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This comprehensive review of the subject says probably not. DrO A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis on Sodium Bicarbonate Administration and Equine Running Performance: Is it Time to Stop Horsing Around With Baking Soda? J Equine Vet Sci. 2020 Dec;95:103281. Authors Joshua Denham 1 , Adam Hulme 2 Affiliations 1 Discipline of Exercise and Sports Sciences, … Read more
Single-dose pharmacokinetics of orally administered metronidazole and intravenously administered imipenem in healthy horses and computer-based simulation of pleural fluid concentrations with multiple dosing Am J Vet Res. 2020 Oct;81(10):783-789. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.81.10.783. Authors Taisuke Kuroda, Shun-Ichi Nagata, Norihisa Tamura, Yuta Kinoshita, Hidekazu Niwa, Hiroshi Mita, Takuto Minami, Kentaro Fukuda, Seiji Hobo, Atsutoshi Kuwano PMID: 32969731 DOI: … Read more
Appl Anim Behav Sci. 2020 Jan;222:104882. Horse vision and obstacle visibility in horseracing. Paul SC1, Stevens M1. Author information: 1. Centre for Ecology & Conservation, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn, TR10 9FE, UK. Abstract Visual information is key to how many animals interact with their environment, and much research has investigated how animals respond … Read more
It has been long recognized that some lines of Arab foals are predisposed to guttural pouch tympany. In this report the problem goes one step further with aspiration of milk into the GP and a secondary bacterial infection which in some cases extended to the lungs. Endoscopy was required for diagnosis and treatment required the … Read more
It has been long recognized that some lines of Arab foals are predisposed to guttural pouch tympany. In this report the problem goes one step further with aspiration of milk into the GP and a secondary bacterial infection which in some cases extended to the lungs. Endoscopy was required for diagnosis and treatment required the … Read more
Equine Vet J. 2013 Nov;45(6):751-4. Epub 2013 Apr 22. Effects of metformin hydrochloride on blood glucose and insulin responses to oral dextrose in horses D I Rendle 1, F Rutledge, K J Hughes, J Heller, A E Durham Affiliations expand PMID: 23600690 DOI: 10.1111/evj.12068 Abstract Reasons for performing study: Metformin is a potential therapeutic agent … Read more
Septic bursitis should be suspected in cases of moderate to severe lameness with wounds or swelling around the shoulder. Though not evident in this study, early diagnosis and aggressive treatment should improve the prognosis and help prevent the catastrpophic complication (25% of the cases) of weight-bearing laminitis in the opposite leg. DrO <b>Septic inflammation of … Read more
This report caught my eye because of the surprising difficulty of diagnosing collateral ligament injury and the fair to good prognosis with conservative management. You would think that such injuries would have obvious signs referring to the collateral ligaments of the hock but not so. Instead, remarkable lameness and generalized swelling of the hock, including … Read more