Many conditions besides colic can cause coliclike signs. And with colic, delayed treatment or misdiagnosis can have serious consequences. Here’s what you need to know.
Does alfalfa cause kidney or respiratory problems or make horses hyper? Specialists shed light on these myths and more.
Researchers studied these rare mineral concretions, how to best detect them, and commonly found concurrent conditions in affected horses.
Your old horse’s rations might not need to change just because he’s got a few more gray hairs around his eyes. Still, owners should consider some key points when feeding their seniors.
The equine kidney has a vital role in overall health, but a variety of disease processes can impair renal function.
If foals are diagnosed and treated early they generally have a fair to good chance to make a full recovery.
Learn whether your horse is at risk and if you should be vaccinating for this “new” disease.
Renal (kidney) disease and acute kidney injury with other disease processes can increase morbidity and mortality.
Researchers are exploring the use of renal replacement therapy to help horses with acute renal failure.
Owners often use the internet to inform their decision-making, and horses sometimes suffer as a result.
Exercise-associated hematuria, urethral tears, and idiopathic renal hematuria are three less common causes.
Acute kidney injury, or compromised renal function, is often reversible if treated appropriately and promptly.
High-tech medical devices normally reserved for humans might prove helpful in managing the health of Justin Credible, the colt with the first documented case of type-1
A colt born with type-1 diabetes might be the first documented equine case of the illness, according to his veterinarian, Nathan Slovis, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, of Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, Ky.
The urinary tract is a vital system; if a problem develops, it can rapidly become a crisis.
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.
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