Will My Horse Survive Colic Surgery?
Jennifer O. Bryant
April 3, 2014
There are no easy answers when it comes to colic surgery, just as there are no easy decisions.
Horse-health-problem risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
There are no easy answers when it comes to colic surgery, just as there are no easy decisions.
Dr. Laurent Couetil talks about the environmental factors that impact horses with heaves and ways to treat the disease.
Respiratory-related health conditions are the second leading cause of poor performance in athletic horses. Learn more about equine respiratory health with this easy-to-follow visual guide.
Blister Beetles naturally contain and secrete a chemical substance called cantharidin, which is extremely toxic to horses. Dr. Sarah Reuss lists the dangers of blister beetles and what horse owners can do to prevent their horse from ingesting them.
According to a March University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (UKVDL) bulletin, the lab is seeing a statistically significant increase in positive Lawsonia intracellularis test results as compared to recent years.
Rhodococcus equi is a serious infectious disease that can cause pneumonia in foals. Learn how to protect your herd of youngsters in this information-packed visual guide.
Dr. Teri Lear of the University of Kentucky presents chromosome abnormalities and inherited diseases in horses.
Anyone who’s ever managed an equine eye issue knows how challenging it can be to administer treatment. Fortunately, there’s an easier way: the subpalpebral lavage system.
Page’s work at UK has mainly focused on Lawsonia intracellularis, a bacterium causing a disease primarily of young horses, weanlings, and yearlings.
A general physical examination is performed as part of the clinical evaluation of the horse exhibiting colic.
Soaking hay provides owners with the ability to alter some physical characteristics as well as the nutrient content of their hay if purchasing the ideal hay is not a feasible option.
Recent work demonstrates that endophyte-infected fescue can cause vasoconstriction in the legs and reduced blood flow to reproductive organs in mares.
Of the 991 respondents, 26% said they’d reduce their horses’ turnout time to reduce spring pasture intake.
The AQHA halter world champion and world champion sire died due to complications from an intestinal tumor.
Miners Frolic, a 16-year-old, 17-hand Thoroughbred gelding, was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation.
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