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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February Case of the Month: Our First Spring Foals! Spring came a little early for one farm when a couple of their mares had foals on February 14th and 16th. The mares, along with 2 other horses were rescued from a large herd in Saskatchewan. At...
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January Case of the Month: PRP & Shockwave Trinity is a 16 year old Warmblood mare who came up lame on her left forelimb this fall. At that time an injury to the annular ligament at the fetlock was identified by ultrasound examination...
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December Case of the Month: Navicular Cyst Molly became lame in her right front foot. She has had inconsistent lameness in that hoof previously that was managed with diligent care of her hoof angles, toe length and heel height. This time...
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November Case of the Month: Neil - A Great Smile Neil is a miniature stallion who was purchased by his current owner this summer. Nothing is known about his previous dental history, and when a brief oral exam was performed this fall, he was...
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October Case of the Month: "Reginald" - A Stressful Stomach Reggie is a 10-year old warmblood gelding used for dressage and pleasure riding. This past summer, Reggie’s workload increased, and his owner and leasor starting taking him off the...
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July Case of the Month - Fractured Radius Horses unfortunately can fracture bones in their limbs from getting kicked, getting cast, or placing themselves in very precarious situations. Sadly, these cases don’t often have a positive outcome...
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June Case of the Month - Temporomandibular Joint Disease (TMD) There are many reasons for poor performance in the horse. Pain is a very common cause, and owners and veterinarians dedicate a lot of time investigating its source in their horses...
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