A Mare’s Complicated Trick or Something Else?
Camie Heleski, PhD, MS
September 10, 2015
A reader wonders why her mare turns her head, grits her teeth, and sticks out her tongue.
A reader wonders why her mare turns her head, grits her teeth, and sticks out her tongue.
Veterinarians can’t manage all colics with NSAIDs alone. Learn about the other medication options they have.
Scientists examined the effects of Salmonella shedding on previously hospitalized horses and their stablemates.
Researchers recently studied factors associated with drug-resistant Salmonella shedding and what effect it might have on health outcomes of previously hospitalized horses and their stablemates.
Here are the steps to take and information to gather when faced with a colicking horse.
Researchers found that 69% and 54% of polo ponies examined had glandular and squamous ulcers, respectively.
Learn how vets use a technique called FLASH, a targeted abdominal ultrasound examination, to diagnose colic.
Tyzzer’s disease primarily affects foals’ livers, causing necrotizing hepatitis (liver disease).
Reported diseases include equine herpesvirus, strangles, equine viral arteritis, contagious equine metritis, and more
Ulcers were more prevalent in domestic horses than feral ones, but the latter group wasn’t immune to these lesions.
Researchers found that 34% of jumping horses examined had both squamous and glandular ulcers.
While vets have made progress in improving colic surgery in the past 40 years, there are still improvements to be made.
Dull coat? Cinchy? Thin? Your horse might be one of the 50-90% suffering from gastric ulcers. Get your gastric ulcer questions answered during our live Q&A event.
Misoprostol, which can cause abortion in humans, is used to prevent or treat right dorsal colitis in horses.
About 90% of performance horses and 25 to 50% of foals have ulcers. Here’s what to watch for and how to prevent them.
Studies indicate that some ulcer products contain a wide range of omperazole, from as little as 27% to as much as 126%.
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