Can I Maintain My Semiretired Horse on an NSAID?
Scott Hopper, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS
September 23, 2024
A horse owner asks if Bute or firocoxib is better for her older performance horse. The answer? Maybe neither.
Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of leg lameness
A horse owner asks if Bute or firocoxib is better for her older performance horse. The answer? Maybe neither.
Sacroiliac problems can affect any horse, potentially limiting performance abilities.
Learn about the causes and clinical signs of laminitis in horses, and what researchers say about how to manage and prevent it.
A reader says wounds on her horse’s legs scar during healing. A veterinarian offers advice on how to help horses’ wounds heal with a good cosmetic outcome.
In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers explored the connection between a physeal structure in the neck and wobbler syndrome in horses.
Researchers are exploring improved ways to heal these notoriously complicated soft tissue structures.
Dr. Avi Blake describes equine degenerative joint disease, how it occurs, clinical signs, diagnostics, and treatment options.
Learn about the clinical signs of neck or back issues in horses and how they are diagnosed.
Find out how you can keep your metabolically efficient horse healthy when he’s laid up with an injury or chronic illness.
There are right and wrong ways to bandage horses’ limbs, no matter the wrap’s purpose.
What’s going on inside your horse’s hooves during injury or disease? Sources reveal what they’ve learned about common hoof conditions such as abscesses and sheared heels.
Getting to the root of podotrochlosis is an ongoing process. Learn about risk factors for the disease and how veterinarians diagnose it.
Navicular syndrome, once feared as a career-ending diagnosis, can now be managed more effectively, despite ongoing challenges.
With so many supplements to choose from, it’s important to know what options are effective. Here’s a look at supplement ingredients that are backed by science.
Are horses that develop sepsis-related, supporting-limb, or idiopathic laminitis at a higher risk of developing endocrinopathic laminitis down the road?
Discover how veterinarians use lameness exams and diagnostic tools to help pinpoint the source of equine lameness in this visual guide.
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