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.…
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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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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.…
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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.…
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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.…
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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.…
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December Case of the Month: An Out Of Place Problem Carl is a 12 year old miniature horse stallion who is used for driving, shows in-hand, and he is an active breeding stallion.…
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November Case of the Month: Vitamin E and Selenium Deficiencies This case of the month was inspired by a number of cases we have seen lately where horses present for general muscle stiffness and poor performance.…
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October Case of the Month: A Worsening Lameness Marvin is a seasoned show horse who competes in the hunter/jumpers. In regular turnout one day, Marvin was noted to be kicked in the front leg by another horse.…
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September Case of the Month: Impaction Colic Star, a 10 year old Quarter Horse mare, was found in her paddock early one morning showing signs of colic.…
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