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A common problem encountered in horse veterinary practice is the one of chronic loose or watery stools in otherwise healthy horses. Besides the worry that the horse may be in ill health, keeping these horses tail and stall clean is quite a chore. Other than getting the diet as fibrous as possible and removing alfalfa … Read more
Sci Rep. 2020 Apr 14;10(1):6302. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-62940-w. Female horses spontaneously identify a photograph of their keeper, last seen six months previously. Lansade L1, Colson V2, Parias C3, Trösch M3, Reigner F4, Calandreau L3. Author information: 1. PRC, INRAE, CNRS, IFCE, University Tours, F-37380, Nouzilly, France. lea.lansade@inrae.fr. 2. INRAE, UR1037 Fish Physiology and Genomics, F-35000, Rennes, … Read more
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I have a 27 year old Friesian with Megaesophagus. I have never had her scoped, but she has pretty classic symptoms: Drooling, choking, etc. I have been fortunate in that they think the esophagus failure may be higher up rather than close to the stomach as she has been pretty stable on grass hay and … Read more
This was an excellent review of the current state of our knowledge on Insect Bite Hypersensitivity mainly emphasizing that there is no cure and management is time-consuming and can be expensive. There were a few new recommendations. One was a topical preparation that was effective at reducing symptoms in 95% of the horses tested: A … Read more
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-chacos-recovery-and-rehabilitation?viewupdates=1&rcid=r01-172537626259-c7efbe146a0611ef&utm_medium=email&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_email%2B1137-update-supporters-v5b This is a friend of mine. The horse fell into a hole and was stuck there for hours. The horse had made great improvements, but continues to drag hind legs. My best guess is that it is from spinal pressure. (I had a dog that had spinal surgery.) Thoughts? Now for part of Chaco’s … Read more
This study also looked at the effects of exercise on gastric ulceration, supporting past findings that exercising more than five days a week is associated with increased gastric ulceration. Exercise-induced musculoskeletal conditions also are reduced with two days in a row rest every week. If your performance horse is not getting his/her two consecutive days … Read more