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Health: Emergency
from the pages of Horse Journal
Step Off the Laminitis Bandwagon
These days, and for every horse that is correctly diagnosed and
treated as a result of that, great. However, as often happens with a disease du
jour, some folks are carrying things too far, seeing laminitis in hoof changes
that can have other explanations and leading owners into management... | read »
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Health: Emergency
Horse First Aid: Coping with a Cut
As a horse owner, sooner or later you'll encounter a laceration--whether it's a
minor cut that's easily managed or a major accident that you know right away
needs veterinary attention. But what about those lacerations that fall in
between obviously minor and very bad? How do you know when to... | read »
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Health: Emergency
from the pages of Rodeo
Hock Problems in Horses
The hock is a complex joint and is analogous to our ankle joint.
While it is the most common site of lameness in the hind leg of performance
horses, I don't believe one should assume it to be where the problem lies
whenever a horse is sore behind.
The early life problems in the hock, as in... | read »
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Health: Emergency
from the pages of Rodeo
Pigeon Fever in Horses
"Pigeon Fever," (AKA dry-land distemper) is a colloquial term used
to define a condition affecting horses. The term came about because the typical
location of the lesion, which starts out as a deep abscess, is in the pectoral
area. However, these abscesses can occur on any part of a horse.... | read »
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Health: Emergency
from the pages of Horse Journal
The Equine Fecal Blood Test for Ulcers Worries Us
Human fecal blood testing is used as a screening test for cancer in
the bowel. There's a considerable amount of debate in human medicine over the
value of the test for many reasons (e.g. false positives) and how well it
actually reflects the presence of cancer. Basically, the medical... | read »
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Health: Emergency
Bruising in Your Horse's Hoof
I have a gelding who had what seemed like an abscess in his hind
foot. He wasn't dead lame, but he did respond negatively to pressure from the
hoof testers and had heat and swelling in his leg. We did an Epsom salt
dressing, and the next day I saw obvious bruising in his hoof. I applied light... | read »
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Health: Emergency
from the pages of Rodeo
Arthroscopic Surgery
Arthroscopic surgery has become a
commonly used technology in
dealing with joint problems in the horse.
Arthroscopic surgery
enables a complete visual evaluation of the internal
structures of a
joint in the horse, as well as surgical correction of solvable
problems with
minimal... | read »
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Health: Emergency
Navicular Disease in Horses
Better diagnostic tools for imaging the horse's hoof are shedding
new light on navicular disease and navicular syndrome in horses. There's a difference
between navicular disease and navicular syndrome, although they overlap, and researchers are now
uncovering several more causes for the... | read »
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Health: Emergency
from the pages of Rodeo
Wound Healing in Horses
Wound healing in horses can be problematical because of
differences in how they heal. Wounds of the upper body of the horse, above the hock or knee,
heal amazingly well and relatively quickly. With wounds of the distal limbs on horses,
however, it can be frustrating and time consuming to... | read »
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Health: Emergency
from the pages of Rodeo
'Choke' Obstructs Breathing in Horses
"Choke" is a common term used for an obstruction of the esophagus
in horses. It really has nothing to do with the respiratory system as one might
think from the word. However, considering the symptoms a horse expresses with
this condition, it's easy to understand how the term came into use.... | read »
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