Elizabeth Santschi, DVM, Dipl. ACVS
Elizabeth M Santschi, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, is a Clinical Assistant Professor in Large Animal Surgery at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Articles by Elizabeth Santschi
Cicatrix in Older Horse
June 01, 2005
I have an 18-year-old gelding that has to slow down and catch his breath periodically while on trail rides. He seems comfortable and fit otherwise and always wants to keep up with the other horses. My veterinarian has estimated that his pharynx Read More
Patent Urachus
June 01, 2004
I have a 10-day-old orphaned foal. When she urinates, it also comes from her navel. I have talked to our vet, but would like to read more about this condition. via Read More
Jutted Jaw in a Foal
January 01, 2004
Q: Our foal was born with something that our veterinarian called a "jutted jaw." Can you provide any information on this condition and what, if anything, needs to be done about it?
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Sheath Cleaning Frequency
July 01, 2002
Gray is a 22-year-old Quarter Horse gelding. My question is how/whether to clean his penis. When he lengthens it to urinate, I try to pick off the black crusty stuff, but it is somewhat unpleasant to do this. There is no smell, no Read More
Flushing Solution?
May 01, 2002
I worked at a breeding farm when I was in high school, and after we inseminated the mare we flushed the tube with some type of solution that either was skim milk or reminded me of skim milk. What was that solution and was it necessary? Read More
Retiring Performance Mares to the Broodmare Band
January 01, 2002
Q: I was interested to read the question on mares returning to performance careers after foaling ("High Performance Broodmares" in the August 2001 issue of The Horse, article #2766 at Read More
Young Foal Exercise
June 01, 2001
When do I start my foal on an exercise program? My champion show jumper just gave birth to a foal a couple of weeks ago, and I want to give him every advantage possible since I have plans for him to be m Read More
High-Performance Broodmares?
June 01, 2001
Q: I have heard that breeding a mare does irreversible damage to the ligaments, tendons, and muscles -- that once a mare is bred, she can't return to the performance ring, i.e., reining. Any reports or information on mares that have been Read More
Overo Lethal White Syndrome
January 01, 2001
Overo Lethal White Syndrome (OLWS) is a condition that occurs in newborn foals. The condition is genetic, and both parents carry the defective gene. Horses which carry this gene are most commonly overo white patterned horses (frame overos), but Read More
