Answered by Terri Van Wambeke, DVM, Oregon City, Oregon Question: How do you distinguish between: lameness, imbalance and unlevel? Answer: Lameness – Definition from the
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Ask the Vet: Equine Nutrition
Answered by, Lydia Gray, DVM, MA, SmartPak Equine Courtesy of AAEP Question: Beet pulp (unmolassed/unsweetened) for IR horses, yes or no? I’m getting conflicting information
Ask the Vet: Older Horses
Answered by, Christine Tuma, DVM, Bull Valley, Illinios Courtesy of AAEP Question: We have two retired, much loved horses, a 33-year-old Appaloosa whose sire lived to
Ask the Vet: Winter Weather Care for Your Horse
Answered by, Christine Tuma, DVM, Bull Valley, Illinios Courtesy of AAEP Question: We live in Southern California and don’t often blanket our horses in winter. At
Ask the Vet: Compounding
Answered by, Drew Olson, DVM, Omaha, Nebraska Question: In recent years, we have seen some favorite injectables disappear for months or longer. Examples include adequan and
Ask the Vet: General Equine Health
Answered by, Shanna Nelson, DVM, Fox Creek Veterinary Hospital, Wildwood, Missouri Question: Could you explain how Omega-3 can help with hives? My soon to be 23-year-old mare
Ask the Vet: Upper Airway Examination and Ultrasound
Answered by, Kirstin Bubeck, DVM, Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine Question: What would you do with a horse that suffers from palatal instability at
Ask the Vet: Sport Horse Injuries: Preparing for Rehabilitation
Answered by, Terri Van Wambeke, DVM, Oregon City, OR Courtesy of AAEP Question: I have an off-the-track Thoroughbred that bowed a tendon in his last race.
Ask the Vet: Broodmare Practices
Courtesy of AAEP Answered by, Holly Mason, DVM, MS, Utah State Veterinary I have a 2-year-old Molly mule that shows strong estrus behaviors. Will implanting
Ask the Vet: Complementary Therapies and Rehabilitation
Courtesy of AAEP, Answered by, Sara Sammons, DVM, MS, Lavender Equine Rehabilitation & Vet Svcs. Question: My 15-year-old half Arabian gelding has arthritis in his left
Ask the Vet: Nutrition
Answered by Lydia Gray, DVM, MA, SmartPak Equine Courtesy of AAEP Question: Can you advise me on hemp oil and hemp meal for my horses?
Ask the Vet: Broodmare Practices
Courtesy of AAEP Answered by, Holly Mason, DVM, MS, Utah State Veterinary Question: I have just bred my Andalusian mare and am assuming she is in
Ask the Vet: Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM)
Answered by Sandi Farris, DVM, Harmony Veterinary Services, LLC Courtesy of AAEP Question: It has been two years since I have ridden my Thoroughbred consistently.
Ask the Vet: Reproduction
Answered by. Madison Seamans, DVM, MS, Kuna, Idaho, Courtesy of AAEP Question: I have a mare with a four-day heat cycle. Are there any symptoms
Ask the Vet: Castration
Question: What are the negatives to castration other than not being able to reproduce? Answered by Jennifer Reda, DVM, Steele Equine Veterinary Services, Zolfo Springs, FL