December Case of the Month: An Out Of Place Problem Carl is a 12 year old miniature horse stallion who is used for driving, shows in-hand, and he is an active breeding stallion. When he is not living with the breeding mares doing his important...
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November Case of the Month: Vitamin E and Selenium Deficiencies This case of the month was inspired by a number of cases we have seen lately where horses present for general muscle stiffness and poor performance. Bloodwork in these horses has...
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October Case of the Month: A Worsening Lameness Marvin is a seasoned show horse who competes in the hunter/jumpers. In regular turnout one day, Marvin was noted to be kicked in the front leg by another horse. At the time he was only mildly lame...
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September Case of the Month: Impaction Colic Star, a 10 year old Quarter Horse mare, was found in her paddock early one morning showing signs of colic. She was pawing and trying to roll repeatedly. There were multiple piles of normal manure from...
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August Case of the Month: Granulosa Cell Tumors & Aggressive Behaviours Gina is a 6 year old sport horse mare that is early in her training. Despite appropriate early training, Gina has shown some aggressive behaviours towards people and...
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July Case of the Month: Nostril Laceration “Pepper” is a young mare in training, and her owner does a variety of work with her, including round pen work. After a training session last month, while Pepper was briefly unattended, she got her nose...
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A Warm Welcome to Dr. Katharine White, DVM We are pleased and excited to welcome Dr. Katharine (Katy) White to Swiftsure Equine Veterinary Services. Dr. Katy has accepted a permanent position, and will be joining the practice in July, adding...
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May Case of the Month: Broken Mandible Some horses can get overly excited during feeding time. Unfortunately for this mare, she somehow got her lower jaw wedged between the metal bars of her stall. In her panic, she pulled back breaking the left...
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April Case of the Month and Featured Treatment: Mesotherapy Mesotherapy is a pain-relieving therapy which can be used for horses with back pain that has not been sufficiently controlled by other means. The therapy consists of many small...
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March Case of the Month: PRP In Action Sam’s owner noticed some new swelling on the outside of his left hind fetlock, that was persisting longer than a week or two. Now bumps and scrapes, heat and swelling, were common findings on Sam, but this...
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