What to do about your horse’s sore back
…put a twist on the back. It can be challenging to arrive at an accurate diagnosis.” And the signs can lead to a dead end. “Sometimes what we think might…
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Radiographs – Know What They Can and Can’t Tell You
With many lameness situations, veterinarians take radiographs as a first line method of diagnosis. Some radiographs are relatively easy to decipher in that the average horse owner can make out…
Equine Cushing’s Disease
…mares bred. Diagnosis of Cushing’s disease is usually based on clinical signs and blood tests. Affected horses may have elevated levels of glucose, insulin, cortisol and ACTH in their blood….
Threat: Lyme Disease
…mild fever, hepatitis, laminitis, muscle tenderness, head tilt, difficulty in swallowing, facial paralysis, sensitive skin (hyperesthesia), lethargy or hyper-reactivity. DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT Lyme disease is difficult to diagnose in horses….
Washington State University Vet School Hospital Closed by EHV Virus
…diagnosis of Equine Herpes Virus, Type 1, also known as the “neurologic” mutation of the common Equine Herpes Virus. One of the horses was euthanized. But by then, cutting horses…
EHV Outbreak Linked to Cutting Horse Event, Multiple Western US States Alerted for Disease After Two Horses Euthanized
…sick cutting horses had been reported in several western states and in western Canada, but that the only confirmed diagnosis of EHV-1 had been in the Colorado horses via Colorado…
Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation to Fund 17 Projects in 2009
…effects of racetrack surface characteristics and management on the type and incidence of non-fatal injuries. A New Approach for Speedy Diagnosis of Botulism Dr. Robert H. Whitlock, University of Pennsylvania…
Chiropractic Care Comes Of Age
…of the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association, defines chiropractic care as the art and science of diagnosis and correction of dysrelationships between the nervous system and the spinal column through manual…
Get On Top of Horse Allergies
…but most frequently overlooked, part of reaching a diagnosis of an allergy is the horse’s history. Things like a family history of allergy, a seasonal pattern, age, appearance of symptoms…
Equine Infectious Anemia Continues to Kill
…confirm the diagnosis. Flies Are the Culprits Like AIDS, the virus cannot be spread by casual contact. It is usually transmitted via large biting flies, which carry virus-packed blood from…