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Well, here it is. A well conducted study finding that a population of horses is resistant to the main three anthelminic drugs currently used. It speaks strongly to the need to immediately begin aggressive deworming programs, perhaps as described in our Overview and Schedule Topics and listed as the Parasitologist Recommendation. DrO The first report … Read more
Trimethoprim-sulfonamide: a valid antimicrobial treatment in foals? J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2024 Mar 13:1-9. doi: 10.2460/javma.23.09.0536. Online ahead of print. Authors Kajsa Gustafsson 1 , Benjamin W Sykes 2 , Denis Verwilghen 3 4 , Katrien Palmers 5 , Stacey Sullivan 4 , Gaby van Galen 3 4 Affiliations 1 1Department of Veterinary Medicine … Read more
Just to get to the conclusion quickly: “Conclusions: There is increasing recognition of equine non-traumatic cheek teeth fractures, with about half not causing clinical signs. Teeth with apical infection, multiple fractures, or advanced caries require extraction. Other fractured teeth with subclinical endodontic disease may not need exodontia unless they later cause clinical signs.” DrO Equine … Read more
These boards should not be used to take the place of emergency veterinary care. If you have an emergency, please call your veterinarian now. To Search or Not to Search If you know what you are looking for the search engine will rapidly display all the articles and discussions with a particular word or term … Read more
Deep digital flexor tendon lesions in the pastern are associated with the presence of distal tendinopathy Equine Vet J. 2021 May 29. Authors Elizabeth V Acutt 1 , Erin K Contino 1 , David D Frisbie 1 , Myra F Barrett 1 Affiliation 1 Colorado State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 300 West Drake Road, … Read more
Equine Vet J. 2019 Nov 30. Magnetic Resonance Imaging and histopathological evaluation of equine oblique sesamoidean ligaments. Ellis KL1,2, Barrett MF1,3, Selberg KT1,3, Frisbie DD 1,2. Author information: 1. Gail Holmes Equine Orthopedic Research Center, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA. 2. Colorado State University, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of … Read more
Transcorneal aspiration for management of primary iris cysts in the standing horse Vet Med Sci. 2024 Sep;10(5):e1570. doi: 10.1002/vms3.1570. Authors Stefanie Conduit 1 , Mark Bowen 2 , Gayle Hallowell 3 , Regina Pereira 3 , Guilia Rapezzano 3 , Adam Redpath 4 Affiliations 1 School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Sutton … Read more
Though brief this touches the highlights of the common but sometimes difficult-to-diagnose cases of equine allergic skin diseases. Most important is the continued controversy over allergen-specific intradermal (ASI) testing and immunotherapy. The summary does cover the lack of usefulness of ASITesting and ASITherapy with insect bite hypersensitivity. However, it does refer to the role of … Read more