A professional association representing equine veterinarians in the Province of Ontario.
Managing Equine Eosinophilic Keratoconjunctivitis Eosinophilic keratoconjunctivitis can be frustrating for veterinarians, owners, and horses alike because of the severity of clinical signs and prolonged treatment often required to achieve resolution.
Horse Health Concerns: Equine Rhinitis Virus and Coronavirus Veterinarians and horse owners should remain vigilant for two relatively new horse health challenges: equine rhinitis A (ERAV) and B (ERBV) viruses and coronavirus.
Assessing Proximal Metatarsal Lameness in Sport Horses Despite their propensity for sidelining athletes, injuries to the top of the rear cannon bone–called proximal suspensory disease–are some of the most difficult to diagnose.
Biosecurity Tip of the Month: Horse-to-Horse Contact Sick horses are everywhere, and it’s not always easy–or possible–to tell a healthy animal from one that’s shedding disease. Here’s how to protect your horse from picking up diseases via horse-to-horse contact.
An Alternative Approach to Palmar Digital Nerve Blocks Injecting anesthetic in a slightly different location than used with a traditional nerve block technique could be a more effective approach to pinpointing the cause of equine foot pain during lameness exams.
Diagnosing Unusual Hock Lameness Because each hock lameness case is as unique as the horse it beleaguers, it isn’t always easy to pinpoint the cause of the unsoundness.
Age-Related Susceptibility to R. equi Studied Researchers concluded that foals are susceptible to developing R. equi infection for at least the first two weeks of life before that susceptibility starts waning.
CPMA: Drug Appearing In Feed The Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA) issued a memorandum to the horse racing industry late Friday warning of the drug ractopamine appearing in feedstuffs.
Digestion in the Horse By understanding the horse’s digestion process, you will be better able to understand factors that could either cause colic episodes or help prevent them.
Anatomy of the Equine Intestinal Tract The equine intestinal tract can be divided into large sections based on its overall function.