How to care for the basic health needs of horses
Despite high winds and heavy flooding, horses in Louisiana weathered Hurricane Ike’s assault on the Gulf Coast with relative ease thanks to evacuation plans executed just weeks ago in advance of Hurricane Gustav.
“About 50 horses had to be
The remnants of Hurricane Ike joined a slow-moving front across the Chicagoland area and northwest Indiana, dumping record rainfall Sept. 12 through 14. Gov. Rod Blagojevich has named seven Illinois counties disaster areas. However, it appears
From the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC):
Animal response to Hurricane Ike continues to be a team effort, as the issues are much larger than the resources of any one agency or association. The TAHC statewide has
Forecasters warned of “certain death,” a possible 25-foot surge of water that would wash across the Texas and Louisiana coast, wiping away towns in a white-capped, churning mess of debris.
What Hurricane Ike actually brought was a storm
The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) and the Texas State Animal Resource Team (TXSART) continue to address animal issues resulting from Hurricane Ike. An Area Command was established in the TAHC headquarters Thursday, and can be reached at
A colossal Hurricane Ike menaced the darkened Texas coast early Saturday, ensuring a sleepless night for thousands who huddled and waited to find out if a gamble to face the storm head-on could cost them their lives.
Before the eye even
Cars and trucks streamed inland and chemical companies buttoned up their plants Thursday as a gigantic Hurricane Ike took aim at the heart of the U.S. refining industry and threatened to send a wall of water crashing toward Houston.
Nearly
A massive Hurricane Ike sent white waves crashing over a seawall as it steamed toward Texas Friday, threatening to devastate coastal towns and batter America’s fourth-largest city.
Ike’s eye was forecast to strike somewhere near Galveston
The Texas Veterinary Medical Association has compiled a list of Hurricane Ike preparation resources for animal owners on its Web site.
These resources include links to government and weather information, evacuation maps, the
Many Texas horse owners are moving with their horses out of harm’s way as Hurricane Ike approaches the coast.
As of 1 p.m., CDT, Ike was a Category 2 hurricane, but the National Hurricane Center noted in a public bulletin that it was
The Texas Animal Health Commission is advising those evacuating for Hurricane Ike to call 2-1-1 for the latest information on available facilities open for emergency animal sheltering for livestock and pets.
“The 2-1-1 operators assist
The FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has alerted veterinarians of revised directions for the disposal of Eqvalan (ivermectin) Liquid for Horses. The CVM has received a small number of reports of precipitate forming in opened or leaky
Forecasters expect Hurricane Ike to make landfall this weekend somewhere between Corpus Christi and Houston, creating the potential for heavy punishment for Houston even if it’s not hit directly.
Some forecasts say Ike could strengthen to a
When it comes to teams representing the University of Florida, the national champion football and basketball teams might be getting all the headlines, but the University’s College of Veterinary Medicine Disaster Response Team should not be
Since the loss of Barbaro and Eight Belles, NBC’s Roundtable on the horseracing industry at the 2008 Preakness Stakes, and the congressional hearing in June 2008, researchers are highlighting their efforts to improve racehorse safety and Canadian
Nearly 1,000 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “When do you start winding down from your summer riding levels?”
