Lyme Disease Testing for Horses
Eric Lockwood Swinebroad, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM
July 20, 2018
Equine internal medicine specialist Dr. Eric Swinebroad offers an overview of testing available for Lyme disease.
Equine internal medicine specialist Dr. Eric Swinebroad offers an overview of testing available for Lyme disease.
Two veterinarians share what has remained the same and what’s changing when it comes to diagnosing and treating this frustrating condition, once known as navicular. Read an excerpt from this in-depth article in our July 2018 issue.
Where do we go from here? Find out from Charlie Scoggins, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACT, who’s a fertility clinician at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky.
Researchers found that many horses not diagnosed with neck pain had bony changes in the cervical spine.
Drs. Peter Morresey and James McLeod share regenerative medicine insights from clinical and research perspectives.
Disease life cycle can be replicated for research in ways scientists didn’t believe was possible.
Two research teams investigated whether APPs could serve as EPM markers and came to similar conclusions.
Data suggest that veterinarians are treating EPM in the field and referring fewer cases.
Find out how an owner’s careful management after an injury occurred likely prevented a fatal outcome for a Quarter Horse gelding.
The prognosis for performance soundness in nonracing horses diagnosed with sagittal groove injury and concurrent osteoarthritis is poor, researchers found.
Ultrasound is a useful screening tool for assessing some deep digital flexor tendon lesions, but it could cause veterinarians to underestimate navicular bursa and collateral sesamoidean ligament lesions.
Time is of the essence when diagnosing and treating atypical myopathy as it can prove fatal in less than two days.
Of the 323 respondents, only 81 (25%) have had a gastroscopy performed on their horse to check for ulcers.
Both endoscopic techniques provide invaluable information and, in most cases, should be used together, one practitioner says.
Learn about keeping OTTBs healthy and happy as they move into new disciplines. We’ll cover feeding, vet care, handling, and more!
Presentation topics will include metabolic issues, breeding, melanoma, lameness in prepurchase exams, and more.
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