Answered by, Elizabeth Carr, DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM, DACVECC, CVA, Michigan State University Courtesy of AAEP Question: I have a grey 5-year-old Arab/Azteca mare. She is greying
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Answered by, Madison Seamans, DVM, MS, Cornerstone Equine Medical Service, Wilder, Idaho Courtesy of AAEP Question: I have a mare that has had one foal. She
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Answered by, . Lydia Gray, DVM, MA, SmartPak Equine Courtesy of AAEP Question: When should you treat cataracts. What is/are the most effective methods of treatment? Answer: Cataracts
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Answered by, Lisa Borzynski, DVM, Wisconsin Equine Clinic and Hospital Courtesy of AAEP Question: I am trying to rehabilitate a 28-year-old half Arabian with a tear
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Answered by, Jillian Mills, DVM, DACVSMR, CERP, CVA, Starwood Equine Veterinary Services, Redwood City, CA, Courtesy of AAEP Question: What are your thoughts on barefoot trimming for
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Answered by, Reece Myran, DVM, Pooler, GA. Courtesy of AAEP Question: My 12-year-old OTTB gelding had single nasal discharge last Spring a week or two after
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Answered by, Lydia Gray, DVM, MA, SmartPak Equine Courtesy of AAEP Question: I am wondering if there are any concerns with lime in a horse’s
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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