Coverage from the 68th annual American Association of Equine Practitioners’ Convention in San Antonio, Texas.
Comparing ligament striations in opposite limbs via ultrasound to determine if changes are normal versus tears could lead to misdiagnosis.
Timely decision-making could be the life-saving factor for colicking horses.
Best practices whether milking a mare by hand, using a commercial device, or rigging a milker out of a syringe.
The horse’s fed vs. fasted state, dose and type of corn syrup, season, and simultaneous endocrine testing might alter the results of this insulin dysregulation testing method.
How to recognize at-risk horses and manage them appropriately to prevent severe disease.
The Type 2 diabetes drug might help horses with chronic hyperinsulinemia and laminitis that haven’t responded to management changes.
This stallside system might benefit horses with acute and chronic inflammatory synovitis.
Veterinarians discuss how they radiograph, ultrasound, and treat neck problems.
Injecting an immunostimulant directly into endometrial cups can cause them to regress, allowing broodmares that have aborted to come back into season.
One researcher assessed the effects different NSAIDs have not only on horses’ response to furosemide but also their kidney function.
Dr. Gustavo Zanotto of Texas A&M University describes autologous blood products, how they work, the existing research supporting them, and their applications in horses in this Dechra-sponsored online presentation.
The overall incidence of laminitis due to IA corticosteroid injection might be lower than many believe.
Researchers found the muzzle and outer nostril region present an alternative and less invasive way to test horses for EHV-1.
Conventional and easy-to-use joint therapies such as corticosteroids and hyaluronic acid continue to have their place in equine practice.
One sport horse veterinarian describes how to choose a system and maximize its benefits in equine practice.
A veterinarian describes the many ways to treat this complex yet common cause of lameness and poor performance.
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