Horse-health-problem risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
Researchers found that firocoxib and flunixin meglumine provided similar levels of pain control after colic surgery, but firocoxib resulted in reduced evidence of endotoxemia at 48 hours post-surgery.
Feed your roly-poly pony the way Nature intended to prevent obesity-related diseases such as laminitis and equine metabolic syndrome.
Measuring the biomarker creatine kinase in abdominal fluid can help distinguish horses with ischemic (lacking blood flow) intestine due to a strangulating lesion—and, thus, require surgery—from those without.
While physicians have used capsule endoscopy in humans for more than a decade, it’s only recently become commercially available on the veterinary market for dogs and shows promise for use in horses.
From infectious disease to microbial imbalance in the gut, causes of chronic diarrhea in horses run the gamut. And, veterinarians agree, finding a solution should be a methodical trial-and-error process.
Veterinarians and horse owners alike consider colic the most important equine health care problem in need of more answers.
The 11-year-old Warmblood gelding began exhibiting an intermittent fever on March 1, tested positive for EHV on March 5, and is recovering.
A reader’s first-cutting hay brought in right from the field feels a bit damp. Our nutritionist explains why she should be cautious and how to tell if the forage is safe to feed her horses.
Diagnosing EMS and taking steps to manage it can allow your horse to live a healthy and productive life.
The transition from baby to permanent teeth often goes smoothly, but issues can arise along the way.
The Canadian Animal Health Surveillance System said the horses were epidemiologically linked to a previously identified case in Alberta and were sampled as part of an ongoing disease investigation.
Veterinarians have only recently described this dental disorder, which primarily affects older horses’ incisors and canines. Because EOTRH comes on slowly and insidiously, many owners and their vets don’t pick up on it until it’s in its late—and painful—stages, one equine dental specialist says.
Find answers to questions about equine infectious anemia, Potomac horse fever, parasites, and more.
Hair loss in horses can be a frustrating management concern simply because the reasons for its occurrence are so many and so varied. Here are some common causes.
Why are there so many equine infectious anemia cases in the news, and how can you protect your horse from this deadly disease?
If your senior horse has few to no teeth, he might not be chewing and digesting the nutrients he needs to maintain his health.
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