A veterinarian with a focus on racehorses shares thoughts on how to reduce the number of catastrophic injuries.
Causes of collapse in apparently healthy horses range from sleep deprivation and pain to muscle disorders and pregnancy.
Dr. Dean Richardson will describe Penn Vet’s system for recovering high-risk horses from anesthesia on June 6.
Metal shoes have a greater risk of damaging bone during a kick than polyurethane shoes or barefoot feet.
Royal Mo fractured a sesamoid bone and was transported to PennVet’s New Bolton Center for treatment on Sunday.
Foals with lesions had reduced peak vertical forces in the affected limb, suggesting reduced weight-bearing.
Xylazine, detomidine, and romifidine appear to have few effects on lameness exam results when used without butorphanol.
Researchers believe polyacrylamide hydrogel (PAAG) could have a long-lasting cushioning effect on arthritic joints.
A panel believes keys include additional out-of-competition testing, investigators, and research.
Researchers found that many radiographic abnormalities resolve by the time weanlings return to the auction as yearlings.
Vets can use MRI to help diagnose injuries, select treatments, monitor healing progress, and determine prognosis.
How young horses are fed and housed can impact how osteochondral lesions evolve, and even help them heal.
Many of the abnormalities researchers evaluated in weanling X rays improve by the time the horse was a yearling.
Find tips on handling bacterial pleuropneumonia, pneumothorax and hemothorax, rib fractures, and ARDS in foals.
Preliminary results suggest risk factors include fewer high-speed workouts and a drop in racing class, among others.
Sedation and bandaging can help buy time for a thorough exam and to make a thoughtful decision about the horse’s future.
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