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Tag: Ask The Vet

Ask the Vet: Broodmare Practices for the Healthy and Subfertile Mare

August 15, 2022 Robin Bradford Ask The Vet, Monthly Editorial

Question: Can pasturing one gelding with a group of mares stimulate them to come into heat? Answer: When addressing heat (AKA estrus) in mares there are two broad categories: 1) estrus induction (AKA manipulation) and

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Ask the Vet: Embryo Transplant

July 15, 2022 Robin Bradford Ask The Vet, Monthly Editorial

Question: I have a 21-year-old FQH mare that has never been bred. Is it possible to harvest her eggs and do an embryo transplant? Answer: Maybe. This is really two questions. Embryo transfer involves breeding

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Ask the Vet: Equine Physical Therapy (Post-Injury Rehabilitation)

May 13, 2022 Robin Bradford Ask The Vet, Monthly Editorial

Question: I have a horse that is 9 months out from surgery to repair a broken shoulder. What is the best way to help his damaged nerves to recover?   Answer: Theoretically, damaged nerves do

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Ask the Vet: Wound Care (bandaging)

April 15, 2022 Robin Bradford Ask The Vet, Monthly Editorial

Question: My horse has two open, gaping wounds on the front of his hind ankles from being hit by a truck several weeks ago. They are not healing well and since he is a show

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Ask the Vet: Dental Care for Your Horse

June 15, 2019 Staff Writer Ask The Vet, Monthly Editorial

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: Colic

August 15, 2018 Staff Writer Ask The Vet, Monthly Editorial

Answered by,  Amy Constantine, DVM, Antioch, Tenn. Courtesy of AAEP 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

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Ask the Vet: Equine Skin Tumors

July 15, 2018 Staff Writer Ask The Vet, Monthly Editorial

Answered by, Elizabeth Carr, DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM, DACVECC, CVA, Michigan State University Courtesy of AAEP Question: I have a grey 5-year-old Arab/Azteca mare. She is greying pretty slowly and I am wondering if horses that grey

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Ask the Vet: Equine Dentistry

June 15, 2018 Staff Writer Ask The Vet

Answered by, Reece Myran, DVM, Pooler, GA. Courtesy of AAEP Question: Based on canine treatment of some deep pockets with doxycycline gel, I am wondering if this can be used in horses to help clear up

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Ask the Vet: Lameness

April 15, 2018 Staff Writer Ask The Vet

Answered by, Terri Van Wambeke, DVM, Oregon City, Oregon Question: I have an aged gelding that I think had a sprained fetlock as it was slightly swollen and a bit warm to touch. He could

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Ask The Vet: Castrations

February 15, 2018 Staff Writer Ask The Vet, Monthly Editorial

Answered by,  Jennifer Reda, DVM, Steele Equine Veterinary Services, Zolfo Springs, FL and Stephanie Regan, DVM, Courtesy of AAEP Question: I have always gelded my colts at about 5 months of age, before they are weaned, so the mare

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Ask the Vet: Foals

January 15, 2018 Staff Writer Ask The Vet

Answered by, Madison Seamans, DVM, MS, Kuna, ID Courtesy of AAEP Question: I have a one-month-old foal and would like to know which dewormer would be safe to use for their age?  Answer: Parasite control has

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Ask the Vet: Equine Dentistry

December 15, 2017 Staff Writer Ask The Vet, Monthly Editorial

Answered by, Cindy Allen, DVM, Bit O’ Magic Equine, Aluchua, Fla. Question: My dental question is in regards to EOTRH in a severe parrot mouthed horse. In your research or clinic, do you have knowledge

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Ask the Vet: Alternative Therapies

June 21, 2017 Staff Writer Ask The Vet

Question: I am an equine sports massage therapist, I get called on to massage horses rehabbing from injuries not just helping to keep them working well for their jobs. What benefits have you seen from

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