Horse-health-problem risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
Standardbred racehorse owners got a scare last week when officials quarantined three barns of horses at the Red Mile, a harness track in Lexington, Ky, because of serologic test results that suggested a horse might have had equine infectious
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Every state in the 48 contiguous United States has now experienced a taste of West Nile virus (WNV) since it first was detected in the Western Hemisphere in 1999. Having their first encounters with West Nile virus this year were Nevada (WNV foun
The University of Pennsylvania’s George D. Widener Hospital for Large Animals began accepting equine emergency patients on Aug. 30. The hospital reopened on Aug. 2 for outpatients and scheduled elective surgeries. The hospital, located at New
Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS), Cushing’s disease, insulin resistance (IR), glucose intolerance, and glycemic indices of feeds have gotten a lot of press lately. The terms are taken from the human literature, where they have very specific
Royal Kaliber, the stallion that took Chris Kappler to a silver Olympic team medal and an individual bronze medal in Athens last month, underwent colic surgery in Someren, the Netherlands late yesterday. He suffered a leg injury in the final
Fall deworming is important; winter is usually when internal parasites do the most damage and rob the horse of vital nutrients.
Horses with colic are often treated with Banamine, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that effectively reduces pain and inflammation. Although Banamine (flunixin meglumine) helps colicky horses feel and look better, the drug can have
The Nevada Department of Agriculture’s Animal Disease & Food Safety Laboratory confirmed West Nile virus (WNV) in a Fallon County horse on July 22.
The horse was euthanized June 21 after exhibiting signs consistent with WNV. The horse
But in horses, diarrhea–particularly persistent diarrhea in adult horses–is no laughing matter, and it’s certainly not something you should keep to yourself. Because of direct consequences such as dehydration and malnutrition, as well as underlying
According to a July 3 report from the Mobile Register, a horse in Baldwin County, Ala. died from Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in late June. This was Alabama’s first case of EEE for 2004.
EEE is a mosquito-borne disease that
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Domestication has created problems for the horse, including stomach ulcers.
Potomac Horse fever (PHF) season is now underway in New York. There are no actual numbers for the (amount of) disease because it is spread out, according to Jenny Gold, DVM, an equine veterinarian in the large animal clinic at Cornell”P>Potomac Horse fever (PHF) season is now underway in New York. There are no actual numbers for the (amount of) disease because it is spread out, according to Jenny Gold, “>Potomac Horse fever (PHF) season is now underway in New York. There are no actual numbers for the (amount “Potomac Horse fever (PHF) season is now unde
The most recent consensus statement on strangles debuted to rave reviews at the June meeting of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) in Minneapolis, Minn.
Officials at the New Jersey Department of Agriculture announced yesterday (Aug. 17) that West Nile virus (WNV) had been diagnosed in a 7-year-old pregnant mare in Gloucester County, marking the first detection of equine WNV in the state this
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