Bella has continued to progress well from the injuries she sustained during her fall on the bridge in August, but her owners noticed that she had developed a tract draining pus and blood at the top of her healing wound.…
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Unfortunately, once a year, a horse and owner will find themselves in a dreadful emergency situation. It’s an owner’s worst nightmare and often it does not end positively for the horse.…
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Melanomas are a benign tumor of melanocytes (skin pigment cells) that commonly occur in grey horses. Most of the time these tumors do not cause the horse any issue and are just a cosmetic concern unless they interfere with tack placement or grow...
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What’s Your Diagnosis? Clinical Signs: Weight gain, lethargy, exercise intolerance, alterations in appetite, increased thirst and urination, back pain and swelling of distal limbs Bloodwork: CBC – Unremarkable Chem –...
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Churro was born on June 1st this year. When he was born his owner contacted the clinic because his front legs didn’t look the way they should.…
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In May we hosted Dr Ela Misuno and Vetoquinol at the Saanich Fairgrounds to discuss the world of equine supplements. This was a well attended lecture as many horse owners find this topic overwhelming and confusing.…
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This April we welcomed three little patients to our practice, some littler than others! Three foals were born during the month of April; two miniature horses, Squish and Salem, at Karlena Farms and a warmblood, Taco, at Cedar Vista Stables.…
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On March 10th, Swiftsure Equine and Eden Equine hosted a Basic First Aid lecture at the Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association.…
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Scarlett is an older Thoroughbred broodmare who needed to have surgery to remove her ovaries. Usually a very sweet mare, she recently had been demonstrating some strange behaviours: She was showing some aggression towards her herd mates, showing...
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Lady, a TB mare, like many horses, has a history getting herself into trouble. This was not more evident than her recent escape attempt at her new barn.…
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