Plasma is widely administered to horses and foals for a variety of reasons, such as a critical illness, failure of passive transfer in foals, or prophylaxis against Rhodococcus equi.
Oregon State Researchers suggest that a low bioavailability and a rapid rate of elimination of the drug metformin might explain the “varied reports of clinical success” for improving insulin sensitivity in horses.
Metformin is an oral
In general, controlled studies do not exist regarding the efficacy of various treatments for laminitis, and some therapies have additional risks beyond their failure to improve the situation.
Nanomedicine–the use of small-molecule therapeutic drugs–is a rapidly expanding field in human medicine and is anticipated to have a huge impact on equine practice in the not-so-distant future.
According to Paul Debbage, PhD,
Rotational deworming–dosing horses with different classes of dewormers in rotation–is often recommended for controlling equine internal parasites. The theory is that by using all of the available effective deworming drug classes, we combine their
To evaluate the effect of PSGAG and HA on clinical signs and various other measures of osteoarthritis, researchers utilized 24 horses with a similar degree of osteoarthritis in one carpal joint.
Researchers have recently cautioned horse owners currently treating horses diagnosed with pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID, or equine Cushing’s syndrome) that the compounded form of the drug pergolide mesylate can become
In an attempt to quiet the fluttering of horses’ hearts caused by atrial fibrillation, researchers in Belgium found that a human medication does not restore a normal cardiac rhythm, despite reaching therapeutic levels.
Twenty-three allegedly malnourished horses are residing in foster care following their removal from a Zuni, Va., farm. Deputies removed the animals from property owned by Jeff and Diana Hansford on Jan. 21 after a team of state and private
In a recently completed 429-horse trial, researchers reinforced the effectiveness and safety profile of Equioxx (firocoxib), the first equine oral, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) to be approved in more than 20 years.
“This
Compounding, by definition, is tailor-made preparation of a dru
Elanco Animal Health (a division of Eli Lilly and Company), in collaboration with Michigan State University, Oklahoma State University, and Louisiana State University, is seeking horses with equine Cushing’s disease, also known as pituitary pars
Phenylbutazone, or Bute, is an anti-inflammatory drug widely administered long-term for the management of painful musculoskeletal injuries, navicular syndrome, and osteoarthritis. While it is widely known that Bute can cause serious
No veterinarian wants to see a patient experiencing muscle tremors, difficulty standing, or seizures. When that animal can weigh as much as a thousand pounds, it also becomes a safety concern for the patient and the caregivers.
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Finding a “cure” for common stereotypies, such as headshaking, cribbing, and weaving, continues to elude veterinary researchers, since the antibiotic virginiamycin as a dietary supplement has been culled from the pool of possibilities.
Earlier this year, President Bush signed legislation reauthorizing the Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA) and authorizing the Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act (AGDUFA), which will provide for additional funds and resources to review generic animal
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