Fact Sheet: Allergies in Horses
Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc
June 27, 2022
Veterinary intervention can make itchy horses more comfortable and keep allergies under control. Sponsored by Kinetic Vet.
Veterinary intervention can make itchy horses more comfortable and keep allergies under control. Sponsored by Kinetic Vet.
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These programs designed to strengthen airway muscles might help affected horses avoid surgery.
Signs and tests that can help you and your veterinarian quickly identify the various causes of foal diarrhea.
EPM can be difficult to diagnose. Dr. Sarah Colmer explains how veterinarians use a neuro exam, bloodwork, and cerebrospinal fluid to confirm an EPM diagnosis.
From imaging to diagnostic tests, vets have many ways to help horses with EPM, wobbler syndrome, and spinal cord injuries.
An equine veterinarian describes approaches for treating kissing spines, arthritis, and other spinal issues.
Researchers reported thermography showed lower temperatures in the heels and toes of horses wearing egg bar shoes or wedge pads; the findings remain inconclusive.
This approach can make veterinary procedures—from injections to surgery—safer, more accurate, and less traumatic for the equine patient.
Pinpointing an injury’s location is important for not only an accurate diagnosis but also a proper treatment and successful outcome.
Employ nontraditional methods to discover more about pregnancies, pathology, and problematic anatomy, all using a transrectal probe.
How veterinarians can prep horses, prep themselves, and use their ultrasound machines to do more.
Practitioners have a new tool for assessing fetal growth/age in late gestation.
The readily available modality can reveal more information so veterinarians can make a definitive diagnosis.
Racetrack veterinarians can trust PET when looking for fetlock pathologies that can potentially lead to serious injuries if left undiagnosed.
Belgian researchers use both modalities to investigate the causes of foot pain in 30 horses referred to the equine hospital for forelimb lameness.
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