Prevalence of Post-Anesthesia Cardiac Arrhythmias in Horses
Erica Larson
May 16, 2012
Study links common post-surgical heart arrhythmia in horses to anesthesia, surgery, and recovery.
Study links common post-surgical heart arrhythmia in horses to anesthesia, surgery, and recovery.
Parasitologists now recommend deworming based upon the each horse’s needs, determined by fecal egg counts.
If not treated early, equine ocular keratitis (corneal inflammation) can lead to blindness and eye loss.
The website–cleanhorseracing.org–is dedicated to the reform of horse racing medication rules.
Researchers found that some horses with inflammatory small bowel disease could have a gluten intolerance.
Vets should consider research results when recommending mesenchymal stem cell therapy for equine injuries.
The USEF banned GABA, an inhibitory neurotransmitter, use in February following documented adverse reactions.
The colt sustained a long pastern chip fracture during Saturday’s Kentucky Derby.
Dr. William Farmer, Racetrack Veterinarian for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, describes the frequency of Derby horse vet checks, along with safeguards once the horses head toward the paddock.
Most vaccination schedules begin when the foal is four to six months old.
Dr. William Farmer, Racing Veterinarian for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, demonstrates and describes a race-day health check on location at Churchill Downs.
Dr. William Farmer, Racing Veterinarian for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, describes the many regulatory veterinary checks designed to ensure a horse is fit to race in the Derby or Oaks.
There are two main types of pharmaceutical drugs: those manufactured by pharmaceutical companies and are FDA approved; and those that are “compounded” by either a licensed veterinarian or pharmacist. In equine medicine, compounded drugs are only considered if a horse needs to be treated with a medication but no FDA-approved formulation is licensed for horses.
Work with your veterinarian to properly time treatment and avoid perpetuating drug-resistant parasites.
Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) continues to pose diagnostic and treatment challenges.
The witnesses all told Congress they don’t believe race-day medication has a place in Thoroughbred racing.
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