Developing a Vaccination and Deworming Program for the Adult Horse By Amanda House, DVM, DACVIM It is important to remember that each horse’s immune system will respond a little differently to vaccination. Not every horse will be protected exactly the same or for the same…
Gastric Ulcers: Avoidable or Just a Fact of Life? By Chris Sanchez, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (LAIM) The Problem Most equine gastric ulcers affect the squamous mucosa, the top half of the stomach. The prevalence of gastric ulceration in Thoroughbreds in race training varies from 70 to…
Read about the 30-year-old Quarter Horse, Bayla, and her treatment at UF of a condition known as choke.
Some clinical signs of a neurologic disorder are incoordination, abnormal behavior, limb weakness, muscle wasting and head tilt. View photos of Dr. Mallicote and Dr. MacKay performing neurologic tests at UF.
We might not have a good answer for every situation. The reason is that certain horses might be at greater risk than others because they are less discriminating eaters than other horses or have an underlying digestive disorder that predisposes them to impactions. The other important issue is sand access.
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