Horse Health

  ” Lepto if definitely zoonotic and via direct contact, but there is no data that I can find to validate it…” I am trying to do one on the risk of picking up Lepto via working at PMU farms, …

  “I have a horse that could not eat or drink water.”…   I have a horse that could not eat or drink water. He tried putting his mouth in the water tub, but could not drink. We had our …

  “In the last 2 weeks her eyes have become “less bright” and she is losing more weight than I want.”… The Vet said she has a liver problem that is causing over all muscle fatigue. He suggested putting her …

  “my vet was concerned about the coffin bone because of the area of the injury – if she’s not lame, how would I know if the coffin was affected?”…   My horse got a nail puncture above her heel, …

  ” she had a clear Coggins report from the sale barn, but she has suddenly started coughing after she eats or drinks”… I just took on an 8 month old foal, she had a clear Coggins report from the …

  “He now has a torn suspensory ligament. “… I just recently acquired a 6 year old Thoroughbred off the track. He broke his sesamoid bone a year ago but has completely healed since. He now has a torn suspensory …

  “I was just wondering do they have any new tests to catch the recessive gene in the carrier. The gene for HERDA.”… Hi, When a carrier is crossed with another carrier you get a horse with the symptoms of …

  I have 18 month old cross Paint Stock Horse gelding. He had diarrhea for some time and now has a swollen scrotum and some swelling on his belly just forward of his scrotal area. I can’t see his penis …

  “she developed a very large hematoma on her haunch. “… Recently my horse either got kicked or fell down and she developed a very large hematoma on her haunch. The vet needed to drain it and it has been …

  “My horse has had pigeon fever for over two weeks now. She has twenty abscesses”… My horse has had pigeon fever for over two weeks now. She has twenty abscesses and only two have broke so far. I was …