ACVIM 2006: Thyroid Function and Dysfunction in Equine Neonates

A foal’s thyroid sets it apart from many other youngsters–the sky-high levels of hormone it secretes allow the foal to be darting around the stall within hours of birth, rather than it remaining immobile and nursing with its eyes shut for weeks

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COX-2 Expression in Equine Tumors (ACVIM 2006)

Therapies for equine cancer are few and far between, but a veterinary oncologist from Colorado State University (CSU) thinks equine tumors could be treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

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Lost in the Fog Begins Chemotherapy

Lost in the Fog was resting in his stall at Golden Gate Fields Saturday (Sept. 9), two days after receiving his first chemotherapy treatment at the University of California, Davis.


The champion sprinter of 2005 had the treatment Thursday

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World Cup Winner Electrocutionist Dead

Dubai World Cup winner Electrocutionist died of an apparent heart attack Saturday, several days after an abnormality was detected in the 5-year-old horse’s heart.


Dubai-based Godolphin Racing Inc. owned Electrocutionist, considered a to

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Damage From Within

Mycotoxins can form in plants within hours and they can reach maximum concentration within one to two weeks.

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Lost in the Fog Given “Reasonable Chance”

The veterinarian treating sprint champion Lost in the Fog for cancerous tumors said Friday that the colt has “a reasonable chance” of reducing them to a size that’s conducive for chemotherapy or surgery.


Dr. Gary Magdesian, chief of

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Lost in the Fog ‘Not Done Yet,’ Gilchrist Says

Less than a week ago, trainer Greg Gilchrist said that it was “the bottom of the ninth” for his champion sprinter Lost in the Fog, diagnosed with terminal cancer. But at his Golden Gate Fields stable Thursday, the rally caps were

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Inoperable Tumor Found In Lost In the Fog

Champion sprinter Lost in the Fog has an inoperable tumor in addition to the large one found this week on his spleen and may have no more than two weeks to live, trainer Greg Gilchrist said Aug. 18.


The popular colt, owned by Harry Aleo,

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Lost in the Fog to Undergo Tests Friday

Doctors at the University of California-Davis veterinary school will run extensive tests on Lost in the Fog Friday in order to determine whether they will perform surgery to remove what is believed to be a cancerous mass from his spleen. If the

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Lost in the Fog Suspected to Have Cancer

Doctors at the University of California-Davis veterinary school, through a stomach sonogram, have found a mass in Lost in the Fog’s spleen that they suspect is a lymphoma, according to Greg Gilchrist, who trains last year’s Eclipse Award-winning

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Exact Cause of Toxicity Deaths Still Unknown

Researchers at Texas A&M University (TAMU) in College Station, Texas, say they strongly suspect that the pesticide used on feed at nearby Carousel Acres was directly involved in the death of 27 horses. However, the reason for the extreme

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Veterinarians Investigate Toxicity Deaths

Twenty-seven horses have died in what appears to be an accidental poisoning at a Brazos County, Texas boarding barn, reports The Bryan-College Station Eagle, a local newspaper.


Preliminary reports suggest that the horses’ feed

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