After having a poor appetite for over a week, culminating in a fairly painful colic, Larkspur was referred to Equerry Sports Medicine and Surgery with Dr. Scruton for hospitalization and gastroscopy. Larkspur had severe ulceration of his stomach...
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Many horse owners feed various supplements to balance diets, to enhance performance or to address certain diseases. The supplement market is highly profitable and poorly regulated, leading to a growing number of products of variable efficacy and...
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Belle has a history of arthritis in her front coffin joints, so when she came up lame on her left front and nerve blocks isolated the source of pain to her foot, it was thought to be stemming from the arthritic changes, as there were no other...
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Leo was exhibiting inconsistent lameness that originally appeared like a front leg problem. Some days he moved well, other days he seemed short-strided. Diagnostics were able to isolate the problem to a hind leg proximal suspensory ligament...
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When Commander was pulled out of the field, his owner quickly noticed blood around his mouth. Upon further inspection, she discovered that he had been kicked in the mouth by his field mate and had a broken maxillary bone with several dangling...
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Queen, a 20 year old Draft mare, has had a very busy and challenging year. The year began with a corneal ulcer which took 3 long months to heal, with thanks to many helping hands and a lot of patience. Queen also recently had surgery to remove...
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After being vaccinated, Cody developed large swelling in the area 2 days later. His owner noticed that he had become extremely stiff and crepitus had developed under the skin. Cody was diagnosed with a rare infection of necrotic myositis. The...
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The long awaited Spring is always welcomed especially when it brings FOALS! This Spring we had two lovely and healthy little foals delivered in May. Cari, a paint filly, was eager and popped out first, then a week later, Misha, a bay colt, also...
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Finity was 4 years old when his owner noticed what looked like a white, cloudy object in the lens of one of his eyes. The cornea itself looked healthy and intact, and the eye was not swollen, sore, or weeping. However, as days passed, the owner...
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After noticing that Sam's attitude, while being tacked up and under saddle, was starting to deteriorate, his owner decided to have a saddle fitter out to check the fit. After numerous saddle adjustments, Sam was still showing signs of discomfort...
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