Category: Ask The Vet

Question: How can we help horses with proper nutrition and supplements to prevent ulcers? Too many horses are receiving omeprazole. How can we prevent ulcers? Answer: I certainly share your concern over gastric ulcers, and

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Question: How can you get a mane to grow quickly? Our new horse has lost a 6-inch strip of mane all the way down to the skin. He has a blanket on 24/7 so we

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Question: My horse is barefoot and I’ve noticed that over the last few months his collateral groves aren’t the same depth on either side of the frog on the same foot (fronts only). There is

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Question: I am an owner of an equine facility. I require my boarders to have appropriate vaccines instructed by our veterinarian. Many of our boarders haul in and out for events, hence exposed to different

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Question: I have a 4-year-old gelding pony and I noticed he has black discoloration in the center (chewing surface) of the upper and lower incisor teeth. Does the black area on the tooth indicate the

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Question: I own a 22-year-old Warm blood mare She had a live birth in 1996. She is in good health. Can I successfully breed her? Answer: You ask a very interesting question, which does not have a

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Question: My 18-year-old horse tore 60% of his deep flexor tendon. We are five months into recovery. Will he ever be able to jump again or do these injuries have a tendency to tear again?

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