Tick paralysis in horses

J Vet Intern Med. 2019 Jun 3. doi: 10.1111/jvim.15540. Presumptive tick paralysis in 2 American Miniature horses in the United States. Trumpp KM1, Parsley AL1, Lewis MJ1, Camp JW Jr2, Taylor SD1. Author information: 1. Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, West Lafayette, Indiana. 2. Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue … Read more

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Since 1994 we’ve been driven to provide you with the best information available to help you care for your horse. Topics consist of articles, published research, and a link to the latest research on the topic of your interest. All ordered into categories and subcategories, to help lead you to the answer you need. If … Read more

Large strongyles and a potentially reemerging and fatal equine disease

While equine medicine has been focused on the emergence of small strongyle resistance to deworming products we have forgotten about the elephant in the room, large strongyle disease. Large strongyles are the cause of cranial mesenteric arteritis which causes colic and death in horses. There is evidence that the disease is returning(1). When I first … Read more