Prepurchase Examinations; Take-Homes From the 2017 Equine Ophthalmology Symposium

Equine Eyelid Problems

Even small injuries to the horse’s eyelids are important and require veterinary attention. Here’s what to watch for.

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U.K. Foot and Mouth Disease Epidemic Officially Over

The United Kingdom has regained its status as a foot and mouth disease (FMD)-free country at an international meeting of veterinarians in Paris, France, in January. The official statement was made Jan. 22 by the U.K.’s Department of Environment,

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Florida Reports First West Nile Virus Cases For 2002

The Florida Department of Health (DOH) and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) reported Feb. 18 that the first equine cases of West Nile virus (WNV) for 2002 had been found. Three horses tested positive for WNV in

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Skin Problems and Climate

We recently shipped a horse to Montana. His coat is taking a beating with the cold, dry air. How can we help him?

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Equine Lymphoma Cancer

Is equine lymphoma cancer hereditary? I had to euthanize my 5-year-old Quarter Horse recently because he had this.

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First Animal Cases of West Nile Virus for 2002 Reported

The Florida Department of Health (DOH) and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) announced Feb. 18 that the first cases of West Nile virus (WNV) for this year have been reported. It has been confirmed that a wild

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Color Vision In the Horse

Understanding how the horse sees the world can give horse owners an appreciation of their animals’ behavior. In addition to their reduced color perception (which makes certain color cues relatively useless), horses also have slightly poorer visual

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John Henry Back Home

Two-time Horse of the Year John Henry, who underwent colic surgery Jan. 25 at Hagyard-Davidson-McGee veterinary clinic near Lexington, arrived back home at the Kentucky Horse Park Feb. 4. “He was given a clean bill of health, and everyone is happy

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The Role of Bovine Papillomavirus in Equine Sarcoids

Bovine papillomavirus (BPV) has long been suspected of playing a role in the development of sarcoid tumors in horses. Different subtypes of the virus, BPV-1 and BPV-2, have been identified in individual sarcoid biopsies. It is not clear, however

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Endotoxemia and Gastrointestinal Disease

Endotoxemia is one of the most commonly encountered life-threatening conditions in horses with gastrointestinal disease. It is, by nature, a very disappointing and frustrating disease to encounter, and is the leading cause of death in adult horses

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Scrape That Won’t Heal

My 2-year-old Percheron gelding has a scrape just above his right hock (on the outside in the groove). He has had it since birth, but it was more irritated this summer. In winter, it gets dry, scabby, and hairless. What can I use to heal it,

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Monitoring Sand Colic With Radiographs

Ingestion of sand is an unfortunate consequence of vigorous grazing on sandy soil. The equine digestive tract can handle a certain amount of sand without difficulty, but too much sand can lead to impaction and colic. Medical treatments, includin

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AAEP Convention 2001: The Pruritic (Itchy) Horse

We’ve probably all had, or at least seen, a horse with an itching problem no one could quite figure out. In the roundtable discussion on pruritic (itchy) horses, veterinarians discussed just how to diagnose and manage these horses to keep them

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AAEP Convention 2001: Horseman’s Day

More than 350 horse owners turned out to hear six speakers at the second annual Horseman’s Day, held in conjunction with the annual AAEP convention. In almost every case, those in attendance were still raising their hands with questions when

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