#AskTheVet with Dr. Aja Harvey Question: What are heaves? How is it diagnosed and what are some treatment or management strategies that are used to prevent recurrence? Answer: “Heaves” is the layman’s term used commonly to refer to the chronic, non-infectious lung inflammation some horses develop in response to exposure to environmental allergens. The more…
Read More#AskTheVet with Dr. Courtney Wittich Question: What is the best way to bring my horse back from a suspensory ligament tear? What is your recommendation to prevent future suspensory ligament tears? Answer: There are different degrees of severity when talking about suspensory ligament tears as well as different locations of the lesion. Therefore specific recommendations…
Read More#AskTheVet with Dr. Mullin Question: What was the most rewarding aspect of being the USA Paralympic Team veterinarian in Tokyo 2021? The biggest surprise, a Tokyo tidbit? Answer: There were so many rewards! It was an honor to be selected to help your team represent your country vie for medals on the world stage in…
Read More#AskTheVet with Dr. Henriksen Question: What is the coolest part about being an Olympic team veterinarian? The hardest part? How did it feel to be in Tokyo? Tell us all the things! Answer: The coolest part of being an Olympic Team Veterinarian is just being there. It’s a bit of a simplistic answer, but…
Read More#AskTheVet with Dr. Rachel Gardner Question: How do I know if my horse has Equine Lyme Disease? What do I do if my horse does have it? Answer: Lyme disease is caused by infection with Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted to the horse through the bite of an infected Ixodes spp. tick. Horses are commonly…
Read More#AskTheVet with Dr. Megan Hays Question: What exactly is cellulitis? Can a horse have chronic cellulitis? What is the best way to treat it? Answer: Cellulitis is a bacterial infection of the skin and tissue layers below the skin. In horses, limbs are most commonly affected and present as a sudden onset of mild to…
Read More#AskTheVet with Dr. Jonny Furlong Question: What are the differences between all the various things you use for joint injections? Answer: We have lots of choices for intra-articular therapy, which is great for our patients, but can be confusing for clients. Intra-articular corticosteroids, meaning steroids injected directly into a joint, have long been a mainstay…
Read More#AskTheVet with Dr. Jenn Linton Question: Is there a way to increase my mare’s chances of getting pregnant? Answer: When thinking about increasing chances of pregnancy, we have to think about both the stallion (semen) and mare sides of things. The stallion side is fairly straightforward: more motile sperm = better pregnancy rate. Pregnancy rates…
Read More#AskTheVet with Dr. Lindsay Annis Question: Is there any way to treat slobbers? I try to pull the clover from the fields but my horse is still drooling everywhere! (photo pulled from Google) Answer: Clover can become infected by a fungus called Rhizoctonia leguminicola, also known as black patch disease, so named because it can…
Read More#AskTheVet with Dr. Petrisor Baia Question: What is a Colon Torsion? Answer: A while back on our Facebook page we shared a “happy tail” about a horse named Chief who presented signs of colic which led to an intraoperative diagnosis of a 360 degree clockwise torsion of the large colon. So what is a colon…
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