November Case of the Month: An Unwanted Flap This summer, Lilly was turned out on pasture with her herd mate overnight, like every other night. However, the next morning proved to be unlike any other morning when her owners were shocked to find...
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October Case of the Month: A Birdie Update! Birdie has faced some big challenges this summer. Firstly, she underwent the first surgery to restrict the growth of the maxilla and its incisors to give the mandible some time to catch up in size...
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June Case of the Month: A Scare Down There Hawk is a 14-yo thoroughbred gelding. Over the last several months however, his sheath developed a bad odor and then began to develop excessive wrinkly skin. Dr. Fennell was surprised to find a very...
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May Case of the Month: A Little Birdie That Could Breeding your talented and proven mare to an up-and-coming stallion can be very a gratifying and fulfilling adventure. However sometimes unforeseen developmental issues arise, as it did with one...
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April Case of the Month: A Long Road of Cellulitis Abby’s owner called when she noticed Abby’s right hind was swelling up. Shortly thereafter, the swollen leg started forming draining abscesses and the mare was very lame. Cellulitis is a...
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March Case of the Month: A New Procedure for Equine Head Shaking Syndrome Dr Danica has been trialing a new procedure for Equine Head Shaking Syndrome (EHSS). This procedure was initially developed in the UK and more recently adopted by...
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February Case of the Month: A Real Eye Sore Eddie’s owner noticed a wound on his forehead one morning at breakfast. Dr. McDonald was called out and found a fresh laceration associated with a fracture of the frontal bone penetrating into the...
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January Case of the Month: When it Rains it Pours We often half-joke about how our horse is ‘high maintenance’, but this horse, Ellie, exemplifies the saying ‘when is rains it pours’ and ‘in for a penny, in for a pound’. In fact, we have...
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December Case of the Month: A Tricky Situation Why do horses get themselves into such tricky situations? If you’ve owned a horse long enough, you will find yourself, at some point, scratching your head wondering how on earth did your horse get...
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November Case of the Month: Unwelcomed Guests Jeremy recently returned to Vancouver Island from the interior of BC and was having a gastroscopy performed after experiencing a few episodes of mild colic. Given his under condition, travel history...
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