No Link Between Laminitis and IA Corticosteroids in Healthy Horses
Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc
January 29, 2023
The overall incidence of laminitis due to IA corticosteroid injection might be lower than many believe.
Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of leg lameness
The overall incidence of laminitis due to IA corticosteroid injection might be lower than many believe.
Conventional and easy-to-use joint therapies such as corticosteroids and hyaluronic acid continue to have their place in equine practice.
A veterinarian describes the many ways to treat this complex yet common cause of lameness and poor performance.
Veterinarians might consider addressing axial skeleton adaptations when rehabbing horses with limb injuries.
Learn more about equine asthma, acute respiratory infections, and shipping fever in horses.
Veterinarians share their advice for preventing lower-limb problems and rehabilitating injured horses, from therapies to back-to-work schedules.
Prepurchase exams are an important part of equine practice. A veterinarian recommends how to achieve the best outcomes.
Perform trot-ups on both flat and sloped surfaces to fully understand a horse’s lameness.
Standing surgery allows for treatment options that might not have been possible previously due to risks associated with general anesthesia.
MRI imaging of the stifle joint has shown evidence of injuries to a variety of soft and hard tissues.
Look for educational information about soft tissue injuries in horses on TheHorse.com starting November 21.
Learn about the signs of pain in horses—and how sedation can help—in this archived podcast.
A veterinarian describes three real-life examples of horses with physical abnormalities competing successfully.
The key concepts behind 6 orthobiologics available to equine veterinarians.
A wide range of conditions can cause poor performance, but many cases circle back to lameness with a behavioral component.
Dr. Brian Nielsen describes what osteochondritis dissecans is, what causes it, and how it can affect horses during their lifetimes.
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