Equine Medicine

Its 'the great imitator' because of varied clinical signs, intensity.

The Global Equine Research Alliance designed and carried out the following work.

In recent years there have been advancements in the use of biological therapies for musculoskeletal disease.

Medical management of human athletes is a billion dollar a year industry and there are some aspects that are similar to the equine industry.

Selection of treatments for joint disease in horses is complicated by the fact that there are so many options to choose from.

Effective management of developmental orthopedic disease (DOD) in horses often requires intensive monitoring and willingness to change approaches based on the incidence of disease.

This case represents what clinical impression indicates is the most common form of pleuropneumonia seen in equine practice.

Thorough and timely assessment play a significant role in successful treatment of the critical colic

The neurological examination should be performed with great care and with age and use differences in mind.

Guidelines for evaluating equine foot lameness

Assessment and stabilization of equine musculoskeletal trauma

Guidelines for equine intra-articular therapy

Assement of reproductive emergencies in the mare

Guidelines for managing the colic patient

Neurologic gait deficits should be evaluated with basic systems and physiology in mind.

Narcolepsy/cataplexy is extremely rare and breed specific. In this author's opinion sleep deprivation and subsequent deficiencies in paroxysmal and hence recumbent sleep are far more common, and also commonly misdiagnosed as narcolepsy.

Lexington, Ky. -- Veterinarians who specialize in the care of racehorses will answer questions on that topic during November as part of the American Association of Equine Practitioners' (AAEP) "Ask the Vet" online discussion.

New survey highlights veterinarians' top concerns.

Roseland, N.J. -- Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health is donating 7,250 doses of EquiRab rabies vaccine to 150 equine rescue and retirement facilities nationwide, through the Unwanted Horse Veterinary Relief Campaign (UHVRC) in honor of the recent World Rabies Day.

Up to 34 percent of horses of all ages experience some level of periodontal disease, but up to 60 percent of horses 13 years of age or older suffer from severe periodontal disease.

Anderson, Ind. -- A suspected contagious infection in two Thoroughbred racehorses resulted in the quarantine of those two and 57 other horses at Anderson's Hoosier Park racetrack north of Indianapolis.

Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) cases during the first eight months of 2009 already have surpassed last year's total in the United States.

North Grafton, Mass. -- A new six-stall equine isolation ward at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University triples the capacity for patients at the infectious-disease unit.

New York -- The nation's 2010 Thoroughbred foal crop is expected to be the smallest in more than 30 years, according to the Jockey Club's annual projection.

Horse deaths at racetracks declined only slightly in 2008, despite efforts to raise standards.

An equine practitioner from Queensland, Australia, has died after contracting the Hendra virus from a horse.

Wounds of the lower limbs of the horse can be challenging to treat successfully, especially those that may involve tendons, ligaments and synovial (joint) spaces.

National Report -- Of 35 equine cases of West Nile virus (WNV) reported nationwide so far this season, 20 are in Washington state.

Brisbane, Australia -- An equine practitioner from Queensland, Australia, is in a medically induced coma after contracting the potentially fatal Hendra virus from a horse, according to the Australian Horse Industry Council (AHIC).

Seventeen states have reported 140 cases of Eastern equine encephalitis so far this season.