Equine Medicine

National Report -- The latest update on the nationwide outbreak of contagious equine metritis (CEM) that began about five months ago shows 18 stallions in six states and five mares in three states so far confirmed CEM-positive by the USDA's National Veterinary Services Laboratories.

Plum Island, N.Y. -- The risk of African horse sickness virus (AHSV) and bluetongue virus (BT) entering the United States is considered low, but the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is rewriting the nation's emergency response plans, saying pathways do exist for them to enter the country.

Raleigh, N.C. -- A new brachytherapy facility at North Carolina State Veterinary Teaching Hospital allows horse owners with animals suffering from skin cancer to choose less lengthy, more accurate treatment.

Early detection and treatment are the cornerstones of successful management of osteoarthritis, and hyaluronate sodium is an important part of that treatment.

For nearly 20 years, equine dentistry has been considered a veterinary act in Oklahoma.

Equine piroplasmosis is an infectious disease of international importance.

Kennett Square, Pa. - Research into the causes and treatment laminitis, along with wide-ranging collaboration are the driving forces behind the newly established Laminitis Institute at the University of Pennsylvania.

An overdose of selenium is the probable cause of deaths of 21 polo horses in Florida last week.

A prescription mixed by a Florida compounding pharmacy may have caused the deaths of 21 polo horses Sunday.

Veterinarians examining the remains of some of the 21 polo horses that died Sunday have found traces of hemorrhaging.

Wellington, Fla. -- Necropsies were being conducted today to determine what caused the deaths of 21 polo horses that collapsed Sunday at the 105th U.S. Open polo tournament.

Was it an ingested toxin that caused the deaths of 21 polo horses at the 105th U.S. Open polo tournament Sunday?

Columbus, Ohio -- Veterinarians attending the American Association of Equine Practitioners' continuing-education meeting this summer will get two-for-one instructional sessions -- one focusing on diagnosis and treatment of equine foot disorders and the other on how to build a practice that can survive the recession.

Dr. Shelley Lenz refuses to be typecast into the role of overworked, underpaid rural vet.

National Report -- With a nationwide outbreak of contagious equine metritis (CEM) now nearly four months old, state and federal investigators say they still can't draw any conclusions regarding the source of the treatable reproductive disease.

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

Musculoskeletal diseases in racehorses are common and can lead to catastrophic injuries requiring euthanasia of the horse.

The soft tissue structures of the joints, back, and foot can be evaluated ultrasonographically yielding important diagnostic information that cannot be obtained radiographically.

Management of pain in older horses, especially brood mares and stallions, can be challenging.

There have been several surgical procedures developed in the last few years to aid in treating musculoskeletal disease in horses.

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

Diagnostic ultrasonography has, more recently, been applied to the assessment of other less traditional musculoskeletal problems such as evaluation of bone, joints, muscle and nerves.

Physiologic flow murmurs are murmurs associated with normal blood flow through the heart and great vessels.

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

Ultrasonography is invaluable in the diagnosis of the cause of colic in horses.

Thoracic ultrasonography yields information about the lung and pleural cavity heretofore unavailable to the veterinarian.

The normal horse's heart rate varies with exercise up to a maximum of 200 - 240 beats/ minute.

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

Equine infections neurologic diseases are important individual horse disease but can also occur in significant epizootics and outbreaks with substantial economic loss.

The problem oriented approach to liver disease involves identification of liver disease as a differential diagnosis for several problems.