Category: Ask The Vet

Question: I am just in the process of building a barn for my horses. We have well water that feeds our olive grove and now I

Question: Is there an age limit for a mare to be fertile? I have a mare that I am unfamiliar with her history. I am

Can a horse get too high a dose of probiotics? My 23-year-old Thorougbred is having loose manure and it takes 3X the recommended dose to

Question: How often should a stallion’s sheath be cleaned during the breeding season? Answer: Cleaning a stallion’s sheath during breeding season is an important part of proper management.

Question: Would gastric ulcers cause a horse to get thumps (horse holds his breath) or wind suck? Answer: Yes, cribbing and wind sucking has been

Question: I have a companion donkey. My horse contracted lungworm. Do you believe horses and donkeys can be kept together? Answer: Lung worms are a

Question: What part of the horse’s body do you administer the strangles vaccine? Is intranasal better than the injection? Answer: Strangles vaccine is referring to

Question: I have a 14-year-old Standardbred that had surgery on his knees when he was younger. Is it possible that he will get arthritis in

Question: How can we help horses with proper nutrition and supplements to prevent ulcers? Too many horses are receiving omeprazole. How can we prevent ulcers?

Question: How can you get a mane to grow quickly? Our new horse has lost a 6-inch strip of mane all the way down to

Question: My horse is barefoot and I’ve noticed that over the last few months his collateral groves aren’t the same depth on either side of

Question: I am an owner of an equine facility. I require my boarders to have appropriate vaccines instructed by our veterinarian. Many of our boarders

Question: I have a 4-year-old gelding pony and I noticed he has black discoloration in the center (chewing surface) of the upper and lower incisor

Question: How soon after a foal is born should they start receiving grain in their young diet? Answer: Foals will mimic their dam within the

Question: I have a 21-year-old FQH mare that has never been bred. Is it possible to harvest her eggs and do an embryo transplant? Amswer: