Answered by Gary Hanes, DVM, Woodside, CA Question: I recently had an 18-year-old gelding wrap a 2-3″ diameter grape vine around his back hips and then on around the left leg at the knee joint. The
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Ask the Vet: Lameness
Answered by, Michael St. Blanc, DVM, Louisiana State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA Question: What scientific data links laminitis to grass consumption? In my region, people are locking their horses up or putting them
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Ask The Vet: Equine Nutrition
Answered by, Alison Cornwall, DVM, Middlesex, Vermont Question: What is the proper placement to measure the heart girth on a horse for weighing them? I see several different ways to do it and want to make
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Ask the Vet: Equine Skin Tumors
Answered by, Elizabeth Carr, DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM, DACVECC, CVA, Michigan State University Question: I have a grey 5-year-old Arab/Azteca mare. She is greying pretty slowly and I am wondering if horses that grey more slowly are
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Ask the Vet: Colic
Answered by Amy Constantine, DVM, Antioch, Tenn. Question: Can colic be prevented and if so, how? What makes a horse more susceptible to colic and what are indicators that my horse might be colicking? Answer: Unfortunately,
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Ask the Vet: Dental Care for Your Horse
Answered by, Elizabeth Thompson, DVM, MANZCVSc (EqDent), Blue Mist Equine Veterinary Centre, New Zealand Question: I have a 28-year-old Friesian, which when sedated for a dental float, is ataxic while still alert. Is there a sedative
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Ask the Vet: Internal Parasites
Answered by, Martin Nielsen, DVM, Ph.D., Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky Courtesy of AAEP Question: How often should I do fecal egg counts? I manage a boarding/lesson/show barn with 27-30 horses on the property.
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