Jugular venous thrombosis as a risk for exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage

Jugular venous thrombosis as a risk factor for exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage in thoroughbred racehorses Open Vet J. 2024 May;14(5):1111-1116. doi: 10.5455/OVJ.2024.v14.i5.4. Epub 2024 May 31. Author Turke Shawaf 1 Affiliation 1 Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia. PMID: 38938431 PMCID: PMC11199763 DOI: 10.5455/OVJ.2024.v14.i5.4 Abstract Background: Exercise-induced pulmonary … Read more

FDA Cautions Horse Owners Not to Feed Recalled Lots of Alfalfa Cubes

Dec 17th 2022, The U.S. FDA is cautioning horse owners not to feed recalled Top of the Rockies alfalfa cubes with the date codes 111222, 111322, 111422, 111522, and 111622. Some of the alfalfa cubes have been reported to contain what appears to be fur and animal tissues, indicating that material from an animal or … Read more

Photosensitization in horses caused by Chamaecrista serpens

Chamaecrista serpens is a plant found in pastures in Florida and may be present in other southern states. A low growing legume with yellow flowers it has been referred to as sensitive or slender pea. DrO Hepatogenous photosensitization in ruminants and horses caused by the ingestion of Chamaecrista serpens in Brazil Authors Múcio F F … Read more

Feed effects on Equine Peripheral Dental Caries

There has long been thinking that molasses added to feedstuffs, sweet feeds, may contribute to dental problems by causing increase decay. Here two types of oat hay, one with a high soluble carbohydrate (HSC) content, one low (LSC) are compared over time. A trend of increasing dental caries was found in the horses on the … Read more

Outcome following standing fracture repair in 245 horses

Outcome and racing performance following standing fracture repair in 245 horses Equine Vet J. 2023 Oct 6. doi: 10.1111/evj.14016. Online ahead of print. Authors Victoria A Colgate 1 , Natalie Robinson 2 , Timothy P Barnett 1 , Andrew P Bathe 1 , Matthew O D Coleridge 1 , Lewis C R Smith 1 , … Read more

Age when articular cartilage maturation occurs

Often we are asked at what age is it safe to begin training horses. Here is a study that examines articular cartilage during growth that has a somewhat surprising finding: adult properties of the cartilage develop between 5 and 11 months. Hmph, it seems awful early to begin serious training of horses and would urge … Read more

Loss of effective joint lubrication in equine synovitis

In a previously healthy joint, uncontrolled inflammation leads to irreversible and progressive damage to the cartilage. Along with these changes comes a progressive lameness. This disease is called degenerative joint disease (DJD). Why does this occur? What can be done to prevent DJD and once it occurs, ameliorate the progression and symptoms? As our understanding … Read more

Horses with lumbosacral region pain

We don’t often discuss lameness originating from the pelvic region for a simple reason: it is hard to diagnose and even with a diagnosis difficult to treat effectively. In recent years regional anesthesia has been used to localize pain to the lumbosacral region especially the sacroiliac joint. If a region is localized, then often corticosteroids … Read more