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Kentucky Colt with Type-1 Diabetes Might Be First

by: Liz Brown
December 03 2008, Article # 13205 A colt born with type-1 diabetes might be the first documented equine case of the illness, according to his veterinarian, Nathan Slovis, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, of Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, Ky. The Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse, aptly named Justin Credible (his owners say the name was picked out before he was born), was born on Oct. 19. Justin Credible arrived two weeks early, before his mother was "bagged up" with milk, according ...



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