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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September 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...
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August 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...
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July 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...
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June 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...
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January Case of the Month: Osteochondritis dessicans (OCDS) Osteochondritis dessicans (OCDS) is a relatively common developmental disease that affects the cartilage and joints of horses. Although we typically associate this disease with...
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September Case of the Month: Breeding Season! As breeding season has come to a close for another year, we wanted to take an opportunity to congratulate and brag on our expecting mares from this season. Cedar Vista Stables Cedar Vista Stables...
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July Case of the Month: An Odd Swelling This summer our patient “Jenga” developed an odd swelling of his upper inner hindlimb with an associated lameness, but no visible wound. At that time, it seemed like Jenga had strained the muscles of his...
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June Case of the Month: A Sideways Problem Roger was a 27 year old Tb gelding that developed acute, progressive hind end instability over several days. He was first noted to seem more stiff in his hind end than usual and was placing his hind...
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January Case of the Month: A Donkey Feature! This case of the month is more a “featured patients of the month” than a specific case. We wanted to highlight two of Dr. McDonald’s regular spinal manipulation patients: miniature donkeys Libella and...
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