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This is an interesting paper but of uncertain significance. Horses with equine metabolic syndrome and those with Cushings often have hyperinsulinemia. This paper finds these horses are also likely to have elevated blood levels of the bound iron ferritin and this condition is known as hyperferritinemia. Little is known about the significance of this in … Read more
It looks hopeful and hopefully we will see some long-term studies. DrO Intra-articular bone marrow mononuclear cell therapy improves lameness from naturally occurring equine osteoarthritis Front Vet Sci. 2023 Oct 9:10:1256284. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1256284. eCollection 2023. Authors J Blake Everett 1 , Bruno C Menarim 1 2 , Sarah H Barrett 3 , Sophie H Bogers … Read more
Though the work is early, misoprostol looks promising as a better treatment than our current drug regimens, a quick look at dose and available generic products does come to about 8$ US a day using DrugRx coupons at some of the more economical pharmacies. DrO Equine Vet J. 2019 Sep;51(5):575-580. doi: 10.1111/evj.13087. Epub 2019 Mar … Read more
Information about the severity of this new sub-type encephalitis virus and the susceptibility of vaccinated horses seems to be unavailable. However, I would expect horses vaccinated with the current trivalent killed virus products to get protection. DrO Everglades virus: an underrecognized disease-causing subtype of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus endemic to Florida, USA J Med Entomol. … Read more
Single studies with remarkable results should be backed up with confirmatory studies. But the results were remarkable with 5 of 6 horses receiving alfalfa substitution markedly improving while none of the controls improved. DrO Effect of diet composition on glandular gastric disease in horses J Vet Intern Med. 2023 Jun 1. Authors Samy Julliand 1 … Read more
IBD in horses is different than in humans. In humans, diarrhea is a common sign but not in horses. Excerpted from the article: The most common clinical sign in horses with IBD was weight loss, although reduced performance and a sensitive abdomen were also common signs. Recurrent colic and decreased appetite were seen in almost … Read more
A national survey of anthelmintic resistance in ascarid and strongylid nematodes in Australian Thoroughbred horses Int J Parasitol Drugs Drug Resist. 2023 Nov 29:24:100517. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpddr.2023.11.006. Online ahead of print. Authors Ghazanfar Abbas 1 , Abdul Ghafar 1 , Emma McConnell 2 , Anne Beasley 3 , Jenni Bauquier 1 , Edwina J A Wilkes … Read more
This is a look into the future. Diagnosing the causative organism in a infectious ulcerative keratitis case is time consuming and has low sensitivity to organisms requiring specialized culture media. Instead of submitting 3 samples for culture why not test to see what organisms are present by checking the genes present. This study found it … Read more
Equine synovial sepsis laboratory submissions yield a low rate of positive bacterial culture and a high prevalence of antimicrobial resistance Am J Vet Res. 2023 Jul 17;1-10. Authors Garett B Pearson 1 , Brittany Papa 1 , Abdolreza Mosaddegh 2 , Hannah Cooper 3 , Melissa Aprea 4 , John Pigott 3 , Craig Altier … Read more
This sounds very promising for chronic endometritis treatment. Now we need some pregnancy rate numbers to verify the improved breeding environment. DrO Effectiveness of ozone therapy in the treatment of endometritis in mares J Equine Vet Sci. 2022 Feb 17;103900. doi: 10.1016/j.jevs.2022.103900. Online ahead of print. Authors Ana Caroline Araújo Ávila 1 , Natália Castro … Read more