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...
Read MoreFebruary 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...
Read MoreJanuary 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...
Read MoreDecember 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...
Read MoreNovember 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...
Read MoreSeptember Case of the Month: A Pain in the Mouth Rouleaux is Dr. McDonald’s 5-year-old warmblood mare, who was found on a routine dental to have a cheek tooth that had shifted to an abnormal angle and developed a small fracture between her twice...
Read MoreAugust Case of the Month: Eye See a Problem Cherry is a 14-year-old Gypsy Vanner mare used as a therapy horse. She was diagnosed with uveitis – inflammation within the eye – this spring. She was being managed well with steroid drops into her...
Read MoreJuly Case of the Month: The Hairless Spot Doxsey is a 3-year-old paint gelding who’s very observant owner noticed a funny hairless spot on his right cheek that was slowly growing over time. When she first pointed it out to SEVS, we suspected it...
Read MoreJune Case of the Month: Social Butterfly Lucky is a social gelding that suffered a kick when he was out running in the field with his buddies. At first it seemed like a gentle graze on the front leg, removing the hair. However, Lucky was not...
Read MoreMay Case of the Month: Minis! Spring is always associated with newborn foals. This May, seemed a little unusual in that we saw so many mini foals. I don’t think there is anything cuter than a fuzzy 15-25 lb mini foal that you can literally pick...
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