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I have placed this here because the swelling from inflammation of the tendon sheath (bursitis) is seen on the front of the ankle of a hind leg. You see this occasionally and often responds poorly to just medical treatment and bandaging. DrO Vet Surg. 2019 Aug 24. Clinical findings and management of six horses with … Read more
Do tight nosebands have an effect on the upper airways of horses? Vet Med Sci. 2024 Jul;10(4):e1478. doi: 10.1002/vms3.1478. Authors Dominik Scholler 1 , Jana Wittenberg 2 , Yury Zablotski 3 , Anna May 1 Affiliations 1 Equine Clinic of Ludwig Maximilians University, Oberschleissheim, Germany. 2 Equine Clinic of Free University Berlin, Berlin, Germany. 3 … Read more
The two muscle bellies of the serratus ventralis lie under the scapula and extend outward both forward (cervicis) and rearward (thoracis) of the shoulder. Together, these muscles suspend the horse’s thorax from the front legs. This report describes the clinical signs and treatment of injuries to these muscles that occurred in 11 endurance horses. DrO … Read more
Blood stained tears was the common presenting signs in this cancer. With early diagnosis, local removal were effective. With advanced disease metastasis is possible. DrO Equine conjunctival haemangiosarcoma: Clinical presentation, management, and outcome of seven cases in the United Kingdom Open Vet J. 2023 Oct;13(10):1366-1378. doi: 10.5455/OVJ.2023.v13.i10.17. Epub 2023 Oct 31. Authors Andrea Kashani-Carver 1 … Read more
No surprises here, allowing horses to graze when they want curbs unwanted behaviors. Of interest is making grazing more difficult so that slower consumption occurred did not have adverse effects while allowing for less wastage and better weight control. When we travel, we have had good results with hay nets that have a heavy web … Read more
Withers vertical movement symmetry is useful for locating the primary lame limb in naturally occurring lameness Equine Vet J. 2023 May 24. doi: 10.1111/evj.13947. Online ahead of print. Authors Emma Persson-Sjodin 1 , Elin Hernlund 1 , Thilo Pfau 2 3 , Pia Haubro Andersen 1 , Karin Holm Forsström 4 , Anna Byström 1 … Read more
Normal ponies were found to have significantly higher ACTH serum concentrations in the Fall compared to TB horses. The differences are high enough to affect interpretation. Surprisingly this was not true of a Spring test. DrO Investigation of breed differences in plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone concentrations among healthy horses and ponies Vet J. 2023 May 17;105995. … Read more
Single case reports should be taken with a grain of caution but the results here, sequential injections with a mixed biological product, are very encouraging and should be followed up with further research. DrO Case Report: Repeated Intralesional Injections of Autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cells Combined With Platelet-Rich Plasma for Superficial Digital Flexor Tendon Healing in … Read more
Surprising findings, QH are faster over classic race distances? Stride rate is the predominant determinant of speed? How about this: some QH’s achieved greater than 3 strides per second…amazing. I provide a link to the whole article below, it is interesting reading. DrO Average stride length and stride rate of Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses during … Read more
Of particular note is the recommendation of a single loading dose of 0.3 mg/kg in order to achieve the recommended steady state within 24 hrs. Some clinicians have found that firocoxib, started at regular doses, does not perform well for the first few days on acute inflammation and pain. Pharmokintecis explain why. The long half-life … Read more