February Case of the Month: Gastroscopy Explained So, you’re concerned your horse may have gastric ulcers; maybe he’s been a bit colicky lately after eating his grain, or he’s started making angry faces when you tighten his girth, or he kicks...
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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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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. When he is not living with the breeding mares doing his important...
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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. Bloodwork in these horses has...
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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. At the time he was only mildly lame...
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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. She was pawing and trying to roll repeatedly. There were multiple piles of normal manure from...
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August Case of the Month: Granulosa Cell Tumors & Aggressive Behaviours Gina is a 6 year old sport horse mare that is early in her training. Despite appropriate early training, Gina has shown some aggressive behaviours towards people and...
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A Warm Welcome to Dr. Katharine White, DVM We are pleased and excited to welcome Dr. Katharine (Katy) White to Swiftsure Equine Veterinary Services. Dr. Katy has accepted a permanent position, and will be joining the practice in July, adding...
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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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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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