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The Latest West Nile Virus Update

Stephanie L. Church, Editorial Director October 21, 1999

Twenty-one of the cases of West Nile virus (WNV) in horses were handled and treated by the Mattituck-Laurel Veterinary Hospital, in Laurel, N.Y. Of those 21, eight have died or were euthanized. An additional horse, a Thoroughbred, might be euthanized tonight, following intensive exam by the United States Department of Agriculture.

John E. Andresen, DVM, is the equine specialist

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West Nile Virus Confirmed (no longer “-like”)

Stephanie L. Church, Editorial Director October 21, 1999

According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the unique disease outbreak in NY horses is no longer the “West Nile-like” virus. It now has been confirmed as the actual West Nile virus.

Centers for Disease Control have not yet issued a statement that would confirm West Nile virus in the dead birds found in CT and NJ.

More reports and an in-depth question/answer

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USDA Takes Action On West Nile Virus

Stephanie L. Church, Editorial Director October 14, 1999

According to a USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service press release from Oct. 13, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is taking several steps to ensure that the West Nile virus (WNV) does not have a detrimental effect

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Colic: To Walk Or Not To Walk

Les Sellnow October 3, 1999

Despite what has been passed down through the years, it is acceptable for a colicky horse to lie down. Furthermore, it is considered unlikely that the horse will twist the intestines by rolling.

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Scientists Sleuth Forage Secrets

Tim Brockhoff October 1, 1999

How do certain forage plants coax cattle, sheep and goats into coming back for more? Scientists at the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service are sleuthing the secrets of how to tempt the palates of these ruminants.

Knowing more about the

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Equine Dental Care is More Than Just Floating Teeth

American Association of Equine Practitioners October 1, 1999

When you schedule an appointment for yourself at the dentist’s office, you usually mark off a whole afternoon on your calendar. You have X rays, get a thorough cleaning of each and every tooth, maybe get a tooth or two filled—and you almost

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When Joints Fail: Osteochondrosis

Les Sellnow October 1, 1999

Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) is an affliction, if left untreated, that can have long-term harmful effects on the young, growing horse as well as the performing or racing horse. OCD actually is a disease subset of osteochondrosis and

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Theft and Horse Identification

J. Amelita Facchiano October 1, 1999

Horse theft is a reality. Regardless of breed or discipline, it can happen to you. Mary Beth Jacobs learned that painful lesson the morning of Sept. 29, 1997, when she arrived at Lone Star Stables in Ft. Worth. Lucky Lady, her bay

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Minimizing Feed Costs

Karen Briggs October 1, 1999

Let’s face it, those aren’t gerbils out in your stalls and pastures. They’re 1,000-pound herbivores, with appetites wired for perpetual hunger and teeth designed to make short work out of massive amounts of fiber. If your feed bills are starting

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Dry Times And Other Changes

Kimberly S. Brown October 1, 1999

The drought is severe here in Kentucky, as it is in many parts of the country. A couple of my neighbors said they are feeding hay to their horses as if it were January. That’s probably true of many owners, especially in states such as

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Pan Am Games

Karen Briggs October 1, 1999

Short of the Olympics, the Pan American Games are the biggest deal in equestrian sport in this hemisphere. Every four years, the best horses and riders in the sports of dressage, show jumping, and three-day eventing, from 42 nations in North,

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Vesicular Stomatitis: No Outbreaks In 1999?

Stephanie L. Church, Editorial Director September 24, 1999

According to veterinarians, there are two possible reasons why there have been no reported cases of equine vesicular stomatitis (VS) this year. The first possible reason is that there is actually no disease occuring, the second, is that there

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