Common Problems and Their Signs: Part Two
Michael Ball, DVM
June 1, 2000
The purpose of this article is to review the common problems that affect the horse, and to highlight their clinical signs.
The purpose of this article is to review the common problems that affect the horse, and to highlight their clinical signs.
Let’s say you decide to give an alternative therapy a try. How do you find a competent practitioner? We know which ones you’d rather have work on your horse, so we’ll give you some tips for finding the qualified people and avoiding
A reader asks how she can know when it is time to call the veterinarian for a health problem in her horse, and when advice from Internet chat rooms is enough information.
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Areas of Maryland from Baltimore to the lower Eastern Shore and Southern Maryland are experiencing an early outbreak of mosquitoes this year, prompting State officials to
Horses which have been correctly fed all their lives are far more likely to live to a ripe old age.
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There is increasing confusion over the parasites known as small strongyles. In the early years of parasite control, small strongyles were thought to be of little consequence to the health and well-being of the horse.
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