Foerner, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, began providing surgical services to the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine on May 21. He will be
Vesicular Stomatitis Detected in Texas; Kentucky Bans Livestock
Vesicular stomatitis (VS), a disease with international implications for animal movement because symptoms mimic those of foot and mouth disease, was confirmed May 19 in western Texas. In response to that announcement, Kentucky Department of
WNV Detected in Illinois Birds
Three dead birds in Illinois have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV) since this year’s statewide mosquito-borne disease surveillance began on May 1. One crow was collected in Rantoul County and positive results were confirmed on May 21.
Ky. State Veterinarian Bans Texas Animals After VS Finding
State Veterinarian Robert Stout, DVM, has banned all livestock and wild or exotic animals from Texas from entering Kentucky due to reports of vesicular stomatitis (VS) in horses in west Texas.
The order also prohibits the entry into
Vesicular Stomatitis Confirmed in West Texas; First Case Since 1998
The country’s first case of vesicular stomatitis (VS) since 1998 was confirmed Wednesday, May 19, on a premise with nine horses and eight head of cattle near Balmorhea, in Reeves County in west Texas. VS is a viral disease that occurs
New Topical Anti-Inflammatory Equine Pain Treatment Approved for Use
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., today announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market and sell SURPASS™ (1% diclofenac sodium) Topical Anti-Inflammatory Cream, a new treatment for horses with pain and
HC/HERDA Update; Owners of Carrier Stallions Notified
Approximately 100 Quarter Horse stallion owners have received, or will receive, a message that the stallion is a carrier of the recessive gene that causes HC, also known as hereditary equine regional dermal asthenia (HERDA).
On-Watch for WNV in the United Kingdom
It was nearly five years ago when U.S. scientists were caught unaware by the deadly West Nile virus (WNV) and faced the puzzle of how that virus would adapt to a naïve population of birds and mammals in our various climates. United Kingdom
