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MEDICATION REACTIONS: MORE THAN A PAIN IN THE NECK Let's say you arrive at the barn to feed for the evening and your gelding, who is usually a chow-hound, doesn't come up for dinner. After you bring him up to the barn, you notice that he's been rolling, and he paws and looks at his sides. Concerned by these signs of colic, you call your veterinarian, but she's on another call and won't arrive for at least an hour. His continued signs of pain worry you, and you remember that there is a bottle of Banamine in the tack room medicine cabinet. STOP: DON'T GIVE THAT BANAMINE SHOT IN THE MUSCLE!
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FILLY WITH BURNED TAIL FULLY RECOVERED
A 2-year-old Spotted Saddle Horse filly named Dixie near Fayetteville, N.C., has recovered completely from an attack last August in which her tail was set on fire and later had to be amputated. According to the horse's owner and veterinarian, a drainage tract at the site of the amputation has healed and a soft-tissue leg injury sustained in the attack has resolved. MORE...
More on Dixie:
Filly Recovering after Tail Amputation
Filly's Burned Tail Amputated
Filly Recovering from Tail Burning Incident
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STATES ACT TO COMBAT SPREAD OF HERPESVIRUS
As surrounding states took steps to protect their racetracks from Maryland horses (at Pimlico racetrack) that could be carriers of the equine herpesvirus, Maryland Jockey Club Racing Secretary Georganne Hale was looking for positives anywhere she could find them. MORE...
More on Pimlico:
Pimlico Equine Herpesvirus Update
Five Horses Isolated at Pimlico Due to Suspected Herpes Case
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DON'T BE A NEEDLESS VICTIM. BE PREPARED WITH EQUIMAX!
More than 50% of horses sampled in the U.S. have been infected with tapeworms*, which can cause life-threatening incidents of colic that are not detected until it is too late. Don't take chances. Use Equimax. It's the only combination dewormer approved by the FDA to safely and effectively treat foals (four weeks and older), pregnant and lactating mares, and breeding stallions, all in a single dose. No wonder Equimax has become the global standard of care.
For more information, click here.
* C.R. Reinemeyer, A.W. Farley, S.A. Kania, B.W. Rohrbach, R.H. Dressler,
48th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists, Denver, CO, July 2003. | |
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TURFWAY REPORTS NO NEW HERPESVIRUS CASES
As of 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 10, there were no new cases of equine herpesvirus at Turfway Park, said Rusty Ford of the Kentucky state veterinarian's office. MORE...
More on Turfway Park:
Second Barn Quarantined at Turfway Because of Virus
Herpesvirus Still Circulating At Turfway Park
Turfway Park EHV-1 Summary
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HENDERSON TRAINING TRACK QUARANTINED FOR HERPESVIRUS The Western Kentucky Training Center south of Henderson, Ky., was quarantined Jan. 5 following tests that showed two horses in the center's one barn were positive for equine herpesvirus, according to Rusty Ford of the Kentucky state veterinarian's office.
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NEUROLOGIC EQUINE HERPESVIRUS Q&A Yesterday (Jan. 10) The Horse interviewed George Allen, PhD, professor in veterinary science, and head of the western hemisphere's OIE reference laboratory, David Powell, BVSc, FRCVS, professor in veterinary science, and Peter Timoney, FRCVS, PhD head of the University of Kentucky's Gluck Equine Research Center. They reviewed the basics of neurologic herpesvirus (EHV-1,) characteristics of the current outbreaks, and what we've learned about preventing the illness and controlling its spread.
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SMARTY JONES' FIRST FOAL ARRIVES The first foal (a filly) by dual classic winner Smarty Jones arrived shortly after midnight Jan. 10 at Arthur B. Hancock III's Stone Farm near Paris, Ky.
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WILD HORSE SHOT IN NORTH CAROLINA OUTER BANKS Investigators are searching for information pertaining to the shooting death of a pregnant wild horse found Dec. 27, 2005, on the Outer Banks of Currituck County, N.C. A local resident found the 2-year-old mare, which was six to seven months pregnant, shot in the stomach, according to Lt. Jason Banks of the Currituck County Sheriff's Office. Investigators have not publicly identified the type of gun used.
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AAEP ASK THE VET: WILL CIMETIDINE HURT THE FOAL?
Q. I have a gray mare that's 19 years old and has melanomas under her tail. She's been on cimetidine for a couple of years to treat them, which has been working fine. I cut off her cimetidine before breeding her recently (she was just checked in foal at Day 20), and the melanomas haven't enlarged much since then. I would like to put her back on the cimetidine to keep the melanomas under control, but don't want to compromise her pregnancy. One veterinarian I spoke with says that cimetidine crosses the placenta (passes from the mare to the fetus) and I shouldn't use it, while another says it would be OK. Who's right?
A. Click here for the answer.
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POLL: EQUINE HERPESVIRUS
The Horse wants to know--Have you ever had a neurologic case of herpesvirus at your barn?
Vote here.
Results of Last Week's Poll
Does your horse have white or dark skin around his eyes?
- Dark: 81.74% (573)
- Both: 10.84% (76)
- White: 5.42% (38)
- I don't have a horse: 3.00% (21)
Total votes: 701
Click here to view poll answers and comments!
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AAEP HEALTH LINK: FOUNDER
What is the length of time for a founder recovery? Will this go on for several years, or is this a chronic situation that will never go away? Click here for the answer.
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Looking for horse ID products or services? Visit The Horse Source and use the pulldown menu at the top of the page to scroll to the ID/Services category.
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BOOK EXCERPT: FEEDING THE GROWING HORSE
Editor's Note: This excerpt is from Understanding Equine Preventive Medicine, a comprehensive guide designed to help keep your horse healthy, by Bradford G. Bentz, VMD. This book is available from www.ExclusivelyEquine.com.
Feeding of young, growing horses requires a higher amount of digestible energy and specific attention to certain nutrients. Young horses frequently need more protein, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, and copper than that available in most grains and forages. Inadequate dietary protein intake in young horses can reduce growth rates. To read more, click here.
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MATCHMAKING: ADOPTABLE HORSE
Tommy Two-Tone is a 6-year-old Paint pony gelding. For more information on Tommy or others at the Mylestone Equine Rescue in Phillipsburg, N.J., visit www.mylestone.org/adoptable_horses.html or e-mail mer@eclipse.net.
Are you a registered not-for-profit organization with an adoptable horse? Send a photo, description of the horse, and your web site URL here to have your horse listed.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Jan. 12-15--Equine Reproductive Management and Artificial Insemination in Fort Collins, Colo.
Jan. 16--Techniques for Handling & Utilizing Cooled Equine Spermatozoa in Fort Collins, Colo.
Jan. 19-22--10th Annual Horse World Expo in Timonium, Md.
For more horse events, click here. To submit a horse health event, visit www.TheHorse.com/Events.
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