Equine Medicine

You have the veterinary degree. Now you need the equipment so your business can break into a gallop. Heres some guidance on what you should buy now and what can wait until later.

Researchers at the University of Georgia and Kansas State University have implemented new ways of using the therapy to treat horses.

A femoral head ostectomy in a horse? Not a problem, since the patient in question was a miniature horse and able to benefit from a surgery normally used in even smaller companion animals.

With class 1 malocclusions, warns an equine veterinary dentist, you must do a thorough examination of the bone structure before trying to even out a horses teeth.

Before the day starts, on the way to every visit, and wowing horse owners: The equine veterinary technician is a must-have passenger (or driver) for great mobile equine practice today.

The team at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute gets to diagnosis and treatment quicklyand they say it makes all the difference.

Animal Health Trust is ready to stop horsing around with equine herpesvirus and begin development of a vaccine to protect against abortigenic and neurological equine herpes virus.

What makes all the difference in this surgical procedure to treat recurrent laryngeal neuropathy? Two holes in the cartilage and a stainless-steel button.

The relationship between farrier and veterinarian doesnt have to be one of begrudging acceptance. Rather, it can blossom into respect and learning.

Well, a LOT of pennies for your thoughts. As in, well pay you for the brilliant problem-solving ideas youve come up with within the veterinary world.

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With the right tools and technique, you can avoid general anesthesia and still provide adequate analgesia during surgery. Here's your guide to several nerve blocks in your veterinary equine patients.

Watching a friendship form at an early age is one of the things I love best about my job as a veterinarian.

Dr. Dustin helps a mare recover from a retained placenta-and solves a decade-old mystery in the process.

This easy-to-use online tool keeps you current on equine infectious disease cases occurring in your state.

Collaborative partnerships between equine veterinarians and farriers support healthier hooves and horses.

Here's our latest rundown of new and notable veterinary products.

What makes horses do what they do? Dr. Robert Miller breaks down this ambitious topic into 10 main points. And, interestingly, all are related to the first-the equine flight instinct.

Persistence led Dr. Miller not only to his dream, but also to a lifelong friend and mentor.

After spending 26 days at the university for treatment, and many more months of recovery, the horse is back to his champion roping ways.

With a little less than three years to go, will equine researchers meet the ambitious goal of Vision 2020to conquer laminitis?

A stethoscope at the ready is a sign of progress in veterinary medicine, Dr. Miller says-it reflects an ability to differentiate normal from abnormal.

SCA Pharmaceuticals is voluntarily recalling products, mainly analgesics, that were distributed to both veterinary and human hospitals.

One veterinary investigation warns against compounded omeprazole; the other shows a positive effect for a polysaccharide blend.

Once thought to occur only in foals, these viral infections in adults have been increasingly reported.

You'd like to think every surgery can be a success, but thats not reality. Here's how Dr. Bo Brock tries to learn from the not-so-great moments of veterinary practice.

How veterinary technicians can lead overweight horses down a healthier path using physical rehabilitation.

Dr. Robert Miller says when it comes to working with horses, every offense you commit from a horse's point of view needs a preplanned defense on your part.

Heres our weekly rundown of new and notable veterinary products.

As a teenager, Dr. Bo Brock heard tell of a giant in the equine lameness field. Decades later, he got to work with him for a week.