Equine Medicine

Disease epidemics can progress slowly, affecting only a few animals, or they can progress very rapidly affecting many animals in a wide geographic region, as was seen in the equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) outbreak in 2011 in the western U.S. and Canada.

In the era of evidence-based medicine or the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients [1] it is critical that practitioners have a strong epidemiological foundation upon which clinical experience and best available external evidence can be integrated.

Diagnostic testing is an integral part of the practice of veterinary medicine but are all test results equal?

Veterinary hospitals, by their very nature, create a high risk environment for the transmission of infections agents bringing together animals from many different farms with varying levels of compromise. Outbreaks of healthcare-associated infections commonly occur in veterinary hospitals with 82% of American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) accredited veterinary teaching hospitals (VTHs) reporting such events within the previous 5 years [1].

Veterinarians must take appropriate precautions to mitigate the risk of infectious disease in patients and hospital personnel.

In this presentation an overview of pathological self-injurious behavior (ESMS) is being discussed.

Lameness in horses is most effectively understood by studying vertical motion of the torso.

This method of delivering antimicrobials to the limbs of veterinary equine patients is easily performed in the field or in the clinic.

Discover which potential risk factors are the most likely culprits in your equine veterinary patients-and how to manage them.

Dr. John Madigan believes pressure in birth canal cues change in neurosteroids.

This renowned veterinary orthopedic surgeon says his success has been due to a lot of luck and stumbling into the right mentors along the way.

In addition to promising treatment options, veterinary equine researchers are working to identify horses at risk for laminitis before the debilitating disease sets in.

An overview of how this debilitating equine condition affects the foot.

Imaging results, clinical signs and individual circumstances all play a part in addressing this increasingly prevalent condition.

Flow chart, videos and more available to practitioners online.

Omeprazole-misoprostol combo marketed to public without safety and efficacy data, FDA says.

See which sport-horse events lead to the same telltale injuries time and time again.

System helps veterinarians determine whether small intestine should be removed.

Do you know the clinical signs of these tree-related toxicoses and how to help affected patients?

With close to a million reported cases annually, equine colic is responsible for more deaths than any other disease group-except old age. Learn how doctors are rapidly assessing and treating this condition.

Equine arthroscopy is commonly used to manage problems in carpal joints, hocks and stifles. But what about managing a tear in a flexor tendon or navicular bursa? Get your moneys worth out of this instrumentand provide optimal patient careby giving some less conventional uses a try.

While early cases of vesicular stomatitis in Texas sputtered out last month, new cases and quarantines in Colorado were still erupting.

Learn how this new technology sees what the human eye cant.

Whether you live in an endemic area or your veterinary clients travel to high-risk destinations, familiarize yourself with these preventable arboviruses.

When a national medal is on the line, the Lameness Locator can help equestrian teams select their athletes with confidence.

The American Association of Equine Practitioners celebrates its 60th convention.

There's no easy fix for this condition, but these tips can help veterinarians diagnose and manage the progression of disease.

AAEP guidelines offer clinical direction for veterinarians when treating these premier equine athletes.

Veterinarians should exercise caution to ensure supplements are provided at proper levels.

Changes in parasite biology have inspired the AAEP to reevaluate its control protocols. The following summarizes its new guidelines and details practical recommendations veterinarians can implement.