Torn Eyelid Injury
Ann Dwyer, DVM
July 1, 2006
Any injury that tears skin or causes painful swelling around the eye should receive immediate veterinary attention.
Any injury that tears skin or causes painful swelling around the eye should receive immediate veterinary attention.
A Cornell University researcher recently showed that platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy can enhance the healing response and quality of repair at the cellular level in treatment of tendonitis and suspensory ligament desmitis. Lisa A. Fortier,
One of the most important facts regarding severe wounds is that the sooner they are noticed and repaired the better the patient’s prognosis, both functionally and cosmetically.
“After harvesting and concentrating the stem cells in a laboratory, the stem cells and bone marrow are transferred into the damaged ligament or tendon,” Herthel says. “They reproduce into normal, healthy tissue, thus improving healing and providing
Owning horses is, by default, continuing education. Veterinarians are required to receive a certain number of hours of continuing education to maintain their licenses. Many practitioners take training above and beyond what is required by law simply
What exactly happens the minute after the direct trauma (like a kick or a collision)? How does the blood pool?
Editor’s Note: To see the update on this case go to www.TheHorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=6919
An April 17 shooting on a Florida farm left seven horses dead
Lone Star Park’s main track is in its best condition ever, according to several horsemen who have been stabled in Grand Prairie, Texas for several weeks.
The 10th annual 66-date Spring Thoroughbred Season commences Thursday night at 6:35
The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) in Prince Edward Island, Canada, recently received funding from a new provincial research and development program to establish a center of excellence for equine bone, tendon, and ligament repair. This will
Injuries to the superficial digital flexor tendon account for as much as 30% of all Thoroughbred racing injuries, and of those that do heal there is a high incidence of reoccurrence, according to Linda Dahlgren, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, of
The first sight of blood can prompt a frantic call to the veterinarian, but a second examination of the wound with a cool head might prove it to be less of an emergency. To help horse owners distinguish between emergencies and a wound that
A Colorado State University (CSU) researcher recently reported that he and his colleagues have found significant patterns of six different signals of damage or “biomarkers” in the serum of racehorses with certain musculoskeletal diseases. This means
As a responsible horse owner, you make management decisions that affect the current well-being of your horse and his future vitality.
In a recently completed study involving navicular cases, Byron found lameness in horses undergoing extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) treatment averaged improvement of about one lameness grade.
Our area has a healthy population of rattlesnakes. I would like to be prepared in case one of the horses gets bitten.
An Adelaide, Australia-based company has attained a license to manufacture equine stem cells in Australia. According to Australia’s online edition of The Advertiser, Australia’s regulator of veterinary medicines–the Australian
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