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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May 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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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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May Case of the Month: An Unexpected Happy Surprise! Inara is a 4-year-old Andalusian mare who was bought by her current owner this past fall. She bought her as a project horse and has been putting lots of work into her training through the fall...
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April Case of the Month: Spring Vaccines and their Reactions Lucy is an 8 year old warmblood mare who the owner recently purchased as a dressage prospect. Lucy came from a training barn in Alberta where she was vaccinated and dewormed last year...
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March Case of the Month: Veterinarian & Farrier Teamwork Brian is a 12 year old draft gelding who presented for an intermittent non-weight bearing lameness on the left hind limb. Lameness exam revealed that Brian was remarkably sound in a...
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