Recognize Signs of Potomac Fever
…Proper pasture management and vaccination are the best defenses against Potomac Horse Fever. Early diagnosis and quick treatment will help the disease from progressing if your horse does contract it….
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Postcard: 2008 Rolex Kentucky Cross Country
…injured his right front leg in a fall at the 13th fence, the footbridge. He is in stable condition, but I have no diagnosis of his injury tonight. Other mishaps…
Groundbreaking Test For EPSM
…assumed to have PSSM/EPSM without proper diagnostics because of owner reluctance to do muscle biopsy. The availability of this test should greatly reduce misdiagnosis of this condition in all horses….
Mixing Horse Supplements
…be better to go for the MRI or the bone scan’ The tentative diagnosis is solar margin fracture, but my vet is still not convinced based on films that this…
Married with Horses: Paging Dr. Sherlock Holmes
…feet. Two vets had been out to see him in the past few weeks, but with no real progress. The closest we got to a diagnosis was a suspicion of…
Septicemia In Foals
…organisms involved in these infections are usually those commonly found on the skin or in the manure/environment and will respond well to antibiotics if the diagnosis is made quickly enough….
Riding with Health Problems: Continued
…discusses how various illnesses can affect riders. (See “Diagnosis: Health Problems–Yours, Not Your Horse’s.”) Here’s more on the subject, directly from readers themselves. Cancer, from Kathy Swan “I underwent surgery,…
Muscular Problems Have Varied Causes
…who implemented daily exercise and diet change (low starch, added fat), approximately 70% reported improvement at six months. This study highlights the importance of getting an accurate diagnosis. Gait changes…
Veterinary Pathology`s Role In Horse Care
…us understand probable causes for unexplained death in horses and the pathologist’s role in furthering diagnosis and treatment of disease. Is finding out the cause of a horse’s death the…
Colic In Horses
…of fluid into the intestinal tract or into the abdomen itself. This is another bad sign. Diagnosis Since abdominal/colic pain could be caused by a life-threatening problem, it’s a medical…